Ernest So Explained

Ernest Hin-Leung So
Native Name:蘇顯亮
Native Name Lang:Chinese
Birth Date:1 June 1978
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Instrument:piano

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, Nikolai Medtner, Jean Wiener, Déodat de Séverac, Mario Ruiz Armengol, Federico Mompou, and Anatoly Alexandrov,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] among many others, including world premiere recordings of works by Lucien Wurmser[11] and Abram Chasins. So's performances usually include impromptu deliveries on the provenance and contextual background of the pieces he is playing.

Biography

Early in his career, So won the Best Performer Award in Singapore (1995)[12] and the Beethoven Trophy (1995).[12] He later attended the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied under Jacob Lateiner, Solomon Mikowsky, Constance Keene, and Jonathan Feldman.[12] [8] [9] [10] [13] [14] So began touring China intensively in 2014, and has since been appointed as Honorary Professor of Music at numerous universities such as Jilin Normal University,[15] Guangxi University and Jining University.[16] He serves as an Affiliated Fellow at the Morningside College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[17] From 2009 to 2019 he served as the Chief Technical Consultant of Asia Piano Japan Co. Ltd., where he oversaw the quality control of the company's piano restoration department.[8] [14] [18] [19]

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.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

He currently lives in London.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free Lunchtime Concert: Ernest So (Piano). 2021-06-08. St Martin-in-the-Fields. en.
  2. Web site: Ernest So, piano Wednesday, Nov.7th at 6pm Music Gallery. 2021-06-08. Kolarac. en-US.
  3. http://www.scmp.com/article/684586/planner Musica Espanola in HK - SCMP 23-06-2009
  4. News: Argentina Music. C5. HKEJ . Hong Kong . 2012-03-23.
  5. Web site: Guangxi Normal University, Ernest So Concert on 9-11-2008 . 2013-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034420/http://news.gxnu.edu.cn/newscontent.php?news_id=3069 . 2013-10-16 . dead .
  6. http://www.scmp.com/article/724884/arts Piano Recital by Ernest So in HK - SCMP 16-09-2010
  7. http://bkkexpat.blogspot.co.uk/2012_05_01_archive.html Goethe Institut in Bangkok, Thailand, 08-05-2012
  8. http://www.alexanderandbuonofestival.com/faculty.asp The Alexander and Buono Festival
  9. Web site: LO OTRO . 2013-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902113409/http://lootro.com/solos/conciertos/ernest-so/ . 2013-09-02 . dead .
  10. Web site: Ernest So with Romantic Piano Music in Brunei, 14-09-2012 . 2013-08-22 . 2013-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022214735/http://bruneishines.com/event_details.php?event_id=542&title=MUSIC%3A%20Ernest%20So%20with%20Romantic%20Piano%20Music%20from%20France%2C%20Brazil%20and%20Argentina&date=2012-09-14&rp_id=1533 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2014-07-17. Pianist Ernest So's latest discoveries. 2021-06-08. Facts and Arts. en.
  12. Web site: Music & Drama Institute . 2013-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100814223050/http://www.mditalent.com/ernest_so.html . 2010-08-14 . dead .
  13. https://archive.today/20130822040437/http://www.meetup.com/piano-68/events/82973672/ Piano Music from Argentina & Mexico in London, 22-09-2012
  14. Web site: Asia Piano technical consultant and spokesman . 2019-08-10 . https://archive.today/20130822040456/http://fujiasia.silver.yp.com.hk/index_main.php?charset=eng/ . 2013-08-22 . dead .
  15. Web site: 香港華藝國際九月头条. 2021-06-08. Weixin Official Accounts Platform.
  16. Web site: 我校聘任国际钢琴演奏家苏显亮为名誉教授.
  17. Web site: Affiliated Fellows - People - About - Morningside College. 2021-06-08. www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk. en.
  18. http://asiapianojapan.jp/home.php Asia Piano Japan Co., Ltd.
  19. http://www.interlude.hk/front/in-touch-with-pianist-ernest-so-the-musical-aesthete-by-cathy-hung/ Interlude Touch with Pianist Ernest So
  20. http://www.scmp.com/article/730767/around-town Charity Piano Concert Dinner in HK, 22-11-2010 - SCMP 18-11-2010
  21. http://auditoryscenes.com/journal/?p=784 Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2011
  22. http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1088539/tamar-project-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-government-hq Ernest Charity Piano Concert in HK, South China Morning Post, 23-11-2012
  23. Web site: Ernest So Charity Recital Raises Funds for AKH Love & Care Association 2012 . 2013-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924051051/http://www2.akhlovecare.org.hk/?cat=5 . 2012-09-24 . dead .
  24. http://akhlovecare.blogspot.hk/2010/05/blog-post_30.html Ernest So Visited Qingyuan China – Children's Village