Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang (, born 1935 in Shandong) is a Chinese composer.

Biography Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in Hong Kong.

Works Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include:

Orchestral Works: Ga Da Mei Ling for Cello and Orchestra, 1960 La Ba and Gu for Orchestra, 1980 Overture - Aspiration (序曲﹣希望) for Orchestra, 1992 Fantay Overture “ Love ” for Orchestra, 1993 Violin Concerto No. 0 for violin and Orchestra, 1998 Passacaglia for Orchestra, 2002

Chamber Music: Trio for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979 Cello Octet Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989 Cello and Contrabass Five pieces, 1989 Quartet For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990 Trio Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991 Untitled for Flute, Cello and Percussion, 1995 Flower for Soprano, String Quartet and Guitar, 2003 Erhu and String Quartet Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, for Erhu and String Quartet, 2006 Celestial dream dance for Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 2006

Choral Music: River of Fortune for Choral and Orchestra, 1958 Chinese Folk song Choral Three pieces for Choir and Piano, 2003

Film Scores: Waiting for Tomorrow for Film and Orchestra, 1962 Mysteries of Bao Hu Lu for Film and Orchestra, 1963 The dawn for Film and Orchestra, 1979 Girl's Sale Cake for TV play and Orchestra, 1980