Wang Qiang (composer)

Wang Qiang (, born 1935 in Shandong) is a Chinese composer. Biography Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in Hong Kong. Works Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include: Orchestral Works: *Ga Da Mei Ling () for Cello and Orchestra, 1960 *La Ba and Gu () for Orchestra, 1980 *Overture - Aspiration (序曲﹣希望) for Orchestra, 1992 *Fantay Overture () “ Love ” () for Orchestra, 1993 *Violin Concerto No. 0 () for violin and Orchestra, 1998 *Passacaglia () for Orchestra, 2002 Chamber Music: *Trio () for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979 *Cello Octet () Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989 *Cello and Contrabass () Five pieces, 1989 *Quartet () For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990 *Trio () Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991 *Untitled () for Fl