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Clara Schumann
Three Romances, Op. 22
Rebecca Clarke
Lullaby and Grotesque for Viola and Cello
Mendelssohn-Hensel
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11
Amy Beach
Romance, Op. 23
Joyce Tang
Street Scene, Des Voeux Road, Central (from City Impressions)
Victoria Bond
Jasmine Flower
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A Minor
The performance will run for about 1 hour and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
Linda Yim (Piano)
Linda Yim is a core member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. She joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra as guest principal Keyboard for the 2022 season. In 2019, she obtained a Professor Diploma from the American Floral Art School.
Linda currently teaches at the Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong University. She is proactive in promoting classical and modern music education. Linda graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Royal College of Music in London and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney where she obtained her Master of Music Studies degree majoring in piano.
Linda is dedicated to performing in solo and chamber music recitals. She has performed with an interesting variety of performing groups including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Bach Choir and Zuni Icosahedron. Linda has performed in Mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Vanessa Wong (Piano)
Young Steinway pianist Vanessa Wong has received multiple international awards since a tender age, she was the youngest Gold Medal winner in the 7th International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz. She has given many recitals at various venues, among them the Steinway Hall in New York; and has performed with many orchestras as well as at various music arts festivals, including the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University and the Yale School of Music. She was a recipient of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship, Lady Fung Scholarship, and the Asian Cultural Council Scholarship.
Amelia Chan (Violin)
"Concertmaster Amelia Chan in particular played with passion, acting as the vibrant soul of the ensemble" – South China Morning Post
Amelia Chan was appointed Concertmaster of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in 2014. Prior to this, she held a ten-year tenure as concertmaster of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra in the United States. As orchestral leader, she has worked under distinguished conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Manfred Huss, Sergiu Commissiona and others. She was first violinist of the Montclaire String Quartet for ten years and has also performed at the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival in New York, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and more.
Chan graduated from the Mannes College The New School for Music, where she trained in violin performance, before completing a Master in Music Degree and a Diploma in Professional Studies (Orchestral Programme) at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Her teachers include Thomas Wang, Alice Waten, Albert Markov, and others.
Nina Wong (Violin)
Nina Wong is an active figure on the concert stage as a violin soloist and chamber musician. In 2010 she won first prize in the categories of Violin Solo – Advanced Level, String Concerto, and Chamber Music for Strings at the 28th Macao Young Musicians Competition and was a recipient of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Prize. In 2012, she performed as a soloist under the baton of Lio Kuok-man in Japan. In 2013, Wong was appointed concertmaster of the Asia Youth Orchestra and led the Orchestra on its Asian tour. She was also the former concertmaster of the orchestras of Musica Viva and Hong Kong Grand Opera. The orchestras she has performed with include NDR Radiophilharmonie, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. Wong was the founder of the Virtus Quartet and won the 2nd Prize in the 5th International Chamber Music Festival in Shanghai in 2018. In 2019 she made her debut at Carnegie Hall.
Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and was also trained at the Bard Conservatory of Music in the United States.
Chan Wai-bun (Viola)
Chan Wai-bun is currently the Principal Viola of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. Chan is one of the most sought-after violists in Hong Kong. As a founding member of the chamber music group “The TimeCrafters”, he has recently given performances for French May Arts Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival and West Kowloon Cultural District. Chan has also appeared in the Eastern Music Festival in the United States, London Symphony Orchestra’s concerts and many other performances in the United Kingdom.
Born in Hong Kong, Chan graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He completed the Guildhall Artist Master programme under the tutelage of Professor Matthew Jones at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, supported by the Guildhall School Trust Scholarship. He also enrolled in The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts as a visiting student and studied with Professor Ivan Chan.
Pun Chak-yin (Cello)
Born and raised in Hong Kong, ChakâYin Pun received his Diploma and Bachelor of Music degree in cello from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, under the tutelage of cellist Karey Ho Kwok-chee. Pun also completed his Master of Arts degree in cello performance at Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded the Mary Stuart Harding Entrance Award, under the tutelage of Professor David Strange. Over the years, Pun was awarded scholarships including Breguet Trey Lee Performing Arts Scholarship, Breguet Trey Lee Scholarship in Pursuit of Musical Excellence, Freemason's Lodge Scholarship and First Initiative Foundation Music Scholarship.
Active in chamber music playing, Pun gave performances of string ensembles, including “Concert of Finland 100 & Hong Kong 20th Return” and The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival. In 2021, Pun has joined the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble as an associate musician.
Stephenie Ng (Clarinet)
Clarinettist Stephenie Ng started learning the clarinet at the age of 13. A recipient of numerous scholarships, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and pursued Master and Doctoral degree in the United States. She received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music in 2017. Her principal teachers include May Lam, John Schertle, Ayako Oshima and Charles Neidich.
As a versatile clarinettist, Ng performed frequently as a chamber musician and is interested in rarely-performed repertoire and contemporary music. She is the associate musician of Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.
Kenny Chan (Florist)
Kenny Chan, the founder of Greenfingers Florist, is one of the leading floral designers in Hong Kong. With a strong botanical background and floristry training in the Netherlands & Germany, Chan has a very unique style. His innovation and creativity in floral arts have won him many prestigious clients in the arena of fashion design, interior design, marketing and hospitality industry. His deep respect for nature also allowed him to work with botanical diversities. His work often includes a great variety of pot plants, cut flowers and organic natural materials.
Having over 30 years of experience in the floral industry and being a dedicated teacher in floral arts, Chan believed that craftsmanship is the foundation of professional floristry. In the recent years, Chan has diversified his floral business and developed in-house design accessories and lifestyle items, integrating craftsmanship, arts and floristry into quality living.
Tickets available from 5 September at URBTIX outlets, on internet, mobile ticketing app and credit card telephone booking.
Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).
“Chamber Music Connections” Package Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for ‘Resilient’, ‘Simple Gifts by LENK Quartet’ and ‘Scent of Music’, the following concession applies:
10% off for any 2 programmes, 15% off for all 3 programmes.
“Chamber Music Connections” Group Booking Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for ‘Resilient’, ‘Simple Gifts by LENK Quartet’ and ‘Scent of Music’, the following concession applies:
10% off for each purchase of 4 – 9 standard tickets, 15% off for 10 – 19 standard tickets, 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.
Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.
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