Anthony Cheung (composer)

Anthony Cheung (born January 17, 1982) is an American composer and a pianist.

Anthony Cheung
Born (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Columbia University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineMusic
Sub-disciplineMusical composition
Piano performance
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Brown University

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

References
  1. "Anthony Cheung". WQXR. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. "Anthony Cheung". Columbia University Department of Music. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. Kosman, Joshua (2 January 2015). "CD review: Anthony Cheung, 'Roundabouts'". SFGate. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "40 Jahre Ensemble Modern mit Gastspiel in Dresden". Dresdner Neueste Nachtichten (in German). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Anthony Cheung: Fellow Awarded 2016". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Anthony Cheung: Luciano Berio Rome Prize". American Academy in Rome. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "Anthony Cheung | Music Department". music.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  8. "Assistant Professor Anthony Cheung to join Brown University Music Department | Music Department". music.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-31.


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