Chan Wing-wah
Chan Wing-wah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, composer |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳永華 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈永华 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Yǒnghuá |
| Yale Romanization | Chàhn Wíhng-wàh |
| Jyutping | Can4 Wing5waa4 |
Chan Wing-wah (JP (陳永華; born 1954, in Hong Kong) is a Chinese conductor and composer. He is professor of music at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and president of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong. He was also chairman of the Hong Kong Composers' Guild, vice president of the Asian Composers' League and board member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). He composed over 100 works, including eight symphonies. He was awarded several times, e.g. with the ACL Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize, the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award and the composition award of the International Double Reed Society in Florida.