PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS
August,
2007 |
DVD, Leung Kin-fung in Concert
Recording Artists: Leung Kin-fung, Violin & Cheng Wai, Piano
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
July,
2003 |
DVD, Cheng Wai in Concert
Recording Artists: Cheng Wai, Piano & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording Label: Media Box Productions (Hong Kong) |
| December, 2003 |
DVD, Four Seasons
Recording Artist: Leung Kin-fung, Violin, Cheng Wai, Piano &
Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
April,
2004 |
DVD, Pure String Project
Recording Artists: Cheng Wai-Piano, Monica Su-Cello, Ray Wang-Cello & Michael Ma-Violin
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong) |
PERFORMANCE ON INTERNET/BROADCASTS/TELEVISION
| Feb 2008 |
Hong Kong ATV & Guangdong TV |
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2007 |
MusicData.org, Hong
URL: musicdata.org-link1
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| 2001-06 |
RTHK Radio 4, Hong Kong |
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| 1993 |
Philadelphia Radio, Philadelphia, P.A. |
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| 1992 |
WQXR, New York |
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| 1987-91 |
WFLN Philadelphia |
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| 1985 |
NHK, Tokyo, Japan
BBC, London, United Kingdom
CBS, New York
RTHK, ATV & TVB, Hong Kong |
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MASTERCLASSES & LECTURES
| 2007 |
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Piano Festival, Master classes, Hong Kong |
| 2005-07 |
Master Classes and Lectures, Hong Kong Professional Piano Education Academy, Hong Kong |
SOLO AND CHAMBER MUSIC RECITALS
26 May,
2005 |
Brito Theatre Opening Ceremony, Brito Theatre, Macau, China
Piano Recital, Presented by Brito Theatre |
10 April,
2004 |
Pure String Project, Concert Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Piano Trio & Duet of Cello and Piano on string works by Hong Kong composers |
7 June,
2003 |
The Pianist Charity Concerts for the ‘We Care Education Fund’,
Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Piano Recitals, presented by Hong Kong Music Tutors Union |
| 21 November, 2002 |
Beethoven Sonata for Violin & Piano, Exposition Hall, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Presented by the HKUST Center for the Arts |
6 October,
2002 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong |
27 September,
2002 |
Hong Kong Parkview Charity Night Piano Recital, presented by Hong Kong Parkview |
13 September,
2002 |
Piano Recital by Wai Cheng, Huaqiao University, Tan Kah Kee Memorial Hall, Xiamen, China
Presented by Huaqiao University |
22 September,
2000 |
20th Anniversary Celebration of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Sonata for Two Pianos by Cheng Wai and Mary Wu |
12 May,
2000 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
Presented by Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall |
| 16 April, 2000 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Beijing Concert Hall, Beijing, China
Presented by Beijing Concert Hall |
| 24March, 2000 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai, China
Presented by Shanghai Grand Theater |
2 March,
2000 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Exposition Hall, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Presented by the HKUST Center for the Arts |
| 18 June, 1998 |
The Art of the Ensemble, Rolston Recital Hall, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Trio of violin by Anne-Marie Hoffman, cello by Jeremy Hake and piano by Cheng Wai |
20 June,
1997 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Presented by Urban Council, Hong Kong |
13 August,
1994 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Cultural Activities Hall, Tun Mun Town Hall, Hong Kong
Presented by the Regional Council, Hong Kong |
1 July,
1994 |
Summer Music Festival, Academy Recital Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, presented by HKAPA |
1 May,
1994 |
Benefit Scholarship Concert, James Blackstone Memorial Library, Suzuki Music School of West Haven, Branford, Connecticut, USA
Solo Piano, presented by the Faculty of the school |
2 April,
1994 |
Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial, the Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Piano Recital, presented by the Yale School of Music |
| 30 January, 1994 |
Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial, the Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Piano Recital, presented by the Yale School of Music |
17 October,
1993 |
Whitney Center, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Piano Recital, presented by Whitney Center |
31 October,
1992 |
Olga Koussevitzky Memorial Concerts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, USA
Piano Sonata & Piano Trio, presented by Musicians Club of New York |
9 August,
1992 |
Piano, Violin and Cello Concert, Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong |
30 June,
1992 |
Summer Music Festival, Academy Recital Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
Piano Recital, presented by HKAPA |
17 May,
1992 |
Global Day Concert, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Piano Recital, presented by Green Hill Anglo-Chinese Art Performance Troupe |
20 July,
1991 |
Step of the Arts III, Auditorium, Shatin Town Hall, Hong Kong
Piano Recital, Hong Kong Piano and Music Association |
24 April,
1991 |
The Edith L. Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series, Curtis Hall,The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA
Piano Recital |
14 November
1990 |
Germantown and Mount Airy Series, Mrs. William Baltzell, Chestnut Hill, USA
Piano Recital & Sonata for Piano by Cheng Wai and Angela Au |
28-29 July,
1990 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Cultural Activities Hall, Shatin Town Hall and Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Hong Kong
Presented by the Regional Council |
31 March,
1990 |
John Howland Steinway, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA
Rondo for Two Pianos by Seymour Lipkin and Cheng Wai |
27 June,
1990 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Recital Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts(HKAPA), Hong Kong
Presented by HKAPA |
20 June,
1989 |
The Young Professional Musicians Platform, Academy Recital Hall,
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
Piano Recital, presented by HKAPA |
28 April,
1989 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, USA
Presented by Strawberry Mansion |
7 August,
1987 |
Piano Recital by Cheng Wai, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Presented by Urban Council, Hong Kong |
3 February,
1987 |
Hong Kong Arts Festivals, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Presented by Urban Council, Hong Kong, Piano Recitals by Cheng Wai & John Winther |
5 February,
1985 |
Hong Kong Arts Festivals, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Piano Recital, presented by Urban Council, Hong Kong |
31 July,
1985 |
Hong Kong International Youth Arts Festival, Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Piano Recital, presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong |
| 15 April, 1984 |
36th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Prize-winners’ Concerts,
Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Piano Recital, presented by the Hong Kong Schools Music & Speech Association, Hong Kong |
SOLO PERFORMANCES WITH ORCHESTRA
9 June,
2007 |
Beethoven & Bernstein, China National Library, Beijing, China
Solo Bassoon in the EOS Orchestra Academy of the Central Conservatory of Music |
16-17 December,
2005 |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Concerto Appearance with Hong Kong Chinese Orchestara, |
25 December,
2003 |
Four Seasons, Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural Center, Macau, China
Piano & Harpsichord, Concerto & Sonata, with Violinist Leung Kin-fung and Strings of Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra |
11-12 July,
2003 |
Summer Piano Fiesta IV, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Concerto Appearance with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra |
22 April,
2002 |
Know Your Piano Concertos, Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Concerto Appearance with Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
9 August,
2000 |
Midsummer Classics, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Concerto Appearance with Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra |
9 January,
2000 |
Percussion Carnival, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Solo Piano with Hong Kong Percussion Group |
10 July,
1999 |
New Meteorology of Chinese Music II, Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Piano Recital, presented by Hong Kong Juvenile and Youth Chinese Orchestra |
7 November,
1998 |
1998-99 Seasons, Main Stage, Staller Center for the Arts, New York
Concerto Appearance with Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra |
6 June,
1997 |
Fantasia on the ‘OLD 104’ Psalm Tune, Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Solo Piano with The Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
22 January,
1993 |
Woolsey Hall, the Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Concerto Appearance with the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale |
| 1991 |
Concerto Appearance with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong |
| 1990 |
Macau Music Hall, Macau
Solo Piano with Macau Chinese Orchestra, Macau |
28 March &
4 April,
1987 |
Chinese Music, Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall & Auditorium,Shatin Town Hall, Hong Kong
Concerto Appearance with Wang Kwong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong |
| 1986 |
Fano Music Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Concerto Appearance with Odense Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen, Denmark |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1997 |
First Prize, New York Stony Brook Concerto Competition |
| 1995 |
Third Prize, William Byrd International Young Artist Competition |
| 1995 |
Second Prize, Bergen Philharmonic Competition for Violin and Piano, New York |
| 1994 |
First Prize, Hong Kong Young Pianist Competition, pre-competition for 1994 Beijing International Piano Competition. |
| 1993 |
Third Plaza, Kingsville International Young Performances Competition, TX |
| 1992 |
Champion, Olga Koussevitzky Piano Competition, New York City, NY |
| 1992 |
Champion, Yale Philharmonia Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition |
| 1990 |
Champion, Gina Bachauer International (Asian Region) Piano Competition |
| 1987 |
Third-Plaza, Hong Kong Pre-Bachauer Piano Competition |
| 1986 |
Champion, Lady Malehose Music Competition |
| 1985 |
Champion, Hong Kong Young Music Performer Award Competition |
| 1984 |
Champion, The Pearl River Piano Competition of China |
| 1984 |
Hong Kong Arts Festival Prize for Western Music Instrument |
ACADEMIC AWARDS
| 1994 |
Yale School of Music, Ellen-worth Scholarship |
| 1992 |
Champion, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Zuiden Music Scholarship |
| 1991 |
Two-year Scholarship from Yale School of Music |
| 1987 |
Hong Kong Royal Jockey Club Competition for overseas Music Scholarship |
| 1987 |
Four-year Full Scholarship from Curtis Institute of Music |
| 1987 |
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Dean's Prize |
| 1987 |
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Piano Prize |
HIGHER EDUCATION
| 1999 |
Doctor of Musical Arts,Under Professor Gilbert Kalish
NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY, Stony Brook |
| 1994 & |
Artist Diploma & |
| 1993 |
Master of Music,
Under Professor Claude Frank
YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT, USA |
| 1991 |
Bachelor of Music in Piano,
Under Professor Seymour Lipkin and Professor Gary Graffman,
Minor in Harpsichord with Doctor Party,
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| 1987 |
LRSM, Diploma in Performance,
LONDON ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Hong Kong |
| 1987 |
Advanced Diploma of Music Performance, High Distinction, Under Professor John Winther,
HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, Hong Kong |
| 1977-1983 |
Under Professor Gabriel Kwok,
HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, Hong Kong |
PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
| 2007-Present |
Chairman
The Central Conservatory of Music (Hong Kong) Foundation Limited, Hong Kong |
| 2005-2007 |
DIRECTOR
The Central Conservatory of Music (Hong Kong) Foundation Limited, Hong Kong |
| 1999-Present |
LECTURER
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 2002-Present |
PIANO INSTRUCTOR at Extention and Continuing Education for Life
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Art, Hong Kong |
| 1996-1999 |
TEACHING ASSISTANT for Graduate Studies
New York State University |
| 1994-1999 |
TEACHING ASSISTANT for Undergraduates
Yale University, New Haven, C.T., USA |
| 1994-1999 |
PIANO ACCOMPANIST
For Yale School of Music
Yale University, New Haven, C.T., USA |
| 1991-1996 |
Master Class
Yale University, New Haven, C.T., USA |
| 1993 |
STAFF PIANIST of Mastro Guther Herbig’s Conducting Class
New Haven, C.T., USA |
| 1991-1994 |
ACCOMPANIST
For Aldo Parisot’s Cello Class
Yale University, New Haven, C.T. |
| 1992-1994 |
ACCOMPANIST
For Suzuki Violin Class in New Haven Music School,
New Haven, C.T., USA |
| 1993 |
ACCOMPANIST
For Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Chorus, Hong Kong |
| 1990 |
CONDUCTED THE CURTIS LAB ORCHESTRA
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| 1990 |
ACCOMPANIST for M. Rostropovich’s Cello Lesson
Washington, D.C., USA |
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