ERIC CHAN
About
Born in Hong Kong, Eric Chan began playing piano and violin at age four. He pursued advanced studies in organ performance at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, earning an Artist Diploma, Master of Performance with distinction, and Bachelor of Music with first-class honours. His mentors included David Graham, Andy Dewar (organ), Kathron Sturrock (piano), Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (improvisation), and Michael Ladouceur (composition). He received numerous awards, including the RCM’s top Harold Darke Memorial Prize, scholarships from the Royal College of Organists, the Richard Newton Scarth Award, and the John Birch Scholarship. In 2022, Eric’s remarkable graduation recital was praised by the jury as “a voice that will resound in this hall for many years,” leading to an invitation to assist in selecting a new RCM organ professor.
Musical Journey
Eric has performed extensively across England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, and mainland China, appearing at prestigious festivals such as Italy’s 71st Settimana Organistica Internazionale (2024) and Germany’s International Düsseldorf Organ Festival (2022). He has performed at prominent venues including London's St. Paul’s Cathedral, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Vienna’s Peterskirche. Notable orchestral engagements include performing Saint-Saëns’ 'Organ' Symphony under Sir Antonio Pappano, broadcast internationally via Medici TV. Eric was the first Hong Kong organist to perform at Royal Albert Hall during the Last Night of the School Proms (2014), covered by Leicester Mercury. Eric’s achievements have been recognised in prominent media outlets, including features in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and Italy’s newspaper Libertà.
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Eric is also known for developing his award-winning concert program “Pipe Organ Through East and West,” the first concert program in the world to explore the unique collaboration blending the pipe organ with the suona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument. This groundbreaking initiative earned him the Best Music Production/Performance Award in 2024 from the Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion, sponsored by the Clare C. & Friends Fellowship.
Currently, Eric serves as a part-time lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University, organ instructor at St. Paul’s Co-educational College and Shenzhen Concert Hall, and Artistic Director at the Hong Kong Music and Art Education Interchange Association. His 2024 European concert tour is sponsored by the cultural exchange grant from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Upcoming performances include appearances at Altenberg International Organ Festival, Svendborg Internationale Orgelfestival, Xinghai Concert Hall in China, Internationale Düsseldorfer Orgelfestival, Westminster Abbey, and Auckland Town Hall.