Soprano Gong Lini studied at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, andStaatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg, Germany, under the tutelage of Tan Shuli, Chen Xiaoqun,Jeanette Ks Scovotti, and Prof William Workman. Gong has earned numerous accolades in vocal music,including a special award at the 2001 Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition; second placeat the 2005 European Arts Vocal Music Competition in Berlin, Germany; second place at the 2006 LyonInternational Chamber Music Competition; and was named the 2007 ‘Berenberg Kulturpreis’ in Hamburg,Germany.
Since 2006, Gong has given dynamic performances on the professional stage, playing roles such as Rosina inThe Barber of Seville, and Gilda in Rigoletto. After appearing in Ligeti’s opera Le Grand Macabre in 2008, Gongbegan actively working in the fields of modern and new music creation, collaborating with internationallyacclaimed artists like Héctor Parra and Wolfgang Rihm, and performing in modern music ensembles likethe Ensemble Recherce chamber music troupe and Sinfonieorchester von Radio Stuttgart.
Gong has performed in the world premieres of several operas, including Héctor Parra’s works Dasgeopferte Leben and Wilde, as well as Koma by Friedrich Haas. In 2017, she was the first Chinese sopranistto appear in the Elbphilharmonie concert hall, performing Schoenberg’s opera Moses und Aron with theNDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher.
In recent years, Gong has actively branched out her creative activities, establishing a vocal arts organizationin 2018, and producing a solo album titled Spectrum. In 2019, she planned the Gong Lini’s Dream of RedMansions, focusing on women’s themes. In March 2024, Gong Lini completed a play titled The GoddessNuwa, at Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany.
