Long Long Kang began his piano study at age of four and violin study at age of five and promptly took music seriously to pursue as his career. He is the founder and music director of the Gabriel Chamber Orchestra which performs frequently in Taiwan. In addition, he has performed with numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles in United States, Europe, and Asia, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has won many awards and scholarships including the Gold Medal of the Taipei City Violin Competition, Yamaha Academic Scholarship, Taiwan Regional Violin Competition, and he was the winner of the Concerto Competition at University of Memphis in 2007.

In addition to performing, Mr. Kang has been teaching since 1996. He was a teaching assistant at Mannes College of Music, a violin instructor at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community School, and Arkansas School for the Blind. He is a registered Suzuki instructor and taught at University of Memphis as a violin instructor as well. In the summer of 2008, he taught violin and chamber music at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan. Currently, he is an orchestra director at Houston Middle School.

Mr. Kang holds a bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan Normal University where he majored in Violin Performance and Music Education; minored in Piano Performance. He also earned a Master’s degree from Mannes College of Music in New York City. He is currently earning his Doctorate in Violin Performance with minor in Viola Performance from University of Memphis.