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黃楚君為全職鋼琴導師,畢業於香港教育大學的創意藝術與文化榮譽文學士(音樂),自幼學習鋼琴並副修大提琴,考獲英國倫敦聖三一音樂學院鋼琴 ATCL 高級演奏文憑(Distinction)及英國皇家音樂學院八級樂理證書。
黃氏熱衷於音樂,在樂團擔任鋼琴及大提琴樂手,有多年教學、伴奏和演出經驗。而且黃氏喜歡小朋友且有耐心,曾就讀相關幼兒教育、音樂教學法等,能因材施教,學生由 3 歲到成人不等,更有 5 歲 K3 學生以 137 分之佳績(Distinction)考獲 ABRSM 皇家音樂學院 鋼琴二級。
區凱棋,畢業於英國皇家伯明翰音樂學院,取得音樂碩士學位,主修大提琴。師承聖馬田室樂團前首席 Lionel Handy 教授及 Nicholas Stringfellow。
區氏 9 歲開始習琴,師隨齊漢芳老師及安悦老師。期後於香港演藝學院獲得音樂(榮譽)學士學位,師從董曉露老師。就讀香港演藝學院期間,區氏亦跟隨香港古提琴演奏家林添偉副修古提琴,並多次被邀請以獨奏家身份參與香港早期音樂協會舉辦的音樂會。除了於本地演出外,區氏亦曾跟隨樂團到訪世界各地演出,足跡遍及德國、荷蘭及比利時。
在英國留學期間,區氏獲得不少參與大師班的機會,曾受到著名大提琴家 Julian Lloyd Webber,王健,Toke Møldrup,Ulrich Heinen 及 Hannah Roberts 的指導。區氏在學院管弦學團擔任大提琴助理首席期間合作過的指揮包括伯明翰市立交響樂團副指揮 Michael Seal 和西雅圖交響樂團榮譽指揮 Ludovic Morlot。室內樂方面則受到過 Castalian String Quartet 及 Lindsay String Quartet 的成員指導。
除了獨奏演出外,區氏亦積極參與不同類型的表演和訓練,領域涵蓋弦樂四重奏、交響樂團、巴洛克早期音樂演奏法及音樂教學法。在學期間被校方多次邀請參與公開演奏及獨奏,均獲得一致好評。
區氏擁有超過 10 年教學經驗,現為油麻地天主教小學大提琴導師、嘉諾撒聖心學校弦樂組導師及音樂事務處兼職導師。
Garrick Tang studied with Georg Pedersen at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees as a recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship. He also studied with Marion Feldman, who is a professor of cello at the Manhattan School of Music. Garrick was the five-time winner at Hong Kong’s Schools Music Festival and holds licentiate diplomas from Trinity College, London in cello and piano. He was also a state semi-finalist at the Sydney Eisteddfod’s Drs NSW Scholarship Competition. As an orchestral musician, he had served as principal cellist at the Sydney Conservatorium Opera Orchestra and co-principal cellist at the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he received coaching from Ole Bøhn and Goetz Richter.
He was also the principal cellist at HKCSO, established by Dr. Yip Wai Hong. Garrick had performed with Vienna’s Boys Choir throughout Europe and Asia as a representative cellist by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. He was also invited to be a guest cellist at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Festival. Garrick was previously a faculty member at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Open Academy. He has also served as an adjudicator for the Hong Kong Children and Youth Arts Association Competition.