Worldwide identified regional artists Aristo Sham and Angela Chan to shine at LCSD’s “Hong Kong Artists” Series in November (with pictures)
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has actually welcomed pianist Aristo Sham and violinist Angela Chan to take part in this year’s “Hong Kong Artists” Series. The 2 young Hong Kong artists, both current champs of distinguished worldwide competitors, will sign up with forces for the very first time for a duo recital of piano and violin at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 3 (Monday). This efficiency provides audience members a valuable chance to witness the artists’ amazing artistry, additional deepening the general public’s gratitude of skilled regional artists.
Sham and Chan will open the recital with Beethoven’s “Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2″In the solo sector that follows, Chan will translate Ysaÿe’s “Sonata for Solo Violin in G, Op. 27, No. 5″while Sham will provide Mendelssohn’s “Fantasie in F-sharp minor, Op. 28, ‘Scottish Sonata'”The duo will then reunite on phase for Boulanger’s “Nocturne”and conclude the night with Brahms’s “Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108”
Sham has actually ended up being the very first Hong Kong pianist to win the gold medal and the audience award at the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition this year. He got his master’s degree in Piano Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, and has actually teamed up with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Edo de Waart, the English Chamber Orchestra under the late Sir Raymond Leppard, along with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and the Minnesota Orchestra, developing a profile in Asia, Europe and the United States (United States). His 2025-2026 season as the Cliburn winner consists of a significant trip of Asia through South Korea and China, and offering recitals in the United States.
Chan won very first reward, and the reward for the very best analysis of the commissioned work, at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition 2024 in Hanover, Germany, ending up being the very first winner from Hong Kong in case’s history. She formerly won very first reward and the very best analysis of concerto reward at the 2017 International Louis Spohr Competition. Chan has actually worked together with various orchestras such as the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany, the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Symphonia, and was picked as a musician to a trip the United States with the Curtis Chamber Orchestra. She made her master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music, and is presently an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.
The “Hong Kong Artists” Series: Duo Recital by Aristo Sham (Piano) and Angela Chan (Violin) will be staged at 8pm on November 3 (Monday) at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Tickets priced at $200, $280, $360, $440 and $520 will be readily available from September 12 (Friday) onwards at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone reservations, please call 3166 1288. The “Hong Kong Artists” Series 2025 to be kept in November and December likewise consists of the Vocal Recital by Viola Cheung on November 13 and the Guzheng Recital by Grammy Yeung on December 1. For telephone reservations and concessionary plans, please call 2268 7321 or go to www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1912.html.
The “Hong Kong Artists” Series of the LCSD intends to supply a platform for regional artists to display their impressive skill. In addition to private efficiencies, it likewise motivates cross-genre works to highlight their distinct designs. This year’s series presents 12 prominent artists in 7 sensational programs, including violin, piano, cello, guzheng and singing arts. Amongst them, a cross-genre efficiency of music and painting was staged to display Hong Kong’s distinct cultural character, accepting variety and development. For additional information, please go to www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1823.html.