Leong Ching Chiang ( ​梁祯祥 )

2003年开始学习高音键笙，启蒙于Lai Qi Lin老师。 

2005年参加《乐浪》马来西亚全国华乐独奏大赛，荣获吹管组第二名。 

2006-2008年任职母校循仁中学华乐团学生指挥，并为学校活动组织多场演出，深获好评。 

2009年考上吉隆坡建设大学专修建筑设计，毕业于2012年。 

2013考入上海音乐学院民乐系笙专业并获得上海市政府全额奖学金，师从徐超铭教授、吴巍老师并开始学习37簧传统笙。 

2015年6月参加留学生汇报音乐会，独奏《流浪者之歌》，反响热烈。 

在上海音乐学院求学期间曾多次参与留学生办公室与民乐系举办的演出活动，并活跃于编曲工作，曾为2014年留学生圣诞新年音乐会编配了大型中西乐与人声合奏《茉莉花》,2015年为吉隆坡循仁独立中学建校60周年庆舞台剧进行编曲，于7月上演。 

2015年10月积极参加上音举办的连续4天笙艺术周活动，兼任工作人员、演员与主持工作。 

2016年5月27日在上海音乐学院学术厅成功举办“风吹-梁祯祥笙独奏音乐会”。 

2016年8月荣获2016“宏福杯”中国笙文化国际艺术节传统笙专业青年组银奖。 

Leong has started learning Keyed Sheng in 2003, initiated by Mr. Lai Qi Lin. In 2005, Leong participated in Malaysia’s National Chinese Traditional Instrument Solo Competition <Yue Lang> and has won the second prize. He has become the student conductor of the Chinese orchestra of his alma mater Tsun Jin High School and managed fair amount of performances during his term until 2008. Leong has taken a different path to study architecture in Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College from 2009 to 2012.  

​In 2013, with strong interest to Sheng and outstanding musical talent, Leong was successfully admitted with scholarship sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission into Shanghai Conservatory of Music(SCM), mentored by Prof. Xu Chao Ming and Mr. Wu Wei and start to learn Chinese Traditional Sheng. In 2015, Leong has participated in the Summer Gala Concert organized by the International Student Office of SCM and performed <Zigeunerweisen>, the performance was well received by the audience.  

         Apart from soloing, Leong also indulges himself in rearranging music, he has successfully rearranged a grand scale Chinese-Western Fusion Orchestra of Molihua（茉莉花）, which includes Chinese Orchestra, Western instruments, vocals and choir, performed in the Christmas New Year concert organized by the International Student Office of SCM. He also rearranged music pieces for the musical program for the 60th Anniversary of Tsun Jin High School in July 2015.  

Actively participating the consecutive 4 days of the Sheng Festival Week of Shanghai Conservatory of Music in year 2015.Playing the role of host,helper and performer. Successfully organized “The Wind Blows - Leong Ching Chiang’s Sheng Solo Concert” in the Academic Music Hall of Shanghai Conservatory of Music on 27th May 2016. Won the silver prize of the youth category for traditional Sheng in 2016 “HongFuBei” International Art Chinese Sheng. 
 
(updated on October 2017)