Xiang-Dong Kong

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong and Xiang (祥) is a generation name.
Xiang-Dong Kong
孔祥東
Born1968
Shanghai, China
OccupationPianist

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]

Record of prizes
YearCompetitionPrizeEx-aequo with...1st prize winnerReferences
1986 Soviet Union International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow7th PrizeNorthern Ireland Barry Douglas Tchaikovsky IMC
1987 Spain Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander4th PrizeSoviet Union Pavel NersessianUnited States David Allen Wehr El País, 1988
1988 United States Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition1st Prize The New York Times, 1988
1992 Australia Sydney International Piano Competition1st prize Macau Gov.'s Cultural Institute

References
  1. "Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  2. "Music beyond Medicine – Perspectives of Chinese Pianistby Tony Zhou". 18 June 2019.


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