Organ Recital by Anne Lam – Orchestral Inspirations

 

6.9.2025 (Sat) 4pm

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

Free admission with ticket (Online Registration)

Anne Lam (Organ)

Anne Lam teaches organ performance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and serves as a Director of Music at Chung Chi College Chapel, CUHK. She has also been teaching for the Pipe Organ Education Series at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Her solo performances have been broadcast on Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4, Metro Radio Hong Kong, and American Public Radio’s programme “Pipedreams” in the United States. She won the Second Prize in the 6th Miami International Organ Competition and was named a semi-finalist in the National Young Artists Competition in Organ (NYACOP).

Lam has performed in many concert halls and cathedrals across the world. She appeared as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Festival, as a guest organist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2022, and performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Brass Quintet in the 2023 Hong Kong Arts Festival. Recently, she has given a sold-out Tuba and Organ Concert at Shenzhen Concert Hall and two solo recitals at Gulangyu Pipe Organ Art Center.

In frequent demand as an orchestral player and choir accompanist in Hong Kong, Lam has been performing with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Bach Choir, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus for nearly a decade. She has recorded three CDs with choristers in Macao and performed with choirs from England, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States. She served as the Founding Dean of the Hong Kong Chapter and the American Guild of Organists (AGO) from 2014 to 2016. An avid board member of the Chapter, she takes on a role in initiating the Young Organist Competition, Organ Festival, and Summer Organ Academy with the local AGO Chapter.

Lam started learning the organ with Dr Chiu Siu-Ling and Ms Wong Kin-Yu. She was awarded a prestigious full-tuition scholarship from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund for her sacred music undergraduate, master and doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music, New York. At Eastman, she studied with the legendary Professor David Higgs. She served as a Director of Music and Organist for Episcopal churches and Catholic parishes when she resided in upstate New York.

When away from music, Lam can be found reading, baking, or wandering in the woods with her super intelligent border collie Labrador mix.

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Paul Luxenberg (Tuba)

Paul Luxenberg is the Principal Tuba of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has held since 2001. A native of California and a graduate of The Juilliard School, he began his professional career as the Principal Tuba of the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra before relocating to Hong Kong. His performance credits span major venues across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia, including a sold-out performance of the John Williams Tuba Concerto at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, where he proposed to his wife on stage. He also performed an all-Bach recital with Anne Lam at the Shenzhen Concert Hall.

Luxenberg has also performed with leading ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. His festival appearances include the Aspen Music Festival and the Pacific Music Festival, where he collaborated with internationally renowned artists and conductors.

Luxenberg maintains an active presence across Mainland China, with recent appearances at the Wuhan Conservatory and the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He is a Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and also serves on the faculty at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Luxenberg is currently completing an MSc in Entrepreneurial Management at Hang Seng University, where he was named to the Dean’s List. Outside of music, he enjoys studying Chinese, hiking, and spending time with his family. He and his family are active members of the Jewish community in Hong Kong.

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Programme

Gaston Litaize (1909 – 1991)
Prélude et Danse Fuguée

Gaston Litaize (1909 – 1991)
Douze Pièces pour Grand Orgue
III: Lied

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
(Transcribed by Edwin H. Lemare)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
(Arranged by Charles Vernon)
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
II. The City (Street) Awakes
VI.Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights)
IX. Romeo and Juliet before Parting
Guest Performer: Paul Luxenberg (Tuba)

Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937)
24 Pièces de Fantaisie, Op. 55
IV. Naïades

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Praeludium & Fugue in E minor “Wedge”, BWV 548

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Free tickets will be available, limited to four per person, on a first-come-first-served basis at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre enquiries counter between 9 am and 9 pm, or through online registration starting from 9 Aug (Sat). Children aged 6 and above are welcome. The programme lasts approximately 60 minutes without intermission.

The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.

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