MONDAY, JULY 9, 1979
JOINT VIOLIN RECITAL BY
MOLLY FUNG AND RAYMOND LEUNG
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THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE WILL PRESENT TWO YOUNG VIOLINISTS MOLLY FUNG AND RAYMOND LEUNG, ACCOMPANIED BY EMILY CHAIR AND ANGELA CHEUNG, IN A RECITAL AT THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, NINTH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, AT 5.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY.
MOLLY FUNG WAS BORN IN AMERICA IN 1964. SHE BEGAN TAKING VIOLIN LESSONS AT THE AGE OF THREE AT OBERLIN COLLEGE AND CONTINUED HER STUDIES AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC IN 1972. AT PRESENT. SHE IS STUDYING UNDER MRS. LINDA SHARON CERONE, THE CHAIR-PERSON OF THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT AT THE INSTITUTE.
MOLLY HAS HAD EXTENSIVE PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES. SHE APPEARED AS SOLOIST WITH CSEHY'S YOUTH ORCHESTRA, THE CLEVELAND'S UNIVERSITY CIRCLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND THE CLEVELAND SUBURBAN ORCHESTRA AND PERFORMED IN SOLO AND ENSEMBLE IN MANY OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OCCASIONS.
IN THE SUMMER OF 1978, SHE ATTENDED THE MEADOWMOUNT SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND PERFORMED ON À QUARTET THERE UNDER THE BATON OF IVAN GALAMIAN.
SHE HAS WON SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC TO ATTEND THE CSEHY'S MUSIC SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1976, 1977 AND 1978 AND SERVED AS THE CONCERTMISTRESS WITH THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA THERE.
SHE ALSO WON THE YOUNG PEOPLE STRING COMPETITION SPONSORED BY THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA IN 1977, AND THE CLEVELAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERTO COMPETITION IN 1978,
RAYMOND LEUNG IS A TALENTED AND ASPIRING YOUNG VIOLINIST IN HONG KONG. HE HAS BEEN STUDYING VIOLIN WITH MR. THOMAS WANG FOR OVER SIX YEARS AND IS NOW THE LEADER OF THE H.K. YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HE HAS ALREADY WON ALL PRIZES OF VIOLIN CLASSES IN THE SCHOOL MUSIC FESTIVAL. IN 1977 HE WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP AT INTERLOCHEN, MICHIGAN,
IN 1978 HE REPRESENTED H.K. AT THE 2ND ASIAN MUSIC CAMP HELD IN SINGAPORE AND WAS APPOINTED CONCERTMASTER OF THE ASIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA UNDER THE BATON OF MR. CHOO HOEY.
LAST YEAR HE PLAYED WITH H.K. PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AS SOLOIST AND WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY ŒF MUSIC IN LONDON.
IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, RAYMOND WILL BE LEADING THE H.K. YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DURING ITS VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM,
THE RECITAL WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE-OF-CHARGE.
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