Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra

Jin Zhang

Jin Zhang (b. 1958) received his musical education at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, where he studied conducting with Prof. Morihiro Okabe. His teachers include maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama and Seiji Ozawa. He has composed original works for concerts, radio, television, and recordings. In Canada since 1990, he has conducted and composed actively, and is presently Music Director and conductor for a number of orchestras including: the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra and the BC Chinese Music Association Ensemble.