Hong Kong violinist

Hong Kong violinist wins top international competition, the first from city to do so

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Hong Kong violinist wins top international competition, the first from city to do so

A Hong Kong violinist has won one of the most prestigious international competitions for young soloists, the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Germany. Angela Sin Ying Chan is the first winner from Hong Kong in the event’s history. Chan, 27, was named joint winner with Canada’s Jacques Forestier on September 28 after five rounds of … Read more

Hong Kong violin virtuoso Paloma So on why young people ‘should go for classical music’ and juggling a career and studies

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Hong Kong violin virtuoso Paloma So on why young people ‘should go for classical music’ and juggling a career and studies

Now 18 and studying economics and music on a full scholarship at Harvard University and the New England Conservatory, the Hong Kong-born virtuoso has played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and recently toured mainland China with the HK Phil. So in Hong Kong, in May … Read more