"Hong Kong Artists" Series: Duo Recital by Aristo Sham (Piano) and Angela Chan (Violin)
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Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin in G, Op. 27, No.5
Mendelssohn
Fantasie in F-sharp minor, Op. 28, “Scottish Sonata”
Lili Boulanger　　
Nocturne (for Violin and Piano)
Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
The performance will run for about 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission.
Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats respectively during the intermission or at a suitable break. The presenter reserves the right to refuse admission of latecomers, or determine the time and manner of admission of latecomers.
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Aristo Sham (Piano)
Aristo Sham exudes astounding intellect and a deep emotional resonance alongside a cultivated sophistication and an immediately engaging presence. He has a penchant to take on the great monuments of the piano repertoire and a natural, infectious spontaneity. This unique makeup is fueled by his fascination with the world and its rich cultures. As an international prodigy, he is a voracious student of wide-ranging interests, and currently splits his time between three continents.
At the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Sham found his breakthrough moment, taking home both the gold medal and the audience award at “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music” (The New York Times). The critics showered him with imaginative praise, calling him “a marvel of deft characterisation,” “consistently authoritative,” “a card-carrying risk taker,” “a dapper, aristocratic figure on stage,” “a pianist I look forward to hearing again” (The Dallas Morning News, Gramophone, Texas Classical Voice). In just two months’ time, he was mentioned in more than 800 news articles, and his Cliburn performance videos were streamed 2 million times across 125 countries.
Sham was featured in the 2009 documentary The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, and has performed for royalty including King Charles, and was hailed by The New York Times in 2020 as an artist “whose playing combines clarity, elegance and abundant technique.” He has concertised across Asia, Europe, and the United States, with major highlights including the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Edo de Waart, English Chamber Orchestra under the late Sir Raymond Leppard, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, and Minnesota Orchestra.
Sham’s 2025-2026 debut season as Cliburn winner includes a major tour of Asia through South Korea and China, and U.S. recitals for Aspen Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society/The Conrad, UCSB Arts and Lectures, and the Skyline Piano Artist Series at Northwestern University.
Angela Chan (Violin)
Praised for her sensitivity and incredible tone, Angela Chan has found success both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She is the winner of 2024 Hannover Joseph Joachim Violin Competition and recipient of the prize for the best interpretation of commissioned work, first prize and winner of the best interpretation of concerto prize in the 2017 Louis Spohr Violin Competition, and laureate of the Singapore International Violin Competition and Shanghai Isaac Stern International Competition. Founder and violinist of the AYA piano trio, the trio has won first prize of the WDAV Chamber Music Competition and Yellow Spring Chamber Competition. She is fast emerging as one of the most unique and polished violinists of her generation.
As a soloist, Chan has appeared with numerous orchestras including NDR Radiophilharmonie, Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, EOS Orchestra of Beijing, and Hong Kong Symphonia. In 2016, she was selected as a soloist to a tour around the states with The Curtis Chamber Orchestra. Chan has held many recitals in various cities such as Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Hong Kong, Beijing, Xiamen, and Guizhou.
As an active chamber musician, Chan has collaborated with world famous artists such as Nobuko Imai, Phillip Setzer, Hsinyun Huang, Peter Wiley, Gary Hoffman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marcy Rosen etc. Her festival appearances as a soloist and chamber musician include Heifetz Institute of Music as Artist-in-Residence, Verbier Festival Academy, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Chan recently attended the renowned Marlboro Chamber Music Festival.
Chan started playing the violin at the age of 3 under her mother. She continued her violin studies with Michael James Ma, Vera WeiLing Tsu, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Pamela Frank, and Aaron Rosand. With full scholarship granted, she received her master’s degree with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel in Belgium. She is the first awardee of the Music and Dance Distinguished Performance Commendation Scheme of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and the scholarship recipient of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance fund and the Lin Yao Ji Foundation.
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"Hong Kong Artists" Series: Duo Recital by Aristo Sham (Piano) and Angela Chan (Violin)
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