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Zhang Heyang

Music and Performing Arts Journalist

Heyang is an arts and culture journalist specialising in classical music and traditional arts at Lianhe Zaobao. He holds a Master of Music Leadership (MMusL) from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore and has a deep interest in arts and cultural policy. Heyang is also a multi-instrumentalist and frequently hosts concerts and talks for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, among other groups.

Articles by Zhang Heyang

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Society

[Big read] Joe Wong: The Chinese stand-up comedian who performed at the White House

With a PhD in biochemistry and a bespectacled, unassuming appearance, Joe Wong does not fit the profile of a typical comedian. However, his perceptive, cross-cultural humour has endeared him to audiences in the US and China. The Chinese-American comedian tells Lianhe Zaobao journalist Zhang Heyang about his passion for stand-up comedy, performing in Chinese and English, and the challenges of bringing stand-up to China.

Zhang Heyang

23 Jul 2025

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Culture

[Big read] Guqin doctorate holder holds firm to qin principles

Dr Kee Chee Koon is the first Singaporean to earn a doctorate in qin studies in China. He also has plenty of thoughts to offer on the way of the qin. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Zhang Heyang speaks to the guqin master.

Zhang Heyang

20 Jun 2025