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Taiwanese-British pianist Chiao-Ying Chang has distinguished herself
as one of the leading pianists of her generation. A top prize-winner at
the Leeds, ARD Munich, AXA Dublin and Taiwan International Piano Competitions,
she has appeared as soloist with many of the worldˇ¦s leading orchestras
including the Halle, Royal Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Bavarian Radio
Symphony, National Irish Symphony and Munich Chamber Orchestra.
She has given recitals at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall,
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York, National Concert Hall in
Dublin, Konzerthaus in Berlin, and major festivals including the Cambridge Summer,
North Aldeborough, Ribble Valley, Newbury, Brighton, Busoni Festival in Bolzano,
Italy, and the Kammermusikfest des ARD-Wettbewerbs in Schloss Elmau, Munich and
Berlin in Germany.
Korean violinist Sulki Yu is finishing her studies at the Queen Elisabeth
Music Chapel in Belgium under Augustin Dumay having graduated from the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama under David Takeno. She is a laureate
of the 2006 Yehudi Menuhin and 2007 Szigeti-Hubay International violin
competitions.
She has performed as soloist with the Orchestre Nationale de Lille, Budapest
Symphony, Moscow State Academic and Royal Wallonie Chamber Orchestras
collaborating with Mark Gorenstein, Joji Hattori, Augustin Dumay and
Esa-Pekka Salonen. She has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre,
Barbican, Carnegie Hall and Seoul Arts Centre to critical acclaim. Future
engagements include concertos with the Daegu Symphony Orchestra and a tour
with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic under Philippe Herreweghe.
Australian cellist Pei-Jee Ng has recently completed his studies with
Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music. He was winner of the
2001 Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year competition and the 2008
Young Concert Artists Trust auditions in London.
He has been soloist with many of the major Australian orchestras including the
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles and at Carnegie Hall, and performed
at the Berlin Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room. Festival appearances
include the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Steirisches Kammermusikfest,
Sounding Jerusalem and Estonian Music Days Festivals. He has performed with the
Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic, Estonian National, Melbourne and
Sydney symphony orchestras and made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra
last June performing the Elgar Concerto at the Chichester Festivities.