Muhai Tang
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Muhai Tang (surname Tang; Simplified Chinese: 汤沐海, pinyin: Tāng Mùhǎi) (born 1949) is a Chinese conductor.
He was born in Shanghai. He initially learnt music with his parents, and later studied composition and conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, receiving his diploma in both. He furthered his studies in conducting with Hermann Michel, at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany.
His international career started when Herbert von Karajan invited him to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra during the 1983-1984 season. This invitation was later renewed. He made his US début with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1988.
He was director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) and has conducted with Neeme Jarvi, Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado and Eduardo Mata. He conducted the 1812 overture, Barber of Seville, Turandot, and The planets, by Gustav Holst.
As of 2006, he is conductor and music director of the Zürcher Kammerorchester (Zurich Chamber Orchestra).
As conductor, he was awarded the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Concert de Gaudí for Guitar and Orchestra.
| Preceded by Claudio Scimone |
Principal Conductors, Gulbenkian Orchestra 1988–2001 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Foster |
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