Ernest So
Ernest Hin-Leung So 蘇顯亮 | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1978 Hong Kong |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
Ernest Hin-Leung So (Chinese: 蘇顯亮; born June 1, 1978) is a Hong Kong-born pianist who specialises in the works of lesser-known classical composers such as Sergei Bortkiewicz, Leopold Godowsky, Nikolai Medtner, Jean Wiener, Déodat de Séverac, Mario Ruiz Armengol, Federico Mompou, and Anatoly Alexandrov,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] among many others, including world premiere recordings of works by Lucien Wurmser[11] and Abram Chasins. So's performances usually include impromptu deliveries on the provenance and contextual background of the pieces he is playing.
Biography
Early in his career, So won the Best Performer Award in Singapore (1995)[12] and the Beethoven Trophy (1995).[12] He later attended the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied under Jacob Lateiner, Solomon Mikowsky, Constance Keene, and Jonathan Feldman.[12][8][9][10][13][14] So began touring China intensively in 2014, and has since been appointed as Honorary Professor of Music at numerous universities such as Jilin Normal University,[15] Guangxi University and Jining University.[16] He serves as an Affiliated Fellow at the Morningside College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[17] From 2009 to 2019 he served as the Chief Technical Consultant of Asia Piano Japan Co. Ltd., where he oversaw the quality control of the company's piano restoration department.[8][14][18][19]
When he is not performing, So devotes much of his time working with the Au Kim Hung Love & Care Association to provide charitable support for school-building and scholarship projects in impoverished areas of mainland China.[20][21][22][23][24]
He currently lives in London.
References
- ^ "Free Lunchtime Concert: Ernest So (Piano)". St Martin-in-the-Fields. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Ernest So, piano Wednesday, Nov.7th at 6pm Music Gallery". Kolarac. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Musica Espanola in HK - SCMP 23-06-2009
- ^ "Argentina Music". HKEJ. Hong Kong. 2012-03-23. p. C5.
- ^ "Guangxi Normal University, Ernest So Concert on 9-11-2008". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Piano Recital by Ernest So in HK - SCMP 16-09-2010
- ^ Goethe Institut in Bangkok, Thailand, 08-05-2012
- ^ a b c The Alexander and Buono Festival
- ^ a b "LO OTRO". Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ a b Ernest So with Romantic Piano Music in Brunei, 14-09-2012
- ^ "Pianist Ernest So's latest discoveries". Facts and Arts. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ a b c "Music & Drama Institute". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Piano Music from Argentina & Mexico in London, 22-09-2012
- ^ a b "Asia Piano technical consultant and spokesman". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "香港華藝國際九月头条". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "我校聘任国际钢琴演奏家苏显亮为名誉教授".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Affiliated Fellows - People - About - Morningside College". www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Asia Piano Japan Co., Ltd. Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interlude Touch with Pianist Ernest So
- ^ Charity Piano Concert Dinner in HK, 22-11-2010 - SCMP 18-11-2010
- ^ Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2011[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ernest Charity Piano Concert in HK, South China Morning Post, 23-11-2012
- ^ "Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Ernest So Visited Qingyuan China – Children's Village