Yan Huichang
The Chinese conductor and composer Yan Huichang was born in Shanxi in 1954 and studied at the Xian Conservatory Middle School and the Shanghai Conservatory, graduating from the latter in 1983, when he was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Central Chinese Orchestra, an ensemble of traditional Chinese instruments. His subsequent career has involved him in the direction of both Chinese and Western instrument orchestras. As a composer Yan Huichang has won considerable success with a number of award-winning works for Chinese instruments.
