Search results for: “hong kong guitar teacher”

  • Johann Sebastian Bach’s Fugue BWV 1000, Performed by Francis Wan

    Johann Sebastian Bach’s Fugue BWV 1000, Performed by Francis Wan

    Francis Wan, a rising star in classical guitar, discovered the instrument at age thirteen. He quickly excelled, winning five first prize titles in guitar performance at the Hong Kong Schools…

  • Barber Violin Concerto – Movement 1, Allegro – Performed by Brian Hong

    Barber Violin Concerto – Movement 1, Allegro – Performed by Brian Hong

    Brian Hong, 14, performs Barber’s Violin Concerto at Ithaca College….

  • Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, Organ Solo by John Hong

    Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, Organ Solo by John Hong

    John Hong performs an organ solo of Pachelbel’s Canon in D major on a 4-manual organ at NY Southern Church. The performance took place on August 28, 2009, at the…

  • Weber – Oberon Overture

    Weber – Oberon Overture

    Weber: Oberon Overture – Hong Kong Sinfonietta conducted by Daniel Raiskin. September 8, 2006….

  • Richard Strauss – Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, TrV 94

    Richard Strauss – Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, TrV 94

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, play Richard Strauss’ Symphony No. 1, composed when he was just 16….

  • Fernando Sor

    Fernando Sor

    …influenced the evolution of the classical guitar. Quotations and Reception François-Joseph Fetis, a Belgian musicologist, praised Sor, calling him the “Beethoven of the guitar.” Sor’s music, particularly his guitar sonatas,…

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Francisco Tárrega was a Spanish guitar maestro and composer, credited as the pioneer of modern classical guitar. His profound influence on 20th-century guitar music is indisputable, as he was instrumental…

  • Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart

    …Leopold himself was a significant figure in the classical music scene of the 18th century, contributing as an accomplished violinist, a prolific composer, a music theorist, and an esteemed teacher….

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    …Teaching Rimsky-Korsakov’s career was marked by a prolific output of compositions, a successful stint as a conductor, and a lasting influence as a teacher. In 1873, he left active naval…

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Arnold Schoenberg

    …a piano teacher. He showed an early interest in music and began violin lessons at the age of eight. However, it wasn’t until later in his adolescence that he began…

  • Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann

    …of Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch, a teacher at the Zwickau high school. His early exposure to music and literature, coupled with his father’s influence, ignited a deep appreciation for the arts…

  • Aaron Copland

    Aaron Copland

    …a concert by the Polish composer-pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Copland decided to become a composer. He began formal lessons in harmony, theory, and composition with Rubin Goldmark, a renowned teacher…