Liu Zhuang (musician)


Liu Zhuang was a Chinese composer. She was born in Shanghai, and studied piano with her father as a child in Hongzhou. She graduated in composition from the Shanghai Conservatory, where she studied with Ding Shande, Sing Tong and Den Erjin. She continued her studies with Guroff in Russia.
After completing her studies, Liu taught music at the Shanghai Conservatory and then moved to Beijing, where she taught at the Central Conservatory of Music. She also served as composer for the Central Philharmonic Society of Beijing. From 1989 to 2003, she was scholar-in-residence and music teacher at Syracuse University. She appeared as herself in the 1988 documentary A Tale of the Wind.

Works

Selected works include:
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
Her music has been used on film soundtracks, including: