Xiang-Dong Kong
Chinese pianist
孔祥東Shanghai, China
Xiang-Dong Kong (Chinese: 孔祥東 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. He is a 75th descendant of Confucius.[2]
Year | Competition | Prize | Ex-aequo with... | 1st prize winner | References |
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1986 | International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow | 7th Prize | Barry Douglas | [1] Tchaikovsky IMC | |
1987 | Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander | 4th Prize | Pavel Nersessian | David Allen Wehr | [2] El País, 1988 |
1988 | Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition | 1st Prize | [3] The New York Times, 1988 | ||
1992 | Sydney International Piano Competition | 1st prize | [4] Macau Gov.'s Cultural Institute |
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