Qigang Chen ([tʂʰə̌n t͡ɕʰǐ.kɑ́ŋ]; Chinese: 陈其钢; pinyin: Chén Qígāng; born 8 August 1951) is a Chinese-French composer who has lived in France since 1984 and obtained French citizenship in 1992.
Coming from an intellectual family, Qigang Chen was born in Shanghai and began his musical studies as a child.
In his early teens, he was confronted with the Cultural Revolution and would spend three years locked up in a barracks, undergoing an "ideological reeducation".
Nonetheless, his passion for music remained unshakeable and, in spite of the social pressure and anti-cultural policy, he pursued his training in composition.
In 2005, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la Musique Symphonique by SACEM in recognition of his career achievement.