Zhaoyang  CHANG

Born in Beijing, Zhaoyang Chang began his studies in 1990 at the Higher School of the Central Conservatory of China. From 1996 to 1998, he continued his training at the Central Conservatory of China. After three years in Norway, he earned a Bachelor of Double Bass from the Norwegian National Academy of Music in 2001. He then pursued a Master of Conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Liège from 2014 to 2016.

His professional career began at the Norwegian National Opera (1998-2001), before continuing with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (2001-2002), the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (2002-2003) and the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra (2003-2009). In 2009, he was appointed first double bass soloist at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège.

Furthermore, from September 2025, Zhaoyang Chang will teach double bass at the Higher Institute of Musical Pedagogy in Namur (IMEP)