Piano Tutors

Wong Yuet Lam, graduated from Bachelor of Arts in Music at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021. She studied piano as her major instrument under the tutelage of Dr. Timothy Kwok Ka-ho. She has participated in several piano festivals in the United States, Germany, and Korea. She attended private lessons and masterclasses with renowned pianists including Mary Wu, Edward Auer, Peter Bithell, Michał Szymanowski, David Northington, Hsieh Cheng Feng, Park Yu Jung, and Tomislav Baynov.

Wong had also been actively participating in various ensemble activities. She is currently a chorister of SingFest, performed in several theatrical performances and online video productions. She studied vocal singing with Miss Chan Siu Kwan during her bachelor study and was a keen member of Aqua Voice. Wong also studies flute under the coaching of Mr. Brian Chan, and has been the principal flautist in the CUHK Chung Chi Wind Orchestra.

Wong is a theory, composition and arranging enthusiast. She studied in the composition stream under the guidance of Prof. Kai-young Chan, Prof. Wendy Lee, and Dr. Hau-man Lo. She has her work premiered by the Cong Quartet, thus being the awardee of the David Gwilt Composition Prize. Wong has also worked as an arranger for various levels of orchestras, college bands, and student ensembles.

Wong is a holder of LTCL in piano performance, LTCL in flute performance, and ATCL in singing performance.

Mo Suet Ng enjoys a versatile music career as an organ soloist, collaborative pianist, accompanist, educator, and composer. She was invited to perform in major venues in London and Hong Kong, not limited to Cambridge Clare College Chapel, Oxford Hertford College Chapel and LSO St Luke’s (London Symphony Orchestra Friday Lunchtime Concert).

She is currently the organist of Christian & Missionary Alliance Hebron Church and Diocesan Boys' School Chaplaincy / HKSKH St. Augustine's Chapel in Hong Kong and was the organist in St Agnes Church Kennington Park in London. She works intensively as a keyboardist with contemporary music ensembles and orchestras, including Ubu Ensemble, Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Collegium Musicum Hong Kong. In 2023, Ng’s performance with Ubu Ensemble in Barbican, featuring works of Frank Zappa, has been broadcasted in BBC Radio 3.

She was the accompanist of HKBU Choir, HKBU Women’s Choir, Hong Kong Oratorio Society, Kwun Tong Children’s Choir, Yip's Children's Choral and Performing Arts Centre, Anglican Little Singers, SKH St. Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College Choir, University Baptist Church and Kentish Town Congregational Church. She has worked on major choral works, including Faure Requiem, Handel Messiah, and Vivaldi Gloria. In 2023, she performed the complete Handel’s Coronation anthems with Aeolian Singers in celebrating King Charles III's Coronation.

Ng is interested in collaborating with both instrumentalists and singers. In 2021, she formed KM21, a dynamic duo, and EnsemBouquet, a flexible ensemble that feature works for flute, piano and other instruments with Karen Wong, a flautist. The duo performed in various occasions including the Collaborative Piano Institute, and Robert Levin’s improvisation masterclass. Ng performed complete Schumann cycles, including Dichterliebe and Frauenliebe und Leben. She also participated in Schubert Die schöne Müllerin project, leading by Roderick Williams, a renowned British baritone.

Ng has been the recipients of multiple awards in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, Hong Kong (Asia) Piano Open Competition, Canadian International Music Competition, Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition, Muse International Music Competition, Odin International Music Competition and London Young Musicians.

Passionate in teaching, she was a teaching and research assistant in music history in Hong Kong Baptist University. She is currently the piano instructor in International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School.

In addition, Ng writes music during her leisure time. Her string quartet “Dance of Pear Blossoms” was premiered by Cong Quartet in Chinese University of Hong Kong Lee Hysan Concert Hall. In 2020, she was the champion of International Music Talent Competition in composing for solo instrument category.

Kathy Yiu was born in Hong Kong in 1985. She moved to Sydney with her family at the age of nine. After two years, she went back to Hong Kong and studied at St. Paul’s International School and then Hotung Secondary School. As she transferred to Hotung, she was being appointed as a pianist of the choir, which won her many awards in the Hong Kong Music Festival. After her Hong Kong Certificate Education Examination, she went to Canada to study in the bachelor of music transfer program at Capilano University, during which she became the first runner-up in the Capilano University music competition. After her second year, she studied at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, and obtained her bachelor of music (honors music education) degree, during which she studied piano with Ronald Turini, the student of the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. She also studied piano with Tina Yanchus, who was from the Juilliard School of Music.

Here is a list of degrees and awards achieved by Kathy:

• Bachelor of Music (honors music education) degree from the University of Western Ontario
• Trinity College of London: Licentiate Diploma in Recital in Piano with Distinction
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong: postgraduate diploma in education
• The Royal Conservatory of Music Grade 10 piano exam with first class honors
• Shanghai Conservatory of Music (Middle School): Certificate of Merit in the piano course
• ABRSM grade 5 theory
• ABRSM grade 8 piano certification
• Outstanding Piano Teacher Award in 7th Hong Kong Asia-Pacific Youth Piano Competition
• Outstanding teacher award in Hong Kong Youth Piano Competition
• Outstanding teacher award in Parsons Music
• Won the first place in British Columbia Conservatory of Music piano competition
• Won the second place in Capilano University, Vancouver
• Certificate of Recognition in Speech and Music Recital Development Foundation

Miss Sammi Ho began studying piano from an early age under the guidance of Ms. Fung Chi Mei and Mr. Leung Chun-yin. She has over ten years of full-time teaching experience and has recently completed her Master of Arts in Music at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in music theory and research. During her studies, she was mentored by the renowned pianist Ms. Nancy Loo, and is currently continuing her professional development with Ms. Sham Siu-wai.

She holds LTCL and ATCL piano performance diplomas from Trinity College London and has achieved Grade 8 Piano and Theory certificates from ABRSM. Ms. Ho has explored a wide range of musical styles and settings, including Chinese music ensemble, choir, hand-chimes, musical glasses, and has also been exposed to diverse musical cultures such as Javanese Gamelan. In 2024, she performed at CUHK’s Moonlit Night Music Concert at the Lee Hysan Concert Hall, where she took part in 16-hands piano, choir, Chinese ensemble, and orchestral collaboration.

With a background in animation and visual arts, she brings creativity and aesthetic depth into her teaching. Her students range from young children to adults, with over 95% achieving Distinction in ABRSM exams, and several receiving awards in public competitions.

Samson Ng，畢業於香港浸會大學（音樂文學碩士）及美國 Musicians Institute（現代鋼琴演奏學士），是香港少數同時持有現代鋼琴演奏學士學位及古典音樂碩士的音樂人，在港奠定了古典及流行鋼琴的基礎後遠赴美國荷李活深造現代音樂。在美國留學時期曾跟隨多位著名鋼琴手（包括：Russell Ferrante、Alberto Salas、Mamiko Kitaura 等）學習演奏及編寫不同風格的現代音樂（Latin、Jazz、Pop Ballad、Rock、Funk、Blues、Soul、R&B、Fusion、Film Music），並同時修讀電影配樂。

Samson 多年來演出經驗豐富，在美國留學期間曾在電視台選秀節目為歌手作鋼琴伴奏，並於校內外的各種活動中擔任鋼琴及鍵琴手；在港時亦曾於香港會議展覽中心、香港太空館、各區文化中心及表演場地出任爵士樂隊、搖滾樂隊、管弦樂器、敲擊樂團、個人聲樂演唱、婚禮的鋼琴及鍵琴伴奏，更曾於 Live House 中擔任駐場鍵琴手，歷年來參與演出達數百場。

除了主樂器，Samson 也曾在多個音樂劇及樂團擔任爵士鼓手、和音、舞台副總監及音樂總監。在音樂創作上，Samson 曾為獨立音樂人和不同機構進行編曲及監製，也曾為音樂劇編曲，並曾參與泰迪羅賓電影《八步半喜怒哀樂》和 Giormani 廣告的配樂，也曾為樂隊 Supper Moment 的演唱會間場短片進行配樂。

Samson 有逾 10 年教學經驗，曾在大型連鎖琴行任教，擅長教授即興流行/爵士鋼琴，教學對象主要為成人及青少年，程度由初學至音樂系畢業生，授課時致力於啟發學生在音樂上的創意及自由度，將樂理和樂曲分析融入演奏中，在學習不同樂曲的同時，更會一步步引導學生去找出屬於他們自己的聲音和演奏風格，讓他們可以在鋼琴上自由、隨性地表達自我。

另外，有別於坊間流行鋼琴速成課程將彈奏過份簡化及 Pattern 化，Samson 重視每首歌的獨特性及細節，並擅於將歐美前衛時髦的現代鋼琴風格融入廣東流行曲當中。無論是初學者想直接學習時尚的流行曲彈奏手法，或者已彈奏流行曲多年但覺得自己的即興手法重重覆覆不知如何突破，Samson 都很樂意將他所知的在課堂上一一分享，並竭力幫助學生成為更好、更有個性的現代鋼琴手。

*流行鋼琴伴奏課程使用極高還原度的樂譜，令學生真正了解專業樂手如何流暢並富有音樂性地處理樂曲的起承轉合。

Alexander Lau Shing-Ho is recognized for his profound musicality and technical mastery, emerging as a distinctive voice of his generation. His journey began in Hong Kong under the guidance of Ms. Katherine Lu, demonstrating exceptional promise from an early age. This promise was confirmed when, at just 16, he earned the prestigious Fellowship of Trinity College London (FTCL) and was exceptionally admitted to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) while still in his second year of high school.

Alexander’s artistic development has been shaped under the tutelage of masters. He graduated with First Class Honours from the HKAPA under Professor Gabriel Kwok, later pursuing his Master of Performance and Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London as a scholar of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund and the Croucher Foundation. There, he studied under the great Russian pianist Dmitri Alexeev. He has also been profoundly influenced by the late Aquiles Delle Vigne, a direct link to the legendary pianistic traditions of Claudio Arrau and György Cziffra. His artistry has been further refined in masterclasses with a constellation of piano greats, including Eliso Virsaladze, Kun-woo Paik, Louis Lortie, Arie Vardi, François-Frédéric Guy, Robert Levin, Mikhail Voskresensky, Makoto Ueno, Markus Schirmer, Michel Dalberto, Peter Donohoe, Michel Dalberto, Adriano Jordao, Craig Sheppard, Graham Scott, Tamás Ungár and Ilja Scheps.

A laureate of several international competitions, Lau’s accolades include the Third Prize at the Singapore International Piano Competition (2023), the Hopkinson Silver Medal at the RCM's Chappell Medal Piano Competition (2022), and Third Prize at the Campillos International Piano Competition in Spain (2021), which led to a performance with the Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Málaga. Earlier successes include winning the 2019 Young Artist Audition of the Hong Kong Musicus Society, resulting in a performance with the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and top prizes at the Coimbra World Piano Competition in Portugal and the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia.

As a dedicated performer, Alexander Lau Shing-Ho has captivated audiences across Asia and Europe. His solo and concerto engagements have taken him to prestigious stages such as the Grosses Saal at the Salzburger Festspiele, Hong Kong City Hall, Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai, Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama, and major concert halls in mainland China. With a growing schedule that includes recitals in Shanghai, Nanning, he continues to build a compelling and dynamic career.

Embarking on her musical journey in Shenzhen at the age of three under her father’s guidance, Dai Rongxi laid the foundation for a distinguished artistic path. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), having attended on a full scholarship. There, she studied under the mentorship of the Professor Eleanor Wong and Mr. Yury Shadrin, Head of Keyboard. She will be a Masters student at the HKAPA in the coming September. To refine her artistry, Dai has actively participated in masterclasses led by internationally acclaimed artists, including Professors Ronan O’Hora, Chee Su Yen, and Ijia Scheps. As an emerging pianist on the international stage, she has begun to garner significant recognition, most notably achieving Second Prize in the 31st Young Musician International Competition ‘Citta di Barletta’ (Piano, Category E) in 2021. This early accolade signals her considerable potential and promising future in the competitive realm of classical music.

Kee Man Lei, graduated with the Bachelor of Music in Education (Honours) (Contemporary Music and Performance Pedagogy) by The Education University of Hong Kong and a Two-Year Certificate Course by Hong Kong Music Institute. She has received a diploma of LTCL Piano Recital and AMusTCL (Diploma in Music Theory) by Trinity College London; Grade 8 Alto Saxophone by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

She is a professional in classical piano, pop piano and saxophone, also, pop and jazz song singing. She has a wealth of experiences in recitals, concerts, banquets, dramas and musicals and many other public performances. She has accompanied for large music competitions and pop stars’ concerts. She has also been invited around the world, such as Germany, Canada for public performances. She also has rich teaching experiences for more than 10 years. Her students loved her and many of them choose to be a musician or music educator as their career.