Piano
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Biography
Jason Liu is an active collaborative pianist, conductor and composer based in Hong Kong. He is a faculty accompanist and lecturer in Junior Musicianship at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he had attained his Master of Music with distinction under the tutelage of Associate Professor Mr Hsu Wei-En. Liu attained the Fellowship Diploma of Trinity College London (FTCL) for piano at the age of 13, and subsequently the Licentiate Diploma (LTCL) for cello.
Liu has worked as rehearsal pianist with various groups including WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, accentus, Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, Opera Hong Kong, Bel Canto Singers, Hong Kong Grand Opera, Musica Viva, The Opera Society of Hong Kong, HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School, etc.
Liu is currently Assistant Conductor of The Learners Chorus under the tutelage of Mr Apollo Wong. Liu is also Chorus Master of Ponte Orchestra and Singers, conductor of HKU Shun Hing College Schola Cantorum, Hong Kong Inter-School Choir (Junior Secondary Division), and St. Paul’s College Junior Choir, which captured 1st and 2nd places in separate categories in the 76th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. He was Choirmaster of the Hong Kong University Students’ Union Choir, and with the choir he had conducted Orff’s Carmina Burana. His recent debut in opera conducting with Britten’s Albert Herring received great acclaim.
Liu majored in Composition and Electronic Music in the Junior Music Programme of the HKAPA under the tutelage of Ms Poly Ng. His compositions were awarded in numerous competitions and were performed by notable groups in places including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA and Hong Kong. Recent recognitions include Honourable Mention of Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2022, and one of the three finalists in Oper Leipzig composition competition “Wahrheiten”. Other recent pieces include Cantonese musical The Adventure with Tam Kung premiered by Ponte Orchestra and Good Hope School Choir, chamber piece The Vanishing Glimpse commissioned by Musicus Society, Cantonese song cycle Samson, and Cantonese choral works Fireworks for St. Paul’s College, Picturesque Cityscape for HKBUAS, Together We Sing Again commissioned by Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival and Credo for St. Paul’s Co-educational College. Some of his choral works are being published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus. He is a member of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.
An alumnus of the Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Liu toured extensively as a singer, and was the pianist for the Choir’s tours in 2011 and 2023. He is currently a tutor of HKCC.
Liu also attained his Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies) degrees at the University of Hong Kong. He underwent his exchange semester in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was a chorister of Wiener Singverein during his stay.
Photo: IdoHK Studio
Jason LIU
Piano
Biography
Jason Liu is an active collaborative pianist, conductor and composer based in Hong Kong. He is a faculty accompanist and lecturer in Junior Musicianship at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he had attained his Master of Music with distinction under the tutelage of Associate Professor Mr Hsu Wei-En. Liu attained the Fellowship Diploma of Trinity College London (FTCL) for piano at the age of 13, and subsequently the Licentiate Diploma (LTCL) for cello.
Liu has worked as rehearsal pianist with various groups including WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, accentus, Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, Opera Hong Kong, Bel Canto Singers, Hong Kong Grand Opera, Musica Viva, The Opera Society of Hong Kong, HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School, etc.
Liu is currently Assistant Conductor of The Learners Chorus under the tutelage of Mr Apollo Wong. Liu is also Chorus Master of Ponte Orchestra and Singers, conductor of HKU Shun Hing College Schola Cantorum, Hong Kong Inter-School Choir (Junior Secondary Division), and St. Paul’s College Junior Choir, which captured 1st and 2nd places in separate categories in the 76th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. He was Choirmaster of the Hong Kong University Students’ Union Choir, and with the choir he had conducted Orff’s Carmina Burana. His recent debut in opera conducting with Britten’s Albert Herring received great acclaim.
Liu majored in Composition and Electronic Music in the Junior Music Programme of the HKAPA under the tutelage of Ms Poly Ng. His compositions were awarded in numerous competitions and were performed by notable groups in places including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA and Hong Kong. Recent recognitions include Honourable Mention of Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2022, and one of the three finalists in Oper Leipzig composition competition “Wahrheiten”. Other recent pieces include Cantonese musical The Adventure with Tam Kung premiered by Ponte Orchestra and Good Hope School Choir, chamber piece The Vanishing Glimpse commissioned by Musicus Society, Cantonese song cycle Samson, and Cantonese choral works Fireworks for St. Paul’s College, Picturesque Cityscape for HKBUAS, Together We Sing Again commissioned by Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival and Credo for St. Paul’s Co-educational College. Some of his choral works are being published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus. He is a member of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.
An alumnus of the Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Liu toured extensively as a singer, and was the pianist for the Choir’s tours in 2011 and 2023. He is currently a tutor of HKCC.
Liu also attained his Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies) degrees at the University of Hong Kong. He underwent his exchange semester in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and was a chorister of Wiener Singverein during his stay.