Chu Wanghua

Chu Wang-hua had his compositions first performed at the First National Music Week of China when he was only 14 years old. In 1970 he played a major role as one of the composers of “The Yellow River Piano Concerto”, contributing mainly to the piano part. This internationally-recognized concerto has been widely performed and recorded . After arriving in Australia during the early 80s he completed a Master of Music at the University of Melbourne and received Albert Maggs Composition Competition prize in 1987. He has been a full representative member of the Australian Music Center since 1988.
In the past three decades Chu Wang-hua has composed a number of works including symphonies, string quartet , 3 piano concertos , 1 saxophone concerto , 1 Accordion Concerto, 2 piano sonatas , a numerous of piano pieces and other chamber music . His compositions have been performed and recorded around the world. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has performed two of his symphonic poems, “Ash Wednesday ” (1985) and “Autumn Cry”(1989), Symphony “Silk Road ” and Saxophone Concerto were performed by Pro-Musica Orchestra ( 2007 and 2013) and his String Quartet was performed by the Petra String Quartet(1985) , “The Air and Variations”, a choral piece without words, was performed in Hong Kong (1998), “Piano Concerto No.3” was performed in Shenzhen and Beijing (2004 and 2013 ) and a percussion solo piece “The Ancient Battlefields” was performed in Melbourne and Taipei( 1998 and 2005).
He was commissioned to compose for the Melbourne group Duo Sol ,Tokyo International Music Group, the “Cadenza” National Piano Competition in China, and the commissioned works for Beijing and Shanghai publishing houses and other music groups. Recently in 2013, China National Symphony Orchestra has performed his own compositions in Beijing Concert Hall.