Anthony Cheung (born January 17, 1982) is an American composer and a pianist.
Anthony Cheung | |
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Born | (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982 (age 40) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Education | Harvard University (AB) Columbia University (PhD) |
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Discipline | Music |
Sub-discipline | Musical composition Piano performance |
Institutions | University of Chicago Brown University |
Cheung was born in San Francisco in 1982.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and history from Harvard University and a PhD in music from Columbia University.[2]
Cheung composes a wide range of concert music, including solo and orchestral works. His works have been commissioned by Ensemble Modern,[3][4] Ensemble Intercontemporain, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among others. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016,[5] the Rome Prize in 2013,[6] and first prize in the Sixth International Dutilleux Competition (2008).[7]
Cheung was the co-director of the Grossman Ensemble at the University of Chicago. He is an associate professor of music at Brown University.[8]
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