Festival Artists
- October 9, 2022
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Soprano
Born in Seoul, after graduating from Seoul National University, Soprano Sumi Jo studied at the Conservatory of Music in Santa Cecilia, Italy. She has won prestigious international competitions such as the Naples Zonta, Francis Viotti, Spanish Viñas, South African Pretoria, and Verona International Competitions.
In 1986, she made her European operatic debut as “Gilda” in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste. This performance drew the attention of Maestro Herbert von Karajan, who proceeded to cast her as “Oscar” in Un ballo in Maschera opposite Plácido Domingo for the 1989 Salzburg Festival. Karajan’s death during festival rehearsals prevented Jo from singing on stage under his baton (Georg Solti conducted the performances) but she did sing under Karajan in the studio recording of Ballo, made in the early months of 1989 for Deutsche Grammophon.
Sumi Jo has released more than 40 solo albums, which include recordings with Maestro Herbert von Karajan, Sir Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, and others. She celebrated the 35th anniversary of her world debut in 2021 by releasing the album LUX3570 with I Musici, a famous Italian baroque ensemble, and successfully completing a nationwide tour.
She was awarded the “La Siola d’Oro” in 1993, which is the highest award for the best soprano in Italy of that year. In the same year, she celebrated a Grammy-winning moment with Sir Georg Solti – Die Frau ohne Schatten for Decca London. In 2008, she received The Puccini Award to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth.
Simple Song Number 3, written by David Lang, performed by Jo, and featured in Paolo Sorrentino’s 2015 film Youth, was nominated for an Academy Award as well as Golden Globe Award in 2016 in the Best Song category. In 2019 she was awarded the Order of Goodwill and the title of Cavaliere, awarded by the Italian government given to those who have contributed to revitalizing Cultural exchanges.
Her international stage performances have been held at famous stages around the world, including Lincoln Center in New York, Vienna, Hong Kong, Salzburg, Moscow and Sydney, Australia.
She also contributed to discovering young talent by participating in the judges of world-renowned vocal competitions such as BBC’s Cardiff Singer of the World.
Sumi Jo, who also places great importance on social activities, donated a wheelchair swing for the disabled to major Korean cities as part of her steady efforts to help the disabled. She continued her UNESCO “Artist of Peace” activities, such as participating in the Vienna UNICEF Charity Concert in Vienna, the Red Cross Charity Night, and the Celebrity Fight Night in Italy 2017, a charity concert in which world-class entertainers such as Andrea Bocelli and Elton John participated at the Colosseum in Rome. In March 2018, as an ambassador for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games, the official theme song Here as ONE was presented at the opening ceremony.
In addition to her vigorous performing activities around the world, she is currently expanding his field of activity as a judge of international competitions and masterclasses.
Music Comedy Duo
Millions of YouTube viewers have turned the inspired lunacy of musicians IGUDESMAN & JOO into internet and international sensation. In their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo combine humour, classical music and allusions to pop culture.
They’ve performed with some of the world’s most famous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the L.A. Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, to name but a few. Many of the world’s most renowned musicians have asked to be part of their musical mayhem, including Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Ray Chen, Janine Jansen, Gidon Kremer, Viktoria Mullova, Vasily Petrenko, Julian Rachlin, and Yuja Wang.
Individually, Aleksey Igudesman has worked with Academy®Award-winning Hollywood composer, Hans Zimmer, and Hyung-ki Joo was commissioned by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Billy Joel, to arrange and record Joel’s solo piano compositions on a CD which reached # 1 on the Billboard charts. The two have also teamed up with John Malkovich, and former James Bond, Sir Roger Moore, with whom the duo has collaborated on several occasions for UNICEF.
Aleksey and Hyung-ki met at the age of twelve, at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England, and since then, have remained strong friends and writing partners. In 2004, following in the footsteps of luminaries such as Victor Borge and Dudley Moore, they created “A Little Nightmare Music,” their first groundbreaking show. Since then, they have performed with major symphony orchestras around the world and have played at some of the world’s biggest stages and festivals.
Along with touring their duo shows- IGUDESMAN & JOO also enjoy leading workshops and master classes while on the road. These encounters aim to leave students confident and inspired to break new ground for the next generation’s own musical journeys. IGUDESMAN & JOO’s infectious zaniness and virtuosity have also inspired millions of college and high-school students, bringing a younger and wider audience to classical music at this challenging time for the industry.
Aleksey Igudesman plays with a bow made by the Boston-based bowmaker, Benoit Roland, and on a Santo Seraphin violin from the year 1717, which is kindly loaned to him by ERSTE BANK. Aleksey Igudesman plays on handmade strings by Thomastik Infeld. Hyung-ki Joo is a Steinway Artist. Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo wear clothing by CLEOFE FINATI – Haute Couture 100 % made in Italy.
Artist’s homepage: www.igudesmanandjoo.com
Canto-pop Stars
A Hong Kong singer and actor, and a member of the boy band MIRROR.
Keung rose to fame after winning the champion in the ViuTV’s talent show, “Good Night Show – King Maker” in 2018. He became one of the 12-member boy group, MIRROR, who were formed with his comrades from the show.
Keung made his solo debut in the following year, his songs topped the mainstream pop music charts and with numerous music awards received. In addition to “RTHK 42nd Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award – Best New Singer (Gold)”and he also became the youngest singer ever voted as the “Ultimate Favourite Male Singer” and “Ultimate Favourite Song” in the 903 Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2020.
Keung is not only supported by local fans, but also recognized globally. He is the youngest one among the 300 individuals named as the “Asia’s Most Influential 2021” by Tatler magazine and also being the only Hong Kong artistes landed on the list of “International Breakout Stars of 2021” by influential Hollywood entertainment magazine Variety.
P1X3L is a trio boy group debuted on 4 January 2021. The members were from Viu TV’s reality show “Good Night Show – King Maker II”.
Inspired by the word pixel, the 3 boys, Phoebus, George and Marco got together and joined forces as one “1X3” and would evolve into an infinite form. In this digital generation, people wake up to a world of “pixel” images, which dominate a large part of our daily life. P1X3L is here to share their music and visuals through the electronic dimension and connect with the music lovers.
Other than musical works, each member of P1X3L has also shown their potential and possibilities through different works like TV host, variety shows and drama.
Jade Kwan is a Cantopop singer and philanthropist based in Hong Kong.
She won the New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Finals and won the Best Potential Newcomer Award in 1999.
She debuted under BMA Records in 2000 and her 1st album released in July 2002 with the album named “Jade-1”, winning multiple best new artist awards.
In 2004, Jade held her 1st Concert in Hong Kong named “Jade I AM Ready Concert 2004” and being the fastest newcomer singer held concert in Hong Kong Coliseum.
Jade has since released more than 18 albums , 200 songs and won several Golden Awards and Best Female Singer Awards in these 20 years.
Jade is also known for her philanthropic work and has been awarded the 2012 Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection. In 2015, Jade established a charity “Shining Life” and the goal is to promote and maintain mental wellness, through music therapy. In 2018, Jade has been promoted as the Vice President of the Hong Kong Volunteer Awardees Society.
In June 2022, Jade held her <20th Anniversary Concert – “Promise” > in Hong Kong Coliseum. It was her 3rd Concert in Hong Kong.
Violin
Critically acclaimed Canadian violinist Jing Wang is one of the most versatile and dynamic violinists of his generation. Since his solo recital debut in Marseilles, France at the age of six, Wang has garnered prizes in top international competitions, including the first prize at the 2007 Irving M. Klein International Strings Competition. In 2003, Wang was awarded the “Young Soloist of the Year” by Les Radios Francophones Publiques, a broadcast network of four countries including France, Canada, Switzerland, and Belgium. As a part of the award, Wang’s first CD album including works by Beethoven, Ravel and Gershwin was released in Europe.
Wang has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras in Europe and North America, including Czech Radio Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre National de Lorraine, l’Orchestre de Picardie, the Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He has played with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta and in November will perform with China Philharmonic under Maestro Osmo Vanska. He has collaborated with renowned conductors such as James DePreist, Claus Peter Flor, Yoav Talmi, Jacques Lacombe, Joseph Rescigno and Anne Manson.
Wang’s chamber music performances and solo recitals at major venues, such as National Arts Centre in Ottawa, and Lincoln Center, received critical acclaim and his performances are heard frequently on CBC Radio-Canada. Additionally, Wang is one of the founding members of Ensemble75, a chamber music series based in Dallas, Texas.
Under Maestro Graeme Jenkins, Wang was the Concertmaster of the Dallas Opera from 2010-2013. He previously served as guest Concertmaster for the Kansas City Symphony under Maestro Michael Stern and the San Antonio Symphony under Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing. Appointed by Maestro Jaap van Zweden, Wang is currently Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since 2013. He plays a 1760 G.B. Guadagnini violin, a loan arranged by the Y. S. Liu Foundation.
A native of Hong Kong, Sophie Leung Hing Fei, a 15-year-old violinist, is currently studying with Professor Robert Lipsett at the Colburn School Music Academy. She was born into a musical family, beginning her violin instruction at the age of four from her violinist mother and pianist father. She earned her LTCL Performance Diploma at Primary 5. At Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Sophie trained intensively with Professor Ivan Chan. She also spent her early school years in Hong Kong being the Vice-concertmaster of the Diocesan Girls’ School Symphony Orchestra and Alliance Primary School, Kowloon Tong orchestra.
Passionate about the violin, Sophie’s ambition is to be an excellent violin soloist with the hope of engaging more people in the beauty of music through her performance. In August 2021, Sophie was invited as a soloist to perform the Mozart Violin Concerto with the Hong Kong Orchestra under Mr. Leung Kin-Fung’s baton. And She was also invited to interview in the Radio Television Hong Kong.
Sophie has won many local and international prizes including the Champion of the Philadelphia Music Festival Concerto Competition USA, Champion in the Young Virtuoso Senior Cup of the Tokyo International Youth Music Competition Japan, Grand Prize Winner of the Hong Kong Music Talent and Performance Award, Winner of the 2nd concerto competition of the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra, HKGNA Senior Strings Grand Prize, etc.
Sophie has participated in various music festivals such as the Philadelphia Music Festival, Heifetz Music Institute, and Medowmount School of Music Camp in the United States.
Piano
Uniquely combining the superlative technique of a classical virtuoso with his prow- ess in jazz, world music and free improvisation, pianist, composer and arranger Matt Herskowitz has carved out a unique and personal voice in music.
Matt’s recent releases combine his expertise and experience in both classical and jazz into a unique fusion. His latest solo project, Chopin – Etudes en jazz, features his excit- ing new vision of Chopin’s virtuosic masterpieces, weaving jazz language and im- provisation into Chopin’s original music. His filmed performance at Montreal’s Salle Bourgie last year is now available on Medici tv.
Matt’s latest solo album, Mirror Image (Justin Time Records), features his original jazz arrangements of pieces by Ravel, Satie, Schubert and Gottschalk, as well as his own compositions in his unique hybrid of jazz and classical styles. The album received much critical praise, with one reviewer summing it up this way: “Any attempt to categorize Mirror Image, pianist Matt Herskowitz’s second solo album for Justin Time, as either jazz or classical will be resoundingly thwarted, so seamlessly are the two integrated in its ten performances… What makes Herskowitz’s playing so satis- fying is that, aside from the exceptionally high calibre of musicianship demonstrat- ed, said reconciliation is realized organically. There’s nothing awkward or contrived, in other words, about the integration, especially when decades of playing have facil- itated a melding of contemporary jazz harmonies and classical sophistication that’s as natural as breathing.” (Textura)
As an arranger, Matt has collaborated with many noted artists and producers. In addition to his hugely popular Bach à la Jazz, which he arranged and performed for the animated film The Triplets of Belleville, Matt and his trio were featured on Barry Manilow’s In The Swing of Christmas, which was nominated for a Grammy award for “Best Traditional Pop Album”.
A graduate of The Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, Matt is original- ly from Rensselaerville, New York, and has made Montreal his home since 1999.
Pianist Dr. Zhang Yue currently serves as Lecturer teaching faculty at The Chinese University of Hong Kong(Shenzhen) School of Music.
As an active soloist, Dr. Zhang Yue has performed all over the world in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Sala Cecilia Meireles in Rio de Janeiro, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius, Salle Bourgie in Montreal, Hong Kong City Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall and Theater Verdi in Pordenone, Italy etc. Dr. Zhang has collaborated with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra,
Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with conductors including Shu-cheng Shi, Daye Lin, Modestas Pitrėnas, among others. He has also appeared as a guest artist and played chamber music with musicians including Grammy Award violist, Richard Yongjae O’Neill, violinist Jin Wang and cellist Richard Bamping.
Legendary Pianist Dang Thai Son praised him “This young, gifted pianist possesses the highest level of professionalism, culture, noble taste and artistry”. Director of KNS label acclaim him “His deep feeling for the colors, harmony and structure together with a great dose of creativity and fantasy makes Zhang an exceptional artist. ”
Dr. Zhang won the 1st Prize at 2019 Chautauqua Piano Competition, Grand Prize at 2014 HKGNA Music Competition and Award of “Wenhua Prize” at the First National Piano competition “Wenhua cup” held by China Ministry of culture, etc. He is the awardee of The Talent Development Scholarship from The HKSAR Government. As a young artist, he has been invited to participate in many famous international music festivals, including Chautuaqua Festival, Piano Texas, HKGNA Music Festival, etc. Dr. Zhang’s CD was recorded live by the Italian label Movimento Classical and released worldwide. His performances have also been broadcast and reported by Italian radio Rai 3, SinoTV, Shenzhen TV, Sing Tao Daily and other media. He will publish soon new albums at KNS Classical Label.
Yue Zhang completed his Bachelor and Master degree (with Distinction) at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of leading educator Gabriel Kwok. He currently obtained his Doctorate of Music in Piano performance at the University of Montreal under the tutelage of legendary pianist Dang Thai Son（Gold medal of 1980 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland). He also worked as a teaching assistant for Professor Dang Thai Son while at the University of Montreal.
Hong Kong-born pianist Anson Wong graduated from the Diocesan Boys’ School and had been a student at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) since nine, majoring in piano, bassoon and composition. He is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in piano at the HKAPA with Prof. Gabriel Kwok, with a full scholarship from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships.
He has won numerous prizes in the annual Hong Kong School Music Festivals, the Silver prize of the 17th Chopin International Piano Competition in Asia (Tokyo), the Gold Prize Award and two special jury prizes in the Ishikawa International Piano Competition, and the HKGNA International Music Competition 2021 Grand Prize. As an active performer, he had performed in various festivals including the 6th Shenzhen Piano Music Festival in 2018, the Gala Concert of the Ishikawa International Piano Competition in Tokyo, the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, and the International Summer Academy by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Reichenau an der Rax. He had also been coached by Boris Berman, Christopher Elton, Robert Levin, Arnulf von Arnim, Angela Cheng, Graham Scott, Vanessa Latarche, Ronan O’hora, Dina Parakhina, and Andreas Frölich.
He had collaborated with numerous orchestras including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and the Academy Symphony Orchestra of the HKAPA. In 2021, he was invited to perform alongside distinguished teachers and colleagues in the ‘Beethoven 32’ Project organised jointly by the RTHK and the HKAPA, and in 2022, he performed the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with the Academy Symphony Orchestra of the HKAPA in the 25th Anniversary Celebration Concert of the HKSAR, which both were recorded and broadcasted on the RTHK.
Lee Shing has a strong pursuit of classical music performance and he sees Beethoven, the classical musician as his role model. He is always hoping that his experience can inspire young people nowadays, enhance their morale, empower and help them to foster proper values towards life.
Lee Shing was sponsored by the “Artists with Disability Development Fund” to further his study in music through musical exchange in Salzburg and Vienna respectively. In recent years, Lee Shing has studied piano under the mentorship of renowned pianist, Ms Michelle Kim. Lee Shing was also invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Lee Shing has actively participated in various performances and collaborated with different orchestra such as Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Generation Next Arts and Royal Academy of Music HK Alumni Association.
Malcolm was diagnosed as autistic when he was a toddler. With the patient hand-holding by his mother and Mr. Mark Chao, his piano teachers, Malcolm overcame his lack of functional language and communication ability, and gradually learned to play enchanting repertoires. In recent years, Malcolm has the privilege of having Maestro Michelle Kim as his master teacher; as well as receiving the treasured guidance from Maestro Niu Niu (Zhang Shengliang), who both are renowned international concert pianists with a heart of gold.
Malcolm has been pursuing opportunities to perform in public. This year, he was invited to perform in Po Leung Kuk’s Chinese New Year programme broadcast on the Jade Channel of TVB. He was invited twice to the Government House to perform for ex-CEs, namely Mrs. Carrie Lam, Mr. and Mrs. CY Leung, Mr. and Mrs. Chee-Hwa Tung, as well as the leaders in the society. He had piano concerto three times with HK Philharmonic at the Cultural Centre, and shared the same stage with world renowned Maestro Lang Lang, Maestro Liu Shi Kun and Maestro Niu Niu. He performed in “Music heals”, an on-line programme sponsored jointly by the embassies of the Netherlands, Korea and the U.S. in Hong Kong and HK Generation Next Association.
Malcolm won the annual grand award from “the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong” in 2020; and also won the first place 2 years in a row in 2021 and 2022 China Hong Kong Pacific Piano Open Competition Special Needs Group Advanced Class. He is the resident pianist of Hong Kong Enharmonica; and has been appointed by Sheen Hok Charity Foundation as the Ambassador of Sheen Hok Rising Sun Project since 2020, benefiting families with autistic children. His musical journey of overcoming his disability was published by Hong Kong Economic Journal in form of C1 full page coverage.
Malcolm graduated from Rosaryhill Secondary School, now a student of Jockey Club Youth Academy for Special Education Needs in the Education University of Hong Kong.
Conductor
Hong Kong-native Andrew Ling is a concert violist and violinist, conductor and music educator. Currently Principal Violist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil), Andrew has garnered acclaim for his orchestral playing and solo recitals worldwide. His appearances as concert soloist have included the HK Phil, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, etc.
A versatile and an all-round musician, Andrew has brought his musicianship to conducting engagements with the HK Phil, the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra and Finland’s Seinäjoki City Orchestra and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. Handpicked to conduct the HK Phil in rehearsal for Christoph Eschenbach and the late Lorin Maazel, he has worked alongside some of the world’s foremost conductors, including Jaap van Zweden, Edo de Waart and Leonard Slatkin. Ling was the finalist of the Besançon International Conducting Competition 2017.
He is often seen playing solo as well as chamber music. He has played with many renowned musicians including Yu-Ja Wang, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, Ning Feng, Michael Guttman and The Shanghai Quartet, etc.
Outside the concert hall, Andrew is passionate about cultivating the next generation of musicians. He holds teaching positions at Hong Kong Baptist University and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and has also served as faculty at The Youth Summer Music Camp hosted by the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. He is the Music Director of Happy Gabby children’s music book series and believes that music education should start at an early age, to prepare the child for future advancement in his or her music journey, with genuine positivity and curiosity.
Felix Shuen is currently the Music Director at Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS). Since 2012, he has served as director and conductor of the Symphony Orchestra and numerous choirs in DBS. Under his leadership, the choirs and orchestras have achieved stellar results in local and international music festivals. In 2018, he led the Diocesan Boys’ School Choir and Diocesan Schools Choral Society to capture world championships and gold medals in World Choir Games held in Tshwane, South Africa, championing in the Male Choir category and the Mixed Choir category. As a chorus master, he received critical acclaim in SingFest since 2013, working closely with the renowned world-class maestros Helmuth Rilling, Paul Goodwin, Rolf Beck, and William Weinert. As a promoter of choral-orchestral works, he has conducted numerous major works inside and outside of school, including Bach’s St. John Passion and Magnificat, Beethoven’s Mass in C major (excerpts), Brahms’s Requiem (excerpts), Handel’s Messiah (excerpts), Haydn’s St. Cecilia Mass, Mendelssohn’s Elijah (excerpts), and Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore.
Shuen holds a Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music, studying conducting under William Weinert, Mark Scatterday, and Bradley Lubman.
Ensemble/Orchestra
Founded in 2007 by the young percussionist, Leung Ching-kit, Refiner Drums is made up of over 20 young members. Since its founding, it has participated in several editions of the Hong Kong Synergy 24 Drum Competition and won over 60 awards. It also participated in the Victoria Trophy Asia Music and Dance Arts Festival organized by the International Society to Promote Cultural Exchange of Music and Dance in 2014, and won the Gold Award for Percussion Ensemble in the Chinese Instrumental Music Competition with the song Rhythmic Drums of the Yellow River.
Over the years, the group has performed on many different occasions: in 2020 it was a guest performer at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra’s Majestic Drums concert, and was invited to make drum music videos by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office – New York and the Xiqu Centre of the West Kowloon Cultural District respectively. In 2019, it was invited by the Shanxi Jiangzhou Drum Troupe and the Xinjiang County Government of Shanxi to appear as guest performer from Hong Kong at ‘Xijiang County’s 2nd Bumper Harvest Festival and Drum Music Showcase’; also in 2019, it gave five performances at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong as part of the West Kowloon Cultural District’s ‘Music in the Atrium’ series. Other performances include: the group’s 10th anniversary concert in 2017; ‘Shaolin – A Music Theatre for Families’, a joint production between the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the Chung Ying Theatre Company in 2015; Wu Hun as part of the programme of the concert featuring soprano Gong Linna and composer Lao Luo (Robert Zollitsch), ‘Tante • Uneasy and Beyond’, in 2014; and a guest appearance in one of the matches of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens in 2012. In 2011, the group was invited to make a video recording for the RTHK television programme, Headliner; it was followed by a collaboration with the famous local rock band DSC in an unprecedented rock version of the traditional Chinese music piece, Flying Dragon and Leaping Tiger. In 2009, it performed in the Hong Kong leg match of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and gave a mini concert at the MTR Hong Kong Station. Apart from all these, the group has also performed on many occasions at the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.
Refiner Drums has been steadfast in its goal, which is to spread and develop Chinese drum music culture, through dedicated efforts to perform and continue to ‘refine’ the drum repertoire to share with the audience
1st Violin
Euna Kim
Andy Yeung
Matthew Ko
Alayna Shu
Chloe Chan
Edward Wong
Rhythm Zhang
Eunice Leung
Miki Chan
Jonathan Wong
Evan Wong
Jacky Chan
2nd Violin
Terence Lam
Anson Leung
Wong Chun
Wong Chak Kiu Jack
Lo Sze Wing
Pinki Lau
Renee Tsui
So Sing Yu
Lee O Rio
Justin Cheung
Hana Fung
Ooi Her Yong Jovena
Madeleine Kwon Wong
Viola
Charles Lin
Andy Cheng
Charmaine Wong
Sam Chan
Cheryl Chung
Vikki Chan
Melvin Wong
Isaac Leung Kim Wai
Cello
Haeduen Lee
Peter Lo
Hilson Yip
Aron Chow
Max Lam
Trevor Chan
Calvin Ho
Karina Chan
Jennifer Young
Bass
Chiu Yu Wong
Liu Shi Raymond
Tsz Yeung Chu
Shing Hei Ng
Flutes
Phoebe Kam
Alice Hui
Chloe Leung
Oboes
Viola Ng
Katy Chan
Clarinets
Dell Ho
Simon Lin
Bass Clarinet
Lucia Ho
Bassoons
Zen Dechasopho
Nicole Lo
Horns
Leung Tim Sing
Alfred Kwok
Wilson Chau
Lam Ka Yui
Trumpets
Tommy Chow
Tommy Yeung
Marcus Chu
Trombones
Terence Lo
Jimmy Chii
Bass Trombone
John Lo
Tuba
Rico Keung
Timpani
Choi Suk Fun
Percussion
Choy Lap Tak
Tung Hiu Wai
Law Wang Sum
Harp
Annalise Mak
Piano
Jason Liu
Chow Chun Nam Max
Saxophone
Gordon Hung
Sam Au-Yeung
Skylar Cham
Bass guitar
Geoff Haymes
Meidad Yehudayan, Orchestra & String Director
The HKIS String program started in the year 1999 under the direction of Mr. Meidad Yehudayan. The program is a vibrant learning experience for the students and has a high profile in the cultural endeavors of the school. In today’s performance, you will hear the High School String Orchestra. The orchestra, which consists of 60 students ranging from grades 9-12, strives towards building up a community of strong musicians and people. The diverse spectrum of skill levels and musical backgrounds allows for flourishing collaboration and musicianship. HKIS Strings has integrated programs for chamber groups, some of which have participated in international competitions including the Association of Music in International Schools Ensemble Festival. Selected students have traveled abroad to take part in orchestral festivals like Asia Pacific Activities Conference. The ensemble also actively engages in service projects, working with NGOs to share the joys of music with the local community.
Names of players:
Violins
*Jessica Kao
*Bertin Leung
*Ariel Yu
*Milla Cheung
Joshua Wolhardt
*Shu-Hong Wu
Kristyn Cho
Arin Frost
Julia Huang
*Ariane Lee
*Khai-Ly Trang
*Yiyang Wu
*Rachelle Qin
Emily Ding
Campbell Michael
Dylan Kwong
Andrew Luo
Aaron You
Sophie Lin
Anna Xiang
Thomas Shen
Isabelle Hsu
Keira Luk
Kaila Tang
Ryan Teng
Anna Lee
Jamie Di
Alicia Luk
Alyssa Luk
Jett Shi
Ian Wu
Declan Ng
Ananya Mohanty
Subin Park
Meg Xu
Evelyn Kwok
Violas
*Eliora Kwok
*Gil Yehudayan
*Do Yoon Kim
Leah Gillette
Justin Sau
Ryan Chang
Cellos
*Chelsea Hwang
*Daniel Kim
*Kristy Luk
*Uriel Kwok
*Zara Rashid
Catherine Suo
Nathan Wang
Sophie Zhou
Kiele Tang
Jayden Choi
Ryan Seto
Audrey Sandeen
Jonathan Park
Basses
*Nicolas Millan
Cristian Tapies
Ethan Tsang
Preston Tsang
* Section leaders and Leadership Council Members
GAON orchestra is a youth orchestra founded with the mission to give a message of hope through music. GAON debuted on the stage hosted by HKTDC in May of 2021 and performed at the 72nd-anniversary of the Korean national day celebration with a video. GAON collaborated with Artist Kim Young at Soho house in May of 2022. And also GAON had the opportunity to take the stage of KOREA SQUARE and promote Korean music to Hong Kong in 2021 and 2022.
Our orchestra aims to help make a balanced world with our harmony. Further fundraising and charity music performances are planned. Gaon Orchestra will grow to help young Koreans living in Hong Kong live with pride of Korea and become a place for communication for Korean students attending various schools. In addition, we will strive to become an orchestra that serves as a bridge to promote Korean culture to Hong Kong through various, high-quality performances such as performing cultural exchanges between chambers and official events.
The Diocesan Boys’ School Symphony Orchestra (originally the DBS Orchestra) is one of the oldest youth orchestras in Hong Kong. Its current director is Mr. Felix Shuen, who is also an alumnus of the school. The DBS Orchestra was founded by a former headmaster of the school, Mr George She, in 1956. Its early performances consisted of only 18 members, with Lo King Man as the conductor. Now the orchestra has up to 80 members. The DBS Symphony Orchestra is currently the record holder of the highest marks ever achieved (98 marks, 2004) in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Symphony Orchestra (Senior) competition, acahieved under the baton of the school’s former orchestra director and current headmaster, Mr. Ronnie Cheng.
The DBS Symphony Orchestra has captured over 20 champions of the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Symphony Orchestra (Senior) competitions since the 1990s. On the international scene, the DBS Symphony Orchestra participated in the Washington DC International Music Festival 2015 held in Washington D.C., USA, capturing the Gold Medal with a high score of 93.6. Performances of the orchestra in the past decade include Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies No. 5 & No. 6, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, Richard Strauss’ Don Juan, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 “Classical”, Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Liszt’s Les Prelude, Brahms’ Symphonies No. 2 & No. 4, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
| 1st VIOLIN 第一小提琴 | 2nd VIOLIN 第二小提琴 | |||
| Wong Man Ching | 11D | Ko Ching Hin | 11D | |
| Yan Yik Lam | 12L | Choy Trevor | 9L | |
| Wong Ching Ho | 9D | So Sing Yu | 8A | |
| Cheung Yim Lap Justin | 8S | Wong Hong Ngai | 9G | |
| Yuen Chester Wilson | 10L | Chow Kiu | 10M | |
| Chak Tsz Yu Cedric | 7D | Tsang Andreas Hon-Yin | 7D | |
| Wan Xin Him | 10M | Chong Ngo Ting Austin | 7G | |
| Fong Tsz Chun | 9D | Chau Ka Wang | 7J | |
| Chung Cheuk Yat Jayson | 10G | Ma Ao Tian Kepha | 10M | |
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CELLO 大提琴 |
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| Lau Chung Hin Jones | 11S | Chan Sai Hong | 11L | |
| Leung Man Him | 12S | Lam Yat Chun | 10S | |
| Leung Kim Wai Isaac | 10S | Lee Wang Hei | 9D | |
| Lo Yee Lok | 8D | Lam Hon Ki | 9M | |
| Cheung Ka Ming | 11P | Chen Ka Ho | 7A | |
| Chan Cary Sirui | 7G | Pan Ting Yui | 11L | |
| Kam Chak Wang | 8T | Yuen Yik Hin Gareth | 9P | |
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DOUBLE BASS 低音大提琴 |
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| Wing Yau Tong Ian | 11G | |||
| Lo Yiu Ki Astin | 10D | |||
| Siu Tou | 9J | |||
| Fung Long Hin Louis | 9G | |||
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FLUTE 長笛 |
OBOE 雙簧管 |
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| Zhang Yiu Fu Rhythm | 10S | Chan Kwok King | 11G | |
| Wu Yin Rui | 11S | Chan Hei Wai | 9T | |
| Chan Cheuk Hang | 7T | Lam Ping Kwok | 7L | |
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CLARINET 單簧管 |
BASSOON 巴松管 |
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| Lin Siyuan | 11D | Choy Seon Bog Matthew | 11G | |
| Wong Tsun Fung | 11D | Wong Chun Wing Carlos | 7S | |
| Chow Pui Evan | 9D | Law Yuk Lam | 7J | |
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TRUMPET 小號 |
HORN 圓號 |
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| Chu Tin Lok Marcus | 10P | Ho Ka Long | 10G | |
| Leung Sui Chit Moritz | 10D | Yip Wai Yam | 10G | |
| Chan Nok Yin Chris | 10P | |||
| TROMBONE 長號 | Chan Ho Shun | 9G | ||
| Chu Hon Yiu | 7S | Mak Shan Hym | 9A | |
| Lee Tsun Hin Oscar | 10L | |||
| Lo Wai Cheuk | 9L | TUBA 大號 | ||
| Keung Hui Chun Rico | 11S | |||
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PERCUSSION 敲擊樂 |
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| Yau Ching Ho | 11P |
Kai Sheen CHEN (Y11), Drummer
Natalie WAN (Y8), Electric Bass
Kiley CHEN (Y13), Drummer
Isabelle ZEE (Y9), Electric Guitar
Charlotte FONG (Y11), Clarinet
Daisy CHEN (Y9), Pianist
Owen CHENG (Y9), Trumpet
Tiantian DONG (Y9), Piano
Oliver CHAN (Y9), Percussion
Zachary YUAN (Y9), Alto Saxophone
Owen CHENG (Y9), Clarinet
Stephen OKITA (Y13), Double Bass
Conrad CHENG (Y13), Alto Saxophone
Michael KIM (Y13), Guitar and Drums
Lucas FALLOON (Y13), Electric Guitar
Jason WELLS (Y13), Baritone Sax
Anson LIN (Y8), Double Bass
Kaden YUEN (Y9), Electric Bass
Isabelle SUN (Y7), Flute
Tony HUANG (Y9), Electric Guitar
Matthew Ho (Y11), Trumpet
Band 樂隊：The Traveller
Sia Shin, Vocals 主音
Jamie Jung,Bass 低音結他
George Yiu, Drums 鼓手
Elvina Kang, Guitar 結他
Evan Wong, Piano 鋼琴
Evan Wong, Electric Guitar 電子結他 & Songwriter 作曲人
“We are The Traveller, established in 2018. We do rock, blues, pop and whatever else we can. Check out @thetraveller_music .
Let us share our music with you!!”
Jung Seung Woo, electric guitar 電結他
Wong Ka Yui, piano 鋼琴, backing vocals 和音
Yiu Yue Mong, drums 鼓手, backing vocals 和音
Wong Pak Ho Evan, electric guitar 電結他 backing vocals 和音
Kiki Lam Cheuk Ki, keyboard 鍵盤
Evan Wong Ka Yui, piano 鋼琴
Kang S.H. , piano 鋼琴
Vocalists 主音:
Shin Sia
Jasmine Ho Yu Sum
Nicole Sum Tsoi Kiu
Jamie Woo Jung Seung
Dominic Hilton
Singer/ Pianist 歌手/鋼琴: Seo Hyun Kang
Composer
Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary Chinese composers. He is currently a professor of composition at the Central Conservatory of Music, and founding dean of School of Music, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen since 2021. And he has also been entrusted with cultural tasks as a standing member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman of the China Musicians Association, and founder and artistic director of the Beijing Modern Music Festival, etc.
Ye’s oeuvre comprises symphonic works, a range of chamber music, stage works and film music, such as Horizon, The Last Paradise, Mount E’mei, Lu Xun (Symphony No.5), Springs in the Forest, Macau Bride Suites and Yong Le, etc. He has composed music for more than 30 important Chinese movies and TV series, and has won “The Best Score Award” five times for his efforts in this area. In August 2008, Ye’s piano concerto Starry Sky was premiered during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing by Lang Lang. Accompanied by dance and light shows the live broadcast was watched by 3 billion people worldwide.
Ye has received numerous prizes and awards, among others the 1982 Alexander Tcherepnin prize, awards from the Urban Council of Hong Kong (1987-94), the China Cultural Promotion Society (1993), the Li Foundation, San Francisco (1994). He has won the Golden Rooster Award (the Best Film Music Score) in China for 3 times, and the Life Achievement of China Film Music. In 2013 Ye was awarded with the China Arts Award. He was a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2012. In 2020, Ye became a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Ye was the first Chinese composer to sign with Schott Music. And recordings of Ye’s music can be found on several international labels, including EMI, WERGO, HUGO, GRAMOPHONE, CRC, POLOARTS, NAXOS, BIS and DELOS, etc.