Hwang-long PAN was born in Taiwan in 1945 and graduated from National Taiwan Normal University in 1971 with a B.A. in music. 
In 1974, Pan entered the Musikhochschule und Musikakademie in Zurich, studying composition with Hans Ulrich Lehmann and theory
and counterpoint with Robert Blum. After graduating in 1976, he studied composition with Helmut Lachen-mann at the Staatliche 
Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater in Han-nover and from 1978 to 1980, with Isang Yun at the Hochschule der Kuenste Berlin. 
In 1982, he returned to Taiwan and became associate professor at the National Institute of the Arts in Taipei. He has been a 
professor of composi-tion since 1991 and director of research and development center since 1998 at the National Institute of the 
Arts.

Pan is active in several prestigious music associations. He has been a member of the Music Committee of the Council for Cultural Affair, 
the highest cultural policymaking organization in Taiwan. He is currently president of the International Society for Contemporary Music, 
Taiwan Section, juror on the Advisory Committee of the National Theater & Concert Hall in Taipei and art director of "Music Taipei 
Composition Competition". 

Pan was the winner of the Foerderpreis des Juergen - Ponto Kompositions-Wettbewerbs (1979), the Wu San-lien Literature & Arts 
Award (1987), and Taiwan's National Arts Award (1992). His compositions have been performed by the Oesterr. Ensemble fuer Neue 
Musik (1980-), the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1982), the Ensemble InterContemporain/IRCAM (1983), Philippine Philharmonic 
Orchestra (1985), Ju Percussion Group (1986-), Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra (1987-) the Arditti String Quartet (1988), 
ISCM/WMD (1988,92,99), the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (1989) the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (1990), Contemporary 
Chamber Orchestra Taipei (1995-), the Kroumata ensemble (1996), Forum Music Group (1996-), and China Found Music Workshop 
(1996-), ALEA III (1999) among others.

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