Date: 5 Dec 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
Language: English
Admission: 6:45–7:00 p.m.
Concert: 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Venue: Drake Gallery, 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Free admission. Please click here to register for the performance.
Mozart completed the full set of six sonatas for piano with violin in the spring and summer of 1778 and dedicated them to Countess Elizabeth Auguste, Electress of Palatinate and Bavaria. They are consequently known as the ‘Palatine Sonatas’.
These dazzlingly colourful pieces feature wonderfully balanced duets that are simply a pure joy.
Performers:
Samuel Au | Violin
Samuel Au is a distinguished Hong Kong-born violinist celebrated for his exceptional musicianship and versatility. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, he served as concertmaster of the Hong Kong String Orchestra and now conducts the Asia Youth String Orchestra. As a founding member of Ensemble Apeiron, Samuel continues to bring dynamic and diverse performances to Hong Kong’s vibrant music scene.
Sheung Lee | Piano
Sheung Lee lives in Hong Kong and enjoys an acclaimed reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field. His performances were described as “Magnificent! Engaging and arresting—just enjoyable”. Sheung received his musical training at the Royal Academy of Music in London and was awarded the Christian Carpenter Prize in Piano Accompaniment. He is greatly indebted to his teacher Julius Drake, a celebrated pianist described as a “collaborative pianist nonpareil” by The New Yorker magazine.