BENJAMIN LAM violin & DONO NG piano

Don't miss the opportunity to hear the winner of the 2025 National Kendall Violin Competition, perform live in Bowral with collaborative artist Dono Ng.

PROGRAM

J.S. Bach, Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor i. Grave and iii. Allegro

C.Debussy, Violin Sonata i. Allegro vivo, ii. Intermède: Fantasque et léger, iii. Finale: Très animé

W.A. Mozart, Violin Concerto No, 4 in D major. K 218 i. Allegro

Elizabeth Younan, Fantasia No. 4

MEET THE ARTISTS

Benjamin Lam is in his third year of a Bachelor of Music Performance degree under Janet Davies's tutelage. He is a recipient of the Ted and Susan Meller Memorial Fund Scholarship and has previously studied with Goetz Richter and Sheau-Fang Low.

He was a finalist in the Sydney Conservatorium Concerto Competition 2023, 2024, Sydney Concert Orchestra Concerto Competition 2024, semi-finalist in the Sydney Eisteddfod Drs Instrumental Scholarship 2023. Ben regularly participates in AYO programs and has performed as Concertmaster for the Conservatorium orchestras.

In 2023, his quartet was part of the outreach program at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and he performed as a Viola artist alongside Jack Liebeck and Emily Sun. As a recipient of the Henderson’s Travellers Scholarship multiple times, he has travelled internationally as a violinist and violist studying chamber music with Quartetto Di Cremona and Johannes Meissl at the 2022 and 2024 Kuhmo International Chamber Music Festival in Finland.

Ching Pong (Dono) Ng was born and raised in Hong Kong. He recently completed his Bachelor's studies with first-class Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, under the tutelage of Dr. Paul Rickard-Ford.

Ching Pong was the 3rd prize winner of the 2021/2022 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, where he made his concerto debut in Rachmaninoff’s piano concerto no. 1 during the finals with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Johannes Fritszch.

Dono is highly sought after as a collaborative pianist. He was a finalist in the 2021 Geoffrey Parsons Award and the 2022 David Miller Award.

We pay our respect to the Traditional Custodians, their Ancestors who cared for this Country for many thousands of years, and their Elders and descendants who continue to care for the Country. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

EMERGING CONCERT ARTISTS 2025 PROGRAM at ST JUDE'S BOWRAL

They are storytellers, and music is their language. Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a memorable musical experience with some of Australia's leading young performers. St Jude's Music Association hosts the concert at the historic & beautiful St Jude's Church Bowral. Entry is by donation.

July 2 | CLASSICAL SAXOPHONE | John Martin

August 6 | WIND IN THE REEDS Gahyun Lee, oboe & TBA piano

September 3 | HORIZONS Sydney Conservatorium String Ensemble.

October 1 | PIANO MUSIC FROM THE HEART Elsa Li, piano & Sophia Bae, piano (First featured in October 2022)

November 5 | TIMELINES Matthew Zengoski guitar with Nigel Jones guitar

December 3 | JAZZ STORIES Tom Hains Quartet