International oboist is held in China on assault charges

International oboist is held in China on assault charges

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norman lebrecht

July 19, 2019

James Huang Zheng, 41, is alleged to have hit an 11-year-old boy during a drunken airport fracas at XiAn.

Zheng, who was ordered to be detained for 15 days, is a member of the international board of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and an international emissary for the Royal College of Music.

A former Hong Kong Philharmonic player, he has also been associated with the Lang Lang Music Foundation.

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