BIOGRAPHY

Internationally acclaimed Hong Kong pianist and pedagogue  William Fu is known for his deep understanding and maturity in his playing. He has performed in important venues in Hong Kong, Austria, United Kingdom, Scotland, France, Italy, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and China. Some notable musical activities include masterclass in Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music; masterclass and solo recital in Mahidol University; Judging and teaching masterclass in Music Singapore International Competition; performing Schumann’s piano concerto with Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra and Rachmaninoff second piano concerto with Scottish Sinfonia; solo recital in Erhbar Saal in Viennal; concert in Nordon Farm centre in Maidenhead, to name a few. 

 

William enjoys successes from competitions. He is a prize-winner in the 5th International Piano Competition of Piano Island Festival, Lilian Davies prize and Janet Duff Prize from Royal Academy of Music; North London Festival, to name a few. He has performed with Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Sinfonia, Chung Chi Orchestra, Carpe Symphonic Band, Hong Kong Artists’ Gallery Orchestra as soloist. 

 

As an active collaborative pianist, William specializes in playing with flutists and vocalists, performing a wide range of repertoire. He was a lecturer and artistic coach in School of Arts in GuangDong University of Foreign Studies, and he is currently a faculty of piano accompaniment in HKAPA. Also, he has founded and performs regularly with Doyle Piano Trio.

 

William has been a visiting student in HKAPA, studying with Prof. Gabriel Kwok. He graduates from the Master of Music from the Royal Academy of Music, with a DipRAM (excellence in final recital) and LRAM (piano pedagogy) under Carole Presland; bachelor from the music department of Chinese University of Hong Kong with Raymond Young. He has also had masterclasses with various maestros, including Cristina Ortiz, Natalia Trull, Imogen Cooper, Nikolai Demidenko, Dmitri Alexeev, Robert Levin, Pascal Devoyon, Rustem Hayroudinoff, Colin Stone, Danny Driver, Thomas Rosenkranz, etc. 

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As a sought-after pedagogue and dedicated teacher, students of William have achieved numerous successes, including prizes in International Piano Competition of Piano Island Festival and Gold Medal Award in Hong Kong School Music Festival. Many of them further pursue their study in music in both undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in music institutions, including Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chetham School of Music, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, University of York, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University. Besides, William is a frequently invited as an adjudicator in various local and international competitions, including The VI International Liszt Ferenc Competition (Hungary-Budapest), Hong Kong International Piano Grand Prix Competition, Music Singapore International Competition, Thailand Music Festival for Young Artist, etc. Wiliam also gives masterclasses worldwide. 

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Apart from the abovementioned positions in GDUFS and HKAPA, William was also a part time lecturer in HKUSPACE. He is currently the music director in Choice Music.