Born in Macau in 1989, Kuok-Wai Lio began his piano studies at the age of five. In 1997, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2006 he entered the Curtis Institute of Music, and graduated in 2010 with the Bachelor of Music degree.  Kuok-Wai’s principal teachers have included Gabriel Kwok, Gary Graffman and Peter Frankl. He has been working regularly with Andras Schiff in various international master classes and festivals in Europe. ... read full bio

Born in Macau in 1989, Kuok-Wai Lio began his piano studies at the age of five. In 1997, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2006 he entered the Curtis Institute of Music, and graduated in 2010 with the Bachelor of Music degree.  Kuok-Wai’s principal teachers have included Gabriel Kwok, Gary Graffman and Peter Frankl. He has been working regularly with Andras Schiff in various international master classes and festivals in Europe.

Kuok-Wai is a regular participant of the Open Chamber Music Prussia Cove, Marlboro Festival and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. He has performed with the Macau Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, China Philharmonic, Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, Curtis Chamber Orchestra, Russian Symphony Orchestra and Camerata Salzburg.  Kuok-Wai has given recital tours in Japan, Germany and Italy.
 
A recipient of numerous prizes in international competitions including the Fulbright, Gina Bachauer, Seiler, Steinway, Ettlingen and Chopin (Tokyo), Kuok-Wai was awarded a Commendation of Merit given by the Chief Executive of Macau in January 2004. That same year he was invited to perform for the President of China, Hu Jintao, at the fifth anniversary of Macau’s handover to China.

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Excerpt from Davidsbündlertänze by Robert Schumann