Peng-Peng Gong

Who is Peng-Peng Gong?

Peng-Peng Gong, formerly known as his stage name Peng Peng, is a Chinese classical conductor, composer and pianist born on July 3, 1992. Described by The Washington Post as an artist “with the confidence of a weathered veteran and a welcome unbridled quality to his playing”, he has established himself as one of the most gifted young artists of his generation. At 18, he has became an internationally active concert pianist and a six-time American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers National Award-winning composer in consecutive years since 2006. He was among the youngest pianists to be officially signed to the artist roster of the renowned Opus 3 Artists in 2007 at age 14, and the youngest composer to be signed by the [Lauren Keiser Music Publishing] in 2009 at age 16. Since 2005, he concertized and toured intensely in the North America, South America, Europe, and China, appearing in over a hundred solo and orchestral engagements. He was invited twice, on personal request, by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to perform for the United States Congress.