Peng Jiapeng Peng Jiapeng

Peng Jiapeng, a national first-grade conductor, is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra, China Oriental Symphony Orchestra and Macau Chinese Orchestra, as well as standing guest conductor of Ukrainian National Philharmonic.

In August 1996, as the only young conductor from Asia, Peng was invited to participate in the 35th International Kirill Kondrashin Conductors Master Class held in Netherlands, where he was supervised by renowned conductors Edward Downes and Peter Eotvos. In June 1997, Peng was selected and sent by American Conductors' Center to participate in the international conductor master class held in Kiev. He then learned from several world famous conductors - Gustav Meier and others. Since 2000, he had led successful performances in Vienna's Golden Hall for successive six years and won praise from the public and critics alike. In February 2003, invited by American Viacom, one of the world largest media groups, Peng headed the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra to take a concert tour in New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Washington and San Francisco and in the same year won the Fourth Special Conductor's Award by China Golden Record. Due to his outstanding contribution to the music field Peng was awarded one of the 15th 'Ten National Outstanding Young People'.