Xiang-Dong Kong

Xiang-Dong Kong (born 1968, in Shanghai) is a Chinese pianist. He was one of the young musicians featured in From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China.

Kong was Gold Medalist at the 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.[1] In 1992 he won the Sydney International Piano Competition.

Record of prizes
Year Competition Prize Ex-aequo with... 1st prize winner References
1986 Soviet Union International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow 7th Prize Northern Ireland Barry Douglas Tchaikovsky IMC
1987 Spain Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander 4th Prize Soviet Union Pavel Nersessian United States David Allen Wehr El País, 1988
1988 United States Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition 1st Prize The New York Times, 1988
1992 Australia Sydney International Piano Competition 1st prize Macau Gov.'s Cultural Institute

References

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