Chinese-born, US-based composer and pianist Lingbo Ma’s compositions have been performed in the US, China, and Europe. In 2018, she was commissioned by the Metropolis Ensemble. Her recent projects included one-act opera “In Loving Memory” with libretto by Hannah McDermott, “Two Gu Cheng Songs” which was staged and performed at Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam as part of their season opening project FAUST [WORKING TITLE] in September 2020, and music film “What’s next?”, which was composed, directed and shot by the composer herself, played by the award-winning Attacca Quartet and premiered at Juilliard’s Creative Associate Series in November 2020. Her song cycle “Cantos of a Narcissistic Roommate” was premiered at the Juilliard Liederabend concert in April 2021.
As a pianist, aside from traditional piano repertoire, Lingbo regularly performs and records her own works and works by peer composers. She is particularly interested in collaborating with singers. She proposed and promoted the “Vocal Music by Woman Composers” concert and lecture series during her undergraduate years with soprano Julia Cohen. The piano and voice duo has performed in various venues around Boston.
Lingbo attained Bachelor of Music degree with honors from New England Conservatory. She currently pursues her Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School, where she is a Morse Teaching Fellow, an Undergraduate Music Theory Teaching Assistant, and a Gluck Community Performance Fellow. Lingbo also serves as the composition mentor of the New York-based Opportunity Music Project. www.lingboma.com
