Karen Sung
宋可樟 小姐

宋可樟獲香港賽馬會音樂及舞蹈信託基金獎學金赴美國新英格蘭音樂學院攻讀音樂碩士，師承Gabriel Chodos。早年於香港演藝學院接受音樂訓練，畢業於香港中文大學音樂系，師承黃明憲女士及黃懿倫教授。

 

宋氏曾於美國、德國、奧地利、澳門、香港等地演奏，其中她與管弦樂團合作演出的克拉拉・舒曼A小調鋼琴協奏曲更獲得觀眾和樂評一致的讚賞；其他演出包括德國薩爾堡音樂節、薩爾斯堡莫札特音樂節、香港中文大學音樂會系列、香港藝術館《藝韻樂音》音樂會系列、《樂・心》演奏會系列、香港電台第四台音樂會等等。此外，宋氏獲崇基合唱團邀請為中大音樂系成立五十周年慶典進行錄音及演出。

 

宋氏曾獲頒發全額獎學金參加日本霧島國際音樂節，跟隨蕭邦國際鋼琴大賽冠軍鄧泰山學習。她同時是亞洲文化協會友邦慈善基金音樂獎學金之得主，於美國阿斯本音樂營學習。

 

宋氏積極參與室樂演出，她是當聆四重奏的創團成員及鋼琴手，自二〇一四年起於香港各主要表演場地演奏，致力推廣各類型的鋼琴四重奏作品。曾獲香港作曲家聯會邀請於《音樂新一代》及《聲影集：香港・文化》音樂會中演奏，更獲香港電台第四台邀請訪問及演出。

 

宋氏現任教於香港演藝學院。她熱衷教學，同時為香港夏日樂韻的鋼琴導師。她是英國倫敦聖三一音樂學院的鋼琴院士，多次獲邀擔任各項鋼琴比賽的評判。

 

A graduate of the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Gabriel Chodos, Karen Sung holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance on the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship. Sung received her early training at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) with a Bachelor’s degree in music. Her former teachers include Katherine Huang and Eleanor Wong.

 

An active performer, Sung has given recitals and concerts in the United States, Germany, Austria, Macau and Hong Kong. Her appearance as the soloist of Clara Schumann’s piano concerto has earned critical acclaim and enthusiastic audience response. Other concert appearances included performances at the Saarburg Festival, Mozarteum Festival in Salzburg, CUHK Concert Series, “Sound of Art” Concert Series of the Art Museum of Hong Kong, Musica del Cuore, RTHK 4 Concerts, among others. Sung was invited as a guest pianist for the CD recording of Chung Chi Choir in celebration of the 50th anniversary of CUHK music department.

 

Sung was awarded a full scholarship to study with the world-renowned pianist Dang Thai Son at the Kirishima International Music Festival in Japan. She was also the recipient of the AIA Foundation Music Scholarship awarded by the Asian Cultural Council, which supported her study at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado.

 

As an avid chamber musician, Sung is the pianist and founding member of Dawning Quartet. She has been giving concerts in Hong Kong with the quartet regularly since 2014, presenting a diverse range of piano quartet repertoires to the local audiences. Their performance and interview have been recorded for the RTHK 4’s program. They were also invited by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild to perform in the “New Generation Concert” and “SOUND-IMAGination” concert.

 

Also a committed teacher, Sung has taught at the Hong Kong Summer Music. She is the Fellow of the Trinity College London and has been invited as an adjudicator for various piano competitions. She is currently on the faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.