Awarded by: Musicus Fest
An HKUST student Daniel Cheng, a year-one undergraduate at Business School, was admitted to an ensemble training program organised by Musicus Fest - a platform for world’s famous artists to interact, under which he together with 31 full-time students in Hong Kong were selected to perform side-by-side with an internationally-renowned violist, Yuri Bashmet, and the Moscow Soloists.
"The concert with Yuri Bashmet was absolutely stunning and eye opening. Not only had I enjoyed the performance with this Russian music guru, I have also learned a lot from this master of how we should treat music and why we should love music," recalled Daniel after the performance on 30 November.
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In addition to performing with great artists, the participating students have received training throughout the festival with a view to elevate them to a higher level of artistic excellence through interaction with distinguished artists from different parts of the world.
Link to TVB news featuring the festival including an interview with Daniel: http://news.tvb.com/local/5481b94f6db28ce332000003