Donald Yu is one of the most active Hong Kong composers of his generation. He was born in 1980 in Hong Kong and made his debut as a soloist with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra under the baton of his mentor Dr. Yip Wai Hong when he was 16, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1. During this time, he also studied theory, composition and conducting with Dr. Yip Wai Hong.

He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Baylor University where he studied piano with Krassimira Jordan. He also studied composition and conducting while at Baylor. In the summer of 2000, he attended piano summer classes in Vienna's Bosendorfer Piano Academy. He earned a Master of Arts degree in composition from Hong Kong Baptist University. In the summer of 2007, Yu earned a diploma in composition at the International Summer Academy "Mozarteum" in Salzburg, Austria where he studied composition with Ichiro Nodaira. As a soloist, he has premiered his piano music at the special presentation of the soundSCAPE in Cortona, Italy and at the International Summer Academy "Mozarteum" in 2007 summer. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in composition of the Hong Kong Baptist University studying composition under Christopher Keyes. His awards, grants and honours include International ASCAP Grants, Ithaca College's Commission Grant, Onondaga Civic Symphony's Commission Grant, Scholarships of the soundSCAPE, Scholarships of the "Internationale Sommerakademie der Universitat Mozarteum" and University Grant studentships for Ph.D from the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Yu is a prolific composer and has composed over hundred works in various genres including piano works, organ works, chamber music, vocal music, choral music, opera, film music, orchestral works, concerti and electronic music. His vast number of compositions have been heard in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Texas, Mexico City, England, Italy, Austria, and Hong Kong, and have been performed at various venues including the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre, the Hong Kong Science Museum, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Yip's Salon de Musique, Hong Kong Baptist University, Baylor University, the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco, the Memorial Church and Adolphus Busch Hall of Harvard University, University of Northern Iowa, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh, the Community Culture Center Auditorium in Boston, Pennsylvania State University, Elmira College, Iglesia San Francisco El Grande in Ciudad de Mexico, Temple San Antonio in Queretaro Mexico, Teatro de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende Mexico, Canterbury Christ Church University's St. Gregory Centre, and University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum Salzburg. His His music is published primarily by Gold Branch Music, Inc. in North Carolina and Wehr's Music House in Florida. His piano and chamber music is released by Zimbel Records.in Massachusetts, U.S.A. on the CD, Illusions: Music of Man-Ching Donald Yu. Recently, his piano and chamber music have also been released on the DVD, Donald Yu in Concert featuring his personal composition recital of 2005. The scores and the recordings are available in most of the universities' libraries in Hong Kong include Hong Kong Baptist University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong. His piano and chamber music is released by Zimbel Records.in Massachusetts, U.S.A. on the CD, Illusions: Music of Man-Ching Donald Yu.

Yu's music has been played by various prominent performers, ensembles, and orchestra including the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe, the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, U.S. organist Carson Cooman, the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir, Duo46 as well as many other vocalists and instrumentalists. His music has also been commissioned by the Hong Kong Baptist University's Arts Faculty, renowned Chinese Poet Ya Hsien, the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe, the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, U.S. organist Carson Cooman, and renowned violinist Li Chuan Yun etc. From 2006-2007, he is named the artistic director of the Hong Kong Integrated Arts Association (HKIAA).

For further information on Yu, visit: http://www.societyofcomposers.org/user/man-chingdonaldyu.html

Donald's compositions are published exclusively by Goldbranch Music, Inc., since February, 2005. To order transcriptions, visit Goldbranch Music Company.

Man-Ching (Donald) Yu

email: composerdonaldyu@yahoo.com.hk or manchingyu@msn.com

website: http://www.societyofcomposers.org/user/man-chingdonaldyu.html

To purchase Donald's CD, please visit Zimbel Recordings or contact him through either e-mail address above.

Below are works by M.Yu that every music lover should explore: