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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "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