Ernest So

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 and Nikolai Medtner,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] among many others. So's performances usually include impromptu deliveries on the provenance and contextual background of the pieces he is playing.

Ernest Hin-Leung So
蘇顯亮
Born (1978-06-01) June 1, 1978
Hong Kong
Instrumentspiano

Biography

Early in his career, So won the Best Performer Award in Singapore (1995)[9] and the Beethoven Trophy (1995).[9] He later attended The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied under Jacob Lateiner, among other teachers including Solomon Mikowsky, Constance Keene, and Jonathan Feldman.[9][6][7][8][10][11] So is an Honorary Professor of Music at Guangxi University and has also been a teacher of Music History and a piano instructor at the Music and Drama Institute in Hong Kong. He is currently the Chief Technical Consultant of Asia Piano Japan Co. Ltd., where he is responsible for overseeing the quality control and technical aspects of reconditioning Yamaha pianos.[6][11][12][13]

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.[14][15][16][17][18]

He currently lives in London.

References
  1. Musica Espanola in HK - SCMP 23-06-2009
  2. "Argentina Music". HKEJ. Hong Kong. 2012-03-23. p. C5.
  3. "Guangxi Normal University, Ernest So Concert on 9-11-2008". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  4. Piano Recital by Ernest So in HK - SCMP 16-09-2010
  5. Goethe Institut in Bangkok, Thailand, 08-05-2012
  6. The Alexander and Buono Festival
  7. "LO OTRO". Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  8. Ernest So with Romantic Piano Music in Brunei, 14-09-2012
  9. "Music & Drama Institute". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  10. Piano Music from Argentina & Mexico in London, 22-09-2012
  11. "Asia Piano technical consultant and spokesman". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  12. Asia Piano Japan Co., Ltd. Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Interlude Touch with Pianist Ernest So
  14. Charity Piano Concert Dinner in HK, 22-11-2010 - SCMP 18-11-2010
  15. Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2011
  16. Ernest Charity Piano Concert in HK, South China Morning Post, 23-11-2012
  17. "Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  18. Ernest So Visited Qingyuan China – Children's Village
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