Zheng Xiaoying | |
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Background information | |
Born | Yongding, Longyan, China | September 28, 1929
Genres | Classical |
Occupation | Conductor |
Years active | 1956–2013 |
Formerly of | China National Opera House, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra |
Zheng Xiaoying (Chinese: 郑小瑛; pinyin: Zhèng Xiǎoyīng; born 28 September 1929) is a Chinese conductor and was the first female conductor in China. Zheng was the chief conductor of the China National Opera House (CNOH) and she formed and conducted the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] She was formerly the director of the Conducting Department of the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing.