Kong Xiangdong

Xiang-Dong Kong ( 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.

Kong was Gold Medalist at the 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. In 1992 he won the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is a 75th descendant of Confucius.

+ Record of prizes Year Competition Prize Ex-aequo with... 1st prize winner References 1986 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow 7th Prize Barry Douglas Tchaikovsky IMC 1987 Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander 4th Prize Pavel Nersessian David Allen Wehr El País, 1988 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition 1st Prize The New York Times, 1988 1992 Sydney International Piano Competition 1st prize Macau Gov.'s Cultural Institute