May 9th, 2011, Chamber music concert in the Recital Hall at Purchase Conservatory of Music in New York; First performance without a conductor, 1st-3rd mov violin1, Priscilla Enzu violin2, Lily Holgate viola, Brandon Gianetto cello, Lawrence Anthony DiBello flute, Toshiyuki Shibata clarinet, Lorenzo R. Kleine piano, Ivan Tan percussion, Phillip Gallo This is listed under the permission of Dr. Huang Ruo Influenced by both the East and the West, Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo (1976-) strives to create a seamless synthesis and a convincing organic unity, drawing influences from many genres and cultures. His music has been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the ASKO Ensemble, and the Nieuw Ensemble, under conductors James Conlon, Dennis Russell Davies and Wolfgang Sawallisch. In 2003, he was featured on a Composer Portrait concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre, where the International Contemporary Ensemble premiered the Chamber Concerto Cycle. The concert was hailed by New York Times critic Allan Kozinn as No. 2 of the Top Ten Classical Moments of 2003.