Liqiang Dong

Dong Liqiang

Professor and Doctoral Advisor of the Composition Department at the Central Conservatory of Music

Dong Liqiang was born in 1963 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. In 1990 Dong Liqiang graduated early with honors from the Composition Department of the CCOM, after which he was invited to join the faculty staff of the department. From 1992 to 1997, he studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music under Professor Minami Hiroaki, and received his master’s degree in music composition. He afterwards returned to the CCOM to continue teaching in the Composition Department. From 2000 to 2006, he studied under the guidance of Professor Wu Zuqiang and received his doctoral degree in music composition.

Works composed by Dong Liqiang cover a wide range of genres and have been played both in China and abroad. These works include:

Orchestral works: Dream on the Maple River, A Spring Impression, Distance, Source, Threnody. 

Chamber music: Wind Through Pine Trees, for bass, xun and zheng; Overlapping, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon; Ode to the Sounds of Autumn, for flute and piano, Sparse Shadows for zhongruan and percussion, Fusion for flute, clarinet and viola.

Vocal songs: News of Paradise, a Loving Heart, Farewell to Childhood.

Chorus: A Night Visit to the Palace, A Phoenix Resting on a Chinese Parasol Tree, Our Dream Home.

Dance Music: The Sparks of the Jinggang Mountain.

Film and TV Drama Music: Out of Amazon, The Strong Mountain Pass, the Eighth Route Army, the Sky of the History, The Firmament of the Pleiades, the First of August, Home, A Solitary Regiment, Loyalty and Betrayal.  

The works of Dong Liqiang involve diverse themes and artistic styles, and reflect his distinctive voice and artistic character.