"Born in Indonesia in 1928. Begin violin training in 1936. At 18, he was awarded a scholarship to study the violin at the Amersterdam Consevatory of Music from which he graduated in 1950 with the highest honors. He then went to Paris to study at the Conservatoire National de Musique, Conservatoire International de Musique and the Ecole de Jacques Thibaud, again winning prizes and gaining distinctions. During this time he studied under Georges Enesco and gave recitals all through Europe. In 1956 he was appointed Musical Director and Conductor of the Djakarta Radio Orchestra. He later accepted the post of Principal Conductor of the Peking Radio Symphony Orchestra and became Professor of Violin at the Central Peking Conservatory of Music. During his stay in Red China, Lim Kek Tjiang gave recitals and conducted in every major city on the Chines Mainland. He went to Hong Kong in 1968 where he played violin, recorded Chinese violin music and became the director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra." Quoted from THE WAY THEY PLAY BOOK II
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