Ray Cheung 張緯揚

Ray CHEUNG
Born in Hong Kong, Cheung Ray Yeung received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He studied cello with Dr. Letty Poon and chamber music with Ray Wang and Ivan Chan. After graduation, he continued his studies with Artem Konstantinov. Ray Cheung won international awards including third Prize at the first Schoenfeld International String Competition (Aficionado Cello Senior Group) in 2013 and the String Quartet Group award at the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition in 2016. Ray Cheung is an active chamber and orchestral musician in Hong Kong. In 2014 Ray joined the Asian Youth Orchestra as the associate principal cellist. He also plays the baroque cello and viola da gamba, and has performed many concerts with the Early Music Society of Hong Kong. He has also given numerous premieres of new works at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

張緯揚
張緯揚出生於香港,於香港演藝學院取得音樂學士學位,主修大提琴。在校時,他師從潘穎芝博士,並跟王磊教授和陳浩堂教授學習室內樂。畢業後,他跟隨康雅談博士繼續進修。張緯揚曾獲國際獎項,包括第一屆勛菲爾德國際弦樂大賽愛樂組第三名及甘拉雅妮‧瓦塔娜公主國際合奏比賽第二名。張氏活躍於不同類型的管弦樂及室內樂演出,並替多名香港演藝學院和香港音樂專科學校的作曲系學生首演作品。他曾於不同管弦樂團擔任客席大提琴首席,包括香港新愛樂樂團和職業訓練局管弦樂團,並於2014年他加入亞洲青年管弦樂團擔任大提琴副首席。作為一名早期音樂愛好者,他亦有巴洛克大提琴和古提琴的演出經驗,曾和香港早期音樂協會合作演出不同時代的早期音樂。