PhD Candidate Gordon Fung Dic-lun Takes 2^nd Prize in Compositions for Ensemble of Traditional Chinese and Western Instruments at Leibniz’s Harmonies 2016

Gordon Fung Dic-Lun, a PhD candidate in Composition in the Department of Music, was awarded 2^nd Prize in the category of “Compositions for Ensemble of Traditional Chinese and Western Instruments” with his piece “Rivière sans Retour” at the International Composition Competition, Leibniz’s Harmonies 2016.

The award presentation took place on June 30, 2016, in the Orangerie Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany. The ceremony included performances by musicians of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, Con Tempo Ensemble Beijing, and Das Neue Ensemble. Subsequent prizewinner concerts will be held in Leibniz’s birthplace of Leipzig and in Beijing.

The Competition is held in honour of German rationalist philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) under the auspices of the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Berlin. The winners were selected from among 100 entries by an international jury.

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