Patrick Chiu

Patrick Chiu is a choral conductor born in Hong Kong. During his period of residency in Vienna, he has participated in various local professional performances, and received tuition from professors at the Vienna Conservatory. Later he earned a scholarship to study at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where he received his Master’s degree in choral conducting. During his time in Europe and the United States, he has worked with and studied under world-renowned maestros including Helmuth Rilling, James Levine, and Harry Christophers. In 2010, Chiu and the Hong Kong Melody Makers won two Gold Awards in the World Choir Games. He was a recipient of the Award for Young Artist in the Hong Kong Arts Development Award 2012. Chiu is currently the Artistic Advisor of Hong Kong’s first professional a cappella theatre company, the Yat Po Singers, and the founder of the Hong Kong SingFest.

趙伯承為合唱指揮，生於香港。曾旅居維也納，參與當地的專業演出，並隨維也納音樂學院的教授學習，及後獲獎學金赴美國入讀辛辛那堤大學音樂學院，取得指揮碩士學位。於歐美期間曾跟從各地的音樂大師學習，包括里霖、利雲及基斯杜化士等，並獲卡拉揚音樂獎學金赴各音樂節演出。2010年，趙伯承指揮香港旋律於世界合唱大賽摘下兩項金獎，並獲頒2012香港藝術發展獎的藝術新秀獎。趙伯承現為香港首個專業無伴奏劇團一舖清唱的藝術顧問及聲蜚合唱節的創辦人。