13-year-old Hong Kong piano prodigy returns to HCM City
Hong Kong’s 13-year-old pianist Peter Leung returns to Vietnam to perform at the Peter Leung – A Piano Prodigy concert on August 17 at the Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City.
Peter Leung (Source: vov.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Hong Kong’s 13-year-old pianist Peter Leungreturns to Vietnam to perform at the Peter Leung – A Piano Prodigy concert onAugust 17 at the Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City.
He had performed Vietnam with his teacher Lang Lang last year.
The youngster will take the audience on a musical journey through countlessstories told through melodies from popular animation and classical pieces.
They will include songs from films like Howl's Moving Castle, Anastasia andLoving Vincent.
He will also showcase his gifts through classical pieces for piano like BalladeNo 1 and Etude Op 10 No 5 by Chopin and Sonata Op2 No 3 by Beethoven.
The concert will mark the first time Leung performs on the Bluthner Model 1piano, one of the finest instruments made today.
Orchestras and pianists alike are impressed by the powerful sound, shading ofthe dynamics and outstanding performance of the instrument.
Leung said: “Music is joy. Music is hope. I want to bring joy and hope to peopleall over the world.
Peter Leung - A Piano Prodigy will be under the banner of Soul Live ProjectSeries: The Modern Classics, established to bridge the gap between the massaudience and classical music through diverse music experiences.
Leung began learning the piano at the age of four. Four years later he receiveda Grade 8 certificate from the Association of Royal Schools of Music, and at 10the Performance Diploma with distinction from Trinity College London.
In 2015, he was accepted as a junior piano student at the Hong Kong Academy forthe Performing Arts and was chosen as a young scholar of the Lang LangInternational Music Foundation in 2016-2018.
In 2016 and 2017, he was invited to attend master classes and perform at theOxford Philharmonic Piano Festival at the University of Oxford, UK, and at theMidway Young Artists Orchestra Music Summer Summit in Chicago, the US.
He has won many international competitions, including the top prize in thePiano Concerto at the 70th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival in 2018, the 17thInternational Television Contest for Young Musicians (Moscow) in 2016 and forthe Piano Solo at the Hong Kong Asia-Pacific Youth Piano Competition.-VNS/VNA
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