Tag: China

Arthur Wolff

Arthur Wolff

Personendaten name:Wolff, Arthurborn:28. Febr. 1885 Guttentag (Oberschlesien)/Dobrodzień, Deutschland/heute: Polendied:23. Dez. 1945 Shanghai, Chinamother:Eugenie Wolff, geb. Straßmann (gest. vor 1939)father:Berthold Wolff (gest. vor 1939), Dr., Arztmatrimony∞ 23. Dez. 1916 Berlin Elisabeth Wolff, geb. Heine (geb. 13. Okt. 1889), Exil 1939 in Shanghaimother language:Germannationality:deutsch, 1941? staatenlosgrave:Shanghai Berufe/Tätigkeiten overview:doctor, conductor, pianist, Read more [...]
Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan

Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun (Chinese: 陳馮富珍/陈冯富珍; born 1947 in Hong Kong) was Director-General of the World Health Organization from 2006 to 2017 (in May 2012 she was elected for a second term until June 30, 2017). She was the first Chinese woman to head a UN specialized agency. Biografie Margaret Chan completed her medical studies at the Canadian University of Western Ontario. After returning to Hong Kong, she joined the health department of the then British Crown Colony Read more [...]
HKMA Choir

HKMA Choir

Choir of HKMA - Hongkong Medical Association The HKMA Choir was founded in 1997 and held its first benefit concert with the HKMA Orchestra in December of that year. Since then, we have participated in numerous concerts, singing a wide variety of songs, including sacred music, operas, Chinese art songs, Christmas carols, Broadway musicals, and Beatles pieces. Our goal is to improve our vocal technique, refine our choral skills, and expand our repertoire. At the same time, we are committed Read more [...]
HKMA – Hong Kong Medical Association Orchestra

HKMA – Hong Kong Medical Association Orchestra

The medical professionals show their concern to the public not only within but also outside their clinics and hospital wards. A group of doctors devoted to both medicine and music decide to play on stage with their strings and bows to bring joy to patients in hospitals and to raise money for those in need.  With this sacred mission, the Hong Kong Medical Association Orchestra was born in March 1989 with the objectives of cultivating good public relations by visiting homes for the aged, Read more [...]
Jiawan Wang

Jiawan Wang

36-year-old Wang Jiawan is an anesthesiologist at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing. Aside from her daily duties, Wang is also known to some patients as being more than just a doctor. She has been playing the piano for her patients for two years, usually playing in the morning at the end of a night shift. Wang plays twice a week. She believes that music helps comfort patients. https://youtu.be/2WqcwFfzKFI web - report wikipedia DE - wikipedia EN - wikipedia XY youtube - vimeo - Read more [...]