The Chopin Society of Hong Kong, during its twenty four years history, has supported local artists through scholarships, the funding of their studies in Hong Kong and overseas and by presenting them in public recitals in Hong Kong and in other countries as well as recording them for the Society’s recording label: The Alpha Omega Sound.

Starting in 2015, the Society has been implementing in Its Joy of Music Festival, the “Young Talent” Series, an innovative programme for our young artists.

Audiences in general are always eager to attend presentations of artists who have already carved a place in their performing careers, and the Society’s presentations are no exception in acknowledging and trying to fulfill these expectations. The Society is, of course, very proud to present to the public in Hong Kong great artists who have gone through that long and arduous path until they are acknowledged and their presentations are eagerly awaited by the audiences.

Undoubtedly, a very special talent and a very strong self-discipline are essential ingredients in managing to go through this path. But there are many factors that contribute positively or negatively to the building of the career of a performing artist. Some artists will manage to overcome all obstacles and continue all through their lives in this voyage of discovery. Others will be forced to choose alternative paths in their lives. Who knows? Only time can tell!

The Chopin Society would like to offer our audiences the opportunity to listen to some of those promising, budding young artists by presenting them in brief recitals at the start of each night’s main performance. Their appearance is not there to offer opportunity for comparison or criticism, nor in any way, is their presence to detract from what follows after their brief appearance, that is the performances of seasoned and mature artists. But their presence on stage is a salute to these young talents and it is the Society’s way of giving them the chance to share, briefly, the limelight with the older and more experienced colleagues. It also gives the Hong Kong audience a sample of the artists whom they will be enjoying in the near future.

(Incidentally - people are usually familiar with opening, warm-up or supporting acts that perform at a concert before the main or featured act is presented. The use of warm-up acts is a general practice in “pop concerts” but it is not something that has been practiced in the more conventional format of classical music presentations.)