The Fabulous Five:
Love’s Joy and Heartache
Hong Kong Chamber Music Society
proudly presents
The Fabulous Five: Love’s Joy and Heartache
Date and time:
28 September 2026, Mon, 7:00p.m.
Venue:
Ladies’ Recreation Club – Function and Dining Rooms
Ticket prices:
Concert Only $280; Concert & Dinner $680
Programme:
Massenet: Cendrillon, “Enfin, je suis ici”, “Cœur sans amour, printemps sans rose”
Bizet: Carmen, “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Habanera), “Près des remparts de Séville” (Seguidilla)
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, “Humming Chorus”, “Un bel dì vedremo”
Bellini: I puritani, “Qui la voce sua soave”
Puccini: La bohème, “Quando m’en vo’”, “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”
~ Intermission ~
Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127 – Nos. 1, 3, 7
Schubert: Notturno in E‑flat major, Op. 148, D 897
Mozart: Piano Trio in B‑flat major, K. 502
About Artists:
Soprano
Phoebe Tam
Soprano Phoebe Tam, a graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Mannes College of Music under a full Hong Kong Jockey Club scholarship, was a Jockey Club Opera Hong Kong Young Artist. A finalist in international competitions, she has performed leading roles from Le nozze di Figaro to La traviata and La bohème, and regularly appears as a concert and oratorio soloist.
Mezzo-soprano
Samantha Chong
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Chong, winner of the inaugural ASEAN Vocal Competition and Malaysia’s 41st National Singing Competition, launched her career with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Opera Hong Kong, Hong Kong Grand Opera and Musica Viva. She has sung roles such as Carmen, Rosina, Suzuki and Cherubino, and appeared in works from Madama Butterfly to Philip Glass’s Book of Longing. A Master of Music graduate of HKAPA, she is now on its vocal faculty.
Violin
James Cuddeford
Currently Concertmaster of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Australian violinist James Cuddeford is acclaimed as a versatile soloist, chamber musician and composer. He won a full scholarship at 12 to the Yehudi Menuhin School, later studying at the Royal Northern College of Music and winning First Prize at the 1996 Charles Hennen International Competition. A leading interpreter of contemporary music, he has premiered major works worldwide, with his compositions represented by the Australian Music Centre.
Cello
Laurent Perrin
French/Luxembourg cellist Laurent Perrin, who studied with Georges Malleck, Lluis Claret and Raphael Wallfisch, has collaborated with György Sebök and quartets including Takacs, Borodin and Amadeus. Assistant Principal Cello of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, he teaches at HKAPA, Chinese University and Baptist University, and co-founded the RTHK String Quartet and RTHK Chamber Soloists.
Piano
Colleen Lee
Pianist Colleen Lee, lauded for her “magnificent, heavenly touch” (Il Giornale di Vicenza), won 6th Prize at the 15th Chopin International Competition. She has performed worldwide with orchestras including Israel Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, and at festivals like Duszniki Chopin and New York’s Keyboard Festival. A former Hong Kong Sinfonietta Artist Associate, she excels in chamber music with artists like Ning Feng and the Shanghai Quartet.