Xiang-Dong Kong
# Xiang-Dong Kong

Xiang-Dong Kong (Chinese: 孔祥東 born 1968, in Shanghai) is a Chinese pianist. He was one of the young musicians featured in From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China.

Kong was Gold Medalist at the 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. In 1992 he won the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is a 75th descendant of Confucius.

Record of prizes :

| Year | Competition | Prize | Ex-aequo with... | 1st prize winner | References |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow | 7th Prize | | Barry Douglas | Tchaikovsky IMC |
| 1987 | Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander | 4th Prize | Pavel Nersessian | David Allen Wehr | El País, 1988 |
| 1988 | Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition | 1st Prize | | | The New York Times, 1988 |
| 1992 | Sydney International Piano Competition | 1st prize | | | Macau Gov.'s Cultural Institute |
