吳大江 NG Tai-kong（1943年11月13日 ～ 2001年9月4日）
吳大江，作曲家、指揮家、演奏家、民族音樂家。曾任香港中國國樂團演奏家、香港中文大學崇基學院音樂系導師、香港管弦國樂團音樂總監兼指揮、新加坡人民協會華樂團指揮、香港中樂團首任總監兼指揮、台北市立國樂團指揮、台灣敦煌箏樂團作曲兼指揮。1943年11月13日，出生於廣東省汕尾市，原籍廣東省海豐縣。自小酷愛音樂，15歲時，加入專業的文化團體，得馬思宮精心指導，獲得不少寶貴經驗；17歲時，展露其音樂創作天份，以《南海之歌》一曲成名。1963年，移居香港，努力發揚中國傳統民族音樂，參加香港中國國樂團演奏工作，獲邀擔任香港中文大學崇基學院音樂系中樂組導師及在專上學院「清華書院」任教；其後，加入各大電影公司擔任作曲和配樂工作，又替多部電視片集配主題曲。1972年，發起組織香港管弦國樂團，以新法訓練樂團，成為他在音樂發展的新路向；同年10月，受新加坡國家劇場及人民協會華樂團之邀，作客席指揮，深獲讚譽；1974年，獲聘為該團專任指揮及統籌演出工作，使樂團進入專業化；1976年，吳大江率領該團到香港，參加首屆亞洲藝術節。1977年6月，吳大江應香港市政局之邀，返港擔任籌劃組建職業化的香港中樂團，後被聘任為該團的首任音樂總監及指揮，及至1985年離職。1985年，到台灣獲台北市立國樂團、中國廣播公司國樂團、高雄市實驗國樂團邀任客席指揮。長居台灣後，從事唱片製作和樂器買賣工作。2001年9月4日，病逝於台北，享年58歲。
NG Tai-kong (November 13, 1943 – September 4, 2001)
NG Tai-kong was a composer, conductor, performer, and ethnomusicologist. He served as a performer in the Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Orchestra, a music faculty member at Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the music director and conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra, the conductor of the Singapore People’s Association Chinese Orchestra, the founding director and conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the conductor of the Taipei Chinese Orchestra, and the composer and conductor of the Taiwan Dunhuang Zheng Orchestra. NG Tai-kong was born on November 13, 1943, in Shanwei, Guangdong Province, China, and his ancestral home was Haifeng County, Guangdong Province. He developed a strong passion for music from a young age. At the age of 15, he joined a professional cultural group where he received careful guidance from MA Si-gong and gained valuable experience. At the age of 17, he showcased his talent in music composition and became famous for his work “Song of the South China Sea”. In 1963, he moved to Hong Kong and dedicated himself to promoting traditional Chinese music. He joined the Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Orchestra as a performer and was invited to be a music faculty member at Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a teacher at the Higher Education Institutes’ “Tsinghua College”. He also worked as a composer and arranger for major film companies and composed theme songs for numerous television series. In 1972, he initiated the establishment of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra and introduced new training methods for the orchestra, which became a new direction in his musical development. In October of the same year, he was invited by the Singapore National Theatre and People’s Association Chinese Orchestra to serve as a guest conductor, receiving high praise. In 1974, he was appointed as the resident conductor and coordinator of performances for the orchestra, leading the ensemble towards professionalism. In 1976, NG Tai-kong led the orchestra to Hong Kong to participate in the inaugural Asian Arts Festival. In June 1977, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Urban Council, he returned to Hong Kong to establish and plan the professionalization of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. He was subsequently appointed as the founding music director and conductor of the orchestra until his departure in 1985. In 1985, he went to Taiwan and was invited as a guest conductor by the Taipei Chinese Orchestra, the Chinese Broadcasting Corporation Chinese Orchestra, and the Kaohsiung Experimental Chinese Orchestra. After settling in Taiwan, he engaged in record production and musical instrument trading. NG Tai-kong passed away on September 4, 2001, in Taipei at the age of 58.