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“The toughest thing would be the persistance required for everyday practice, for at least
three to ive hours a day, 365 days a year...” – Chloe Chua65
China
Tan Dun (b. 19 57)
Composer & conductor
Tan is best known for his scores for
movies, including Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, which won an Academy
Award for best original score, a Grammy
Award for best soundtrack and a BAFTA
award for best ilm music. Many of his
works use instruments made of natural
materials, such as water and paper.
In 2013, he was named a UNESCO
Goodwill Ambassador.
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Taiwan
Jonathan Lee (b.1958)
Musician & producer
A ver y inluential record producer
in Mandopop music, Lee wrote and
produced hugely popular classic hits
during the 1990s and 2000s, including
Jackie Chan’s “he Sincere Hero” and
Wakin Chau’s “You Make Me Happy
and Sad”. He also produces his own
brand of handmade guitars, and is
currently writing music for an original
Chinese musical, “Road to Heaven”.67
Singapore
Chloe Chua (b.2007)
Violinist
he child prodigy, who has competed
in numerous local and international
competitions, made waves when
she won irst prize in the under-16
division of the prestigious Yehudi
Menuhin International Competition
for Young Violinists in 2018, in a tie
with Australian violinist Christian
Li. Her dream is to be a world-class
violinist when she grows up.SOURCE ILUV2WRITE AT EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG SOURCE ©CHINA BROADWAY ENTERTAINMENT/CHINA BROADWAY ENTERTAINMENT) SOURCE © FACES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC\62
Taiwan
Hou Hsiao-hsien (b. 194 7)
Film director, screenwriter & actor
he Taiwanese ilm director is widely
regarded as an inluential igure
both in world cinema as well as in
the country’s “New Wave” cinema
movement. Among his highly-
regarded productions are the award-
winning A City of Sadness and
he Assassin.
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Hong Kong
Yuen Woo-ping (b.1945)
Film director & martial arts choreographer
One of the most inluential igures in
Hong Kong action cinema, Yuen is
known for his innovative choreography
of action and combat sequences, such
as in he Fist of Legend, he Matrix
trilogy, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon. Yuen also worked in two
South Indian ilms Enthiran and I.64
South Korea
Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) (b.1 98 2)
Singer-songwriter
Rain achieved breakthrough success
with this third Korean album, It’s
Raining, which sold 1 million copies
in Asia. Also an actor, he starred in
Ninja Assassin, which made him the
irst Korean to win an MTV award.
His popularity extends throughout
Asia, Europe and the USA.SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK SOURCE © SHUTTERSTOCK\