廖國敏
Lio Kuokman

指揮 Conductor

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獲美國費城詢報譽為「令人矚目的指揮奇才」，廖國敏在巴黎舉行的國際史雲蘭諾夫指揮大賽勇奪首獎，並獲費城樂團總監雅尼克．涅傑瑟貢委任為助理指揮，為該樂團史上首位華人助理指揮。並於近期獲邀擔任香港創樂團的首席指揮。廖國敏活躍於國際舞台，曾與美國費城樂團、荷蘭鹿特丹愛樂管弦樂團、法國國家電台管弦樂團、韓國首爾愛樂、丹麥國家交響樂團等合作。

廖氏在香港演藝學院畢業，再赴美入讀茱莉亞音樂學院、寇蒂斯音樂學院、新英格蘭音樂學院深造，師承指揮家梅勒及胡富學習管弦樂指揮。此外他先後在多個著名指揮家大師班上學習，包括賽門．拉圖、麥可．提爾森．湯瑪士、詹姆士．李汶、艾森巴赫、阿倫．吉伯特等。為推廣室內樂，廖氏為澳門室內樂協會的創會主席。廖氏曾獲香港及澳門特區政府頒授嘉許獎狀及文化功績勳章，表揚他在文化藝術等多方面的成就。

 

Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as ‘a startling conducting talent’, Lio Kuokman was the laureate at the Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Paris. Lio has served as assistant conductor to music director Yannick Nézet-Seguin at the Philadelphia Orchestra, the first Chinese conductor to be appointed in this position in the history of the orchestra and recently appointed as the Music Director of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Lio has worked with many leading orchestras around the world including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Radio France Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic and Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Lio received his degree from the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory. He has studied with Otto-Werner Mueller and Hugh Wolff and in master-classes coached by Sir Simon Rattle, Michael Tilson Thomas, James Levine, Christopher Eschenbach and Alan Gilbert. Lio is a founding member and President of the Macao Chamber Music Association. For his contributions to the development of arts and culture, Lio has received Certificate of Commendation and Medal of Cultural Merit from both governments of Hong Kong and Macao.