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Xian Xinghai: the Macau-born composer who turned an era into song
Xian Xinghai
Macau-born composer of the Yellow River Cantata. In a life cut short at 40, he wrote nearly three hundred works and earned the posthumous title "People's Musician".
Lam Bun-Ching: the Macau-born composer who won the Prix de Rome
Lam Bun-Ching
A Macau-born composer, pianist and conductor based in the United States, among the leading figures of contemporary Chinese-American art music. She won the Prix de Rome in 1991 and held a Guggenheim Fellowship; her work appears on the Grammy-winning Hilary Hahn album In 27 Pieces, and she was the Macao Orchestra's Composer-in-Residence from 2008 to 2016.
Lio Kuokman: the Macau-born conductor on the international stage
Lio Kuokman
A Macau-born conductor and pianist, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Macao Orchestra and a former Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. A prizewinner at the 2014 Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Russia, he was the first Chinese conductor to serve as an assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and is active on the international stage.
Kuok-Wai Lio: the Macau-born concert pianist on the international stage
Kuok-Wai Lio
A Macau-born classical pianist, a graduate of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia under Gary Graffman. He received the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2013 and has collaborated with leading musicians such as András Schiff, active on the international concert stage.