劉老師

Lau is recognized for his profound musicality and technical mastery, emerging as a distinctive voice of his generation. His journey began in Hong Kong under the guidance of Ms. Katherine Lu, demonstrating exceptional promise from an early age. This promise was confirmed when, at just 16, he earned the prestigious Fellowship of Trinity College London (FTCL) and was exceptionally admitted to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) while still in his second year of high school. Lau's artistic development has been shaped under the tutelage of masters. He graduated with First Class Honours from the HKAPA under Professor Gabriel Kwok, later pursuing his Master of Performance and Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London as a scholar of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund and the Croucher Foundation. There, he studied under the great Russian pianist Dmitri Alexeev. He has also been profoundly influenced by the late Aquiles Delle Vigne, a direct link to the legendary pianistic traditions of Claudio Arrau and György Cziffra. His artistry has been further refined in masterclasses with a constellation of piano greats, including Eliso Virsaladze, Kun-woo Paik, Louis Lortie, Arie Vardi, François-Frédéric Guy, Robert Levin, Mikhail Voskresensky, Makoto Ueno, Markus Schirmer, Michel Dalberto, Peter Donohoe, Michel Dalberto, Adriano Jordao, Craig Sheppard, Graham Scott, Tamás Ungár and Ilja Scheps. A laureate of several international competitions, Lau’s accolades include the Third Prize at the Singapore International Piano Competition (2023), the Hopkinson Silver Medal at the RCM's Chappell Medal Piano Competition (2022), and Third Prize at the Campillos International Piano Competition in Spain (2021), which led to a performance with the Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Málaga. Earlier successes include winning the 2019 Young Artist Audition of the Hong Kong Musicus Society, resulting in a performance with the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and top prizes at the Coimbra World Piano Competition in Portugal and the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia. As a dedicated performer, Lau has captivated audiences across Asia and Europe. His solo and concerto engagements have taken him to prestigious stages such as the Grosses Saal at the Salzburger Festspiele, Hong Kong City Hall, Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai, Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama, and major concert halls in mainland China. With a growing schedule that includes recitals in Shanghai, Nanning, he continues to build a compelling and dynamic career.

2021 - 2022 Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music (RCM) 2019 - 2021 Graduated with Distinction Masters in Performance (RCM) 2015 - 2019 Graduated with First Class Honours Bachelor degree (HKAPA) - He was the first one to be accepted to the HKAPA as a 2nd year high school private candidate of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) 2021-2022 獲得裘槎香港慈善信託基金獎學金, 攻讀英國皇家音樂學院演奏博士藝術家文憑 （藝術家文憑 ） (Royal College of Music) 2019-2021 獲得香港賽馬會音樂及舞蹈信託基金-碩士全額獎學金， 並以優異成績畢業於英國皇家音樂學院表演碩士 (Royal College of Music) 2015-2019 高二 以自修生名義報考香港中學文憑考試， 獲得香港演藝學院破 格 收錄， 並獲得英國皇家音樂學院聯合委員會 （ABRSM） 本科全額獎學金， 以一等榮譽和最優異學術成績獎畢業於香港演藝學院 (Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) ATCL,LTCL,FTCL

Competition and Prizes: 2025 Sendai International Piano Competition 2023 Third Prize at the Singapore International Piano Competition 2022 Hopkinson Silver Medal and Peter Wallfisch Prize at the Chappell Medal Piano Competition 2022 (Royal College of Music) 2021 Third prize at the Campillos International Piano Competition (Spain) 2020 Third prize at the Sardoal Young Talent Award (Portugal) 2019 Winner of the Young Artist Audition of the Hong Kong Musicus Society 2018 Grand Honour Prize at the Summer Academy of Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) 2017 Second Prize in the 2nd Coimbra World Piano Competition (Portugal) Gold Prize in 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (Japan) (College General) ORCHESTRAL and CHAMBER PERFORMANCES: 2024 May – Beethoven Choral Fantasy with HKAPA Philharmonic Orchestra 2023 January – T’ang String Quartet in Singapore 2021 December – Orquesta Sinfonica Provincial de Malaga with Conductor Victor Eloy Lopez Cerezo in Campillos, Spain 2019 October – Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra with Conductor Renchang Fu in Xiamen, China 2018 June – HKAPA Philharmonic Orchestra with Professor Sharon Choa in Hong Kong 2018 February – Orquestra Clássica do Centro with Conductor José Eduardo Poças Gomes in Portugal 2017, 2018, 2019 – Concert tours with Pan-Asia Orchestra in mainland China and Hong Kong 2015 – Chamber Recital at the HKAPA SOLO PERORMANCES: 2026 June – Recital in music festival “Musica del Cuore”, Hong Kong 2025 June – Concerto recital IVyhall, Sendai, Japan 2025 June – Recital in Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai, Sendai, Japan 2025 March – Full recital in LINGGERING SOUNG, Nanning, China 2024 November – Full recital in Infinity Music Hub, Shanghai, China 2023 & 2024 June – Full recital in Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 2023 January – Full recital in School of the Arts, Singapore 2021 May, September – Full recital in Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, United Kingdom 2020 November – Full recital in the Warehouse Waterloo, London, United Kingdom 2018 August – Debussy’s integral Etudes pour Piano as part of the International Summer Academy Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria 2017 October – Full recital in Xiangyuan Piano Museum, Shantou, China

ABRSM piano exams - all pass or above Vivace 法國國際音樂大賽 - Numerous Awards (1st prizes, 2nd prizes & etc.) Antonio Vivaldi International Youth Competition Vienna 2026 - 3rd prizes (Children Class B & Professional Group) Students got into RNCM Masters, and DMA in USA.