Anthony Cheung (composer)


Anthony Cheung is an American composer and a pianist.

Early life and education

Cheung was born in San Francisco in 1982. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and history from Harvard University and a DMA in music from Columbia University.

Career

Cheung composes a wide range of concert music, including solo and orchestral works. His works have been commissioned by Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among others. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016, the Rome Prize in 2013, and first prize in the Sixth International Dutilleux Competition.
Cheung was the co-director of the Grossman Ensemble at the University of Chicago. He is an associate professor of music at Brown University.