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Born Lau & Teresa Wong Duo Appassionato

4 July 2012 (Wed 8pm)

Viola and Piano recital

Concert Presenter: Ms. Karry Wong

Violist: Born Lau

Pianist: Teresa Wong

Guest Performer:

Cello - Richael Bamping

Clarinet: Natalie Hoe

Violin: Stephanie Wong

Date and Time: 4^th July, 2012 (Wednesday) 8pm

Venue: Hong Kong Science Museum Lecture Hall

Ticket Price: HKD 200*, HKD 150* (seating arrangement by concert presenter)

*Hong Kong Cellist Society members will receive a 10% discount when you present your membership card upon ticket purchase.

Ticketing: Please contact Ms. Karry Wong on (852) 6199 4925 / Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   for ticket arrangement and reservation.

Violist Born Lau

Praised for his musical imagination and unflagging passion, violist Born Lau is an emerging star in the music world. After his performance with the Tokyo String Quartet, Reviewer Steven Woodruff wrote, "Stylish and expressive...violist Lau again showed himself to be an excellent player."

Currently based in Los Angeles, Born Lau maintains a balance between his international engagements as soloist with orchestra and his recital and chamber music activities. Mr. Lau has performed chamber music with many of the world's esteemed musicians including Ivry Gitlis, Daniel Hope, Menahem Pressler and the Tokyo String Quartet. Besides organizing a fundraising concert for UNICEF, Born Lau was invited to perform as a viola soloist in Hong Kong during the summer of 2011.

Born Lau is the recipient of numerous awards. Most recently he was named the winner of the Astral Artists' 2012 National Auditions. He was prized in the 2011 Schmidbauer International Strings Competition, the 2009 Artist Series of Sarasota Scholarship Competition, and the Music Society of Coral Lakes. Lau has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Colburn Orchestra, Hong Kong Festival Orchestra, New Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Dreyfoos Philharmonic Orchestra. Festival appearances include Yellow Barn Festival and the Sarasota Music Festival.

Originally from Hong Kong, Mr. Lau graduated from high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. He began studying the violin at age seven and the viola at age eleven. Past teachers include Richard Fleischman, Karen Tuttle and Evan Wilson, and for chamber music, Ronald Leonard, John Perry and Arnold Steinhardt. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, as a full scholarship student of Paul Coletti. Born Lau will be continuing his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music this fall, as a full scholarship student of Roberto Diaz, President and CEO of Curtis.

Mr. Lau enjoys playing on a viola made by Carl Becker, generously loaned from a private collection.

Born Lau is represented by Astral Artists

www.bornlau.com

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Berenika Plays Beethoven Emperor Concerto

Date | 13.6.2012 (Wed) Time | 8.30pm Venue | Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

$80 $100* $120

(10% off for Hong Kong Cellist Society Members. HKCS Membership card must be shown upon payment at Hong Kong Ticketing)

Beethoven “King Stephen” Overture, Op. 117

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 “Scottish”

Berenika, piano

Zun-hin Woo, conductor 

She is a highly accomplished pianist and has immense artistic talent. – Krzysztof Penderecki, composer. A sure and flawless technique... Her interpretation was beautifully expressive and eloquent. – Hector Coda, music critic. Acclaimed Polish-Canadian pianist Berenika will mark her very first Hong Kong début with The Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Principal Conductor Zun-hin Woo, performing the magnificent Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with her dazzling virtuosity and immense artistry. Together with the vivacious Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, you will be enjoying a night of tasty musical feast.