Ruo Huang

The works of composer Huang Ruo mix traditional Chinese elements with Western styles, including those falling under the avant-garde classification. Huang is also the founder and leader of the avant-garde performance group Future in REverse and is a noted educator. Huang Ruo (in the Chinese naming system, Huang is his family name) was born in 1976 on Hainan Island off the southern Chinese mainland. Coming of age as China emerged from the Cultural Revolution, he benefited from a wide variety of influences. His father, a composer, gave him instruction in piano and composition. H...