香港著名鋼琴家.澳門理工大學講師郭家豪博士
香港著名鋼琴家.澳門理工大學講師郭家豪博士
Dr.Timothy Kwok(香港.Hong Kong)
獲樂評讚譽其演奏「細膩精緻」，鋼琴家郭家豪的演奏足跡遍及北美州、歐洲及亞洲多個城市，亦曾在不同的藝術節與音樂會系列中獻藝，如美國紐約國際鍵盤學院音樂節、 辛辛那提熊貓鋼琴節、捷克布拉格國際鍵盤學院 、香港政府的「音樂顯才華」音樂會系列、「法國五月」國際藝術節、廣州交響樂團樂季開幕週、佛山音樂季等。郭氏曾夥拍帕格尼尼小提琴大賽及慕尼黑大賽首獎得主黃濱、嗩吶大師郭雅志、廣州交響樂團駐團指揮景煥、羅曼弦樂四重奏、二胡演奏家程秀榮、男中音歌唱家馮國棟、女高音歌唱家王曦、女高音歌唱家李蕙妍，及竹笛演奏家楊偉傑等同台演出。他亦曾在郭雅志的專輯《城市暢想》中擔任鋼琴伴奏，曲目包括鋼琴與嗩吶版《百鳥朝鳳》的世界首演錄音。郭氏曾多次獲香港電台第四台邀請訪問及錄音，近期灌錄的曲目包括佛瑞《安魂曲》的鋼琴獨奏版本、葛利格《霍爾堡組曲》及李斯特《超技練習曲》選段，以及與鋼琴家黃俊肇在遠赴義大利Fazioli演奏廳灌錄的四手聯彈作品。
郭氏勇於挑戰現代音樂，曾獲美國辛辛那提的路·哈里遜鋼琴協奏曲比賽亞軍，最近更四度獲邀演奏著名中國作曲家陳其鋼的鋼琴協奏曲《二黃》，包括該曲的廣州及佛山首演；此外，他亦剛與香港中文大學管樂團合作成功演出史特拉汶斯基的鋼琴協奏曲。
旅美期間，郭氏獲美國辛辛那提大學委任為全校唯一早期音樂助教，教授巴洛克音樂演奏實踐、數字低音及古鍵琴演奏。博士畢業後即加入香港中文大學音樂系，教授鋼琴及古鍵琴演奏。郭氏現為澳門理工學院音樂學士課程的全職講師，負責教授鋼琴演奏、室內樂及其他音樂表演相關科目，並曾在中國北京中央音樂學院、中國首都師範大學、香港大學、香港中文大學、香港浸會大學、香港教育大學、香港演藝學院、香港音樂專科學校等院校交流演出、主持講座及大師班。
生於香港，郭氏六歲開始學習鋼琴，主要師從吳美樂、艾德蒙·巴特斯比、尤金·普里登諾夫和伊麗莎白·普里登諾夫等，古鍵琴及古鋼琴師從維維安·蒙高馬利，亦曾獲郭嘉特、尚－伊夫·蒂博代 、 詹姆士·托科、 艾米爾·拿奧莫夫、 內莉·阿寇比安－塔瑪麗娜等大師指導。郭氏畢業於香港中文大學，獲音樂（榮譽）文學士學位，亦獲頒英國倫敦聖三一學院鋼琴演奏院士銜。其後獲胡格非畢業生海外深造紀念獎學金及雅各布斯音樂學院研究生獎學金，入讀美國印第安納大學，並取得鋼琴演奏碩士學位。及後再獲頒全額獎學金及生活費，入讀美國辛辛那提大學音樂學院；因成績優異，獲大學破格在二十八個月內頒發鋼琴演奏博士學位。
Praised by music critic for his “exquisite and refined” playing, pianist Timothy Kwok has performed extensively in the States, Europe, and Asia. He has appeared in festivals and concert series such as New York’s International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Prague International Keyboard Institute, Cincinnati’s Bearcat Piano Festival, Hong Kong Government’s Our Music Talents recital series, Le French May Arts Festival, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra’s season opening, and Foshan Music Festival. He has collaborated with renowned musicians like Paganini International Violin and Munich International Music Competitions champion Bin Huang, suona maestro Yazhi Guo, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra’s Resident Conductor Huan Jing, Romer String Quartet, erhu master Xiu-Rong Cheng, baritone Guodong Feng, soprano Xi Wang, soprano Amanda Li, and dizi virtuoso Ricky Yeung. He was also invited to partner with Yazhi Guo in his album City Rhapsody on M. A. Recordings, on which they made the world première recording of the suona and piano version of Birds Pay Tribute to the Phoenix. His recent recording highlights also include the complete Fauré-Naoumoff’s Requiem, Grieg’s Holberg Suite and Liszt’s Harmonies du Soir for the Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4, and a duo recording at Fazioli Concert Hall with pianist Lucas Wong on Titanic Records.
An avid performer of contemporary music, Kwok was a prizewinner of the Lou Harrison Piano Concerto Competition at the University of Cincinnati. He was also invited to give four performances of Chinese-French composer Qigang Chen’s piano concerto Er Huang, including the concerto’s Guangzhou and Foshan premières. Recently, he has performed Igor Stravinsky’s piano concerto with the Chung Chi Wind Orchestra of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
During his stay in the United States, Kwok was appointed as the only Tangeman Graduate Teaching Assistant of Early Music at the University of Cincinnati, teaching Baroque interpretation, basso continuo, and harpsichord performance. Since graduation, Kwok joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong as a piano and harpsichord faculty member. He is currently a full-time lecturer of the Bachelor of Music Programme at the Macao Polytechnic Institute, teaching piano performance, chamber music, and other performance-related classes. He has also given performances, masterclasses, and conducted seminars at schools like Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, China’s Capital Normal University, The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, The Education University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Hong Kong Music Institute.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Kwok began studying the piano at the age of six. His major mentors include Mary Wu, Edmund Battersby, Eugene Pridonoff, Elisabeth Pridonoff, and Vivian Montgomery. Additional studies were with Gabriel Kwok, Emile Naoumoff, and Nelly Akopian-Tamarina. He also played for Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Akiko Ebi, James Tocco, Ann Schein, Ian Hobson, Alexander Toradze, and Edward Auer in masterclasses, among others. Kwok graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music, and was named a Fellow of Trinity College London. With the C. F. Hu Memorial Scholarship and Jacobs School of Music Graduate Scholarship, Kwok furthered his postgraduate studies at Indiana University Bloomington, and graduated with a Master of Music degree in piano performance. Kwok then studied at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati with a full-assistantship and stipend; and earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance in twenty-eight months, setting a new record in the history of the school.