Kiko Shao is a Cardiff-based composer, originally from Hong Kong. She completed her PhD in composition at the University of Hong Kong. She is currently a music lecturer at Cardiff University, having previously taught at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Xinghai Conservatory of Music. Most of her pieces are inspired by the Chinese arts and culture, and she has an interest in exploring the possibilities on mixed elements of East and West, in the process revealing the composer’s diverse cultural background.