Anthony Cheung | |
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | January 17, 1982
Academic background | |
Education | Harvard University (AB) Columbia University (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Music |
Sub-discipline | Musical composition Piano performance |
Institutions | University of Chicago Brown University |
Anthony Cheung (born January 17,1982) is an American composer and a pianist.
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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