“Hong Kong Artists” Series: Piano Duo Recital by Stephen Wong and Amy Sze

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Programme

J.S. Bach (Arr. Leonard Duck)：Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring；Sheep May Safely Graze；Sleepers, Wake！

Dussek：Sonata for Two Pianos in F, Op. 26

Bolcom：Recuerdos (Three Traditional Latin-American Dances) for Two Pianos

Schubert：Fantasie in F minor, D. 940

Ravel：Introduction and Allegro for Two Pianos

Rachmaninov：Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos

Stephen Wong

Born in Hong Kong, Stephen Wong was trained at the Royal College of Music in the United Kingdom and received his Master of Music degree at the McGill University in Canada.  His teachers include Tu Yue Sien, Margaret Lynn, Patricia Carroll, Ruth Gerald and Dale Bartlett.  He collaborated with McGill Symphony Orchestra, Les Grand Ballet Canadiens de Montreal and also performed in the Rome Chamber Music Festival.  Wong has performed throughout Asia, including Mainland China, Macao, Japan and Taiwan.  Wong is a desirable pianist for both solo and ensemble concerts including collaboration with local pianists Josephine Cheung, Kawai Chan, and Verna Yeung; vocalists Nancy Yuen and Ella Kiang; clarinetist Martin Choy; and ensembles Hong Kong Voices, Ella Kiang Singers and The Learners Chorus in Hong Kong.  He also performed at “Art, Culture and Music at the Airport” in 2017-2019, co-presented by Extension and Continuing Education for Life of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) and Hong Kong International Airport.

Amy Sze

Amy Sze holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate.  Her teachers include Gabriel Kwok, Nelita True, and John Perry.  Sze has also won many prizes and awards throughout her career, with global engagements to perform.  As a concerto soloist, she has performed with the Texas Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, the Eastman Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, among many others.  She has also performed in recital and as a chamber musician at major international festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival, the Cliburn Piano Institute, the Harbin Summer Music Festival, and the Salzburg Mozarteum Academy.  She was invited to perform in the Beethoven Piano Sonatas Marathon in Vienna as part of the first Hong Kong-Vienna Music Festival, where she played alongside other celebrated pianists from different parts of the world.  In 2022, Sze had the honour of participating in the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR and performing for President Xi Jinping and his wife during their visit to Hong Kong.