盧定彰
Daniel Lo

盧定彰是近年最炙手可熱的本地作曲家之一, 致力創作揉合香港文學和音樂的演出, 特別是以華語/粵語演唱的聲樂作品。2017年, 盧氏參與由香港藝術節委約創作的大型音樂會《世紀香港》, 並為香港和聲室樂合唱團創作結合朗誦和錄像的合唱作品《瑪麗個案》。盧氏於2018年獲捷克「New Opera Days Ostrava」歌劇節委約, 創作室內歌劇《A Woman Such as Myself》, 廣獲好評。劇本改編自本地作家西西的著名短篇小說《像我這樣的一個女子》, 乃西西的作品首次被改編為歌劇。此外, 盧氏以本地作家也斯的短篇小說《艾布爾的夜宴》為藍本創作清唱劇, 於 2020 年1 月在香港演出。2020-2021年間, 盧氏與小說家黃怡攜手合作, 為香港藝術節創作粵語室內歌劇《兩個女子》, 劇本結合西西的《像我這樣的一個女子》和《感冒》兩篇短篇小說。作品於2021年5月在網上公演, 好評如潮。盧氏的新作包括大館委約創作的多媒體音樂劇場《幸福家庭與狗》, 於2021年10月在大館賽馬會立方演出。

除了以香港文學為靈感的作品, 盧定彰近年亦獲不同樂團委約, 創作管弦樂和室樂作品於本地和海外演出。盧氏的近作包括: 為香港小交響樂團2019年亞洲巡演 (日本及台灣) 創作的管弦樂《秋色若舞》; 為香港創樂團2019年亞洲巡演 (台灣及韓國) 創作室樂作品《重若鴻毛》; 以及小提琴協奏曲《幽篁II》。2020-2021年間, 盧氏再次獲香港小交響樂團委約, 為其歐洲 (葡萄牙及法國) 巡演創作《秋色若舞II》, 於2020年10月在香港大會堂首演。另外, 盧氏獲德國知名樂團Ensemble recherche委約 , 創作管樂三重奏《歧路小徑》, 於2021年1 月在弗萊堡首演。2021年4月, 盧氏為小提琴家嚴天成創作的獨奏曲《色變》, 以及獲香港科技大學委約創作的六重奏《歧路小徑II》, 分別於大館和都會音樂節演出。

盧氏2009 年以一級榮譽畢業於香港大學文學院 (音樂系), 2012年取得作曲哲學碩士學位, 師隨陳慶恩教授, 同年獲香港賽馬會音樂及舞蹈信託基金全額贊助, 前赴英國深造。2017年於約克大學完成作曲博士課程, 師隨 William Brooks 教授。盧氏於本地及國際作曲比賽屢獲獎項, 包括 2010 至 2011 年美國芝加哥「Migratory Journeys」國際作曲比賽第一名, 以及 2012 年意大利「Musica e Arte 」作曲比賽第一名。

Daniel Ting-cheung Lo is one of the most active composers in Hong Kong, frequently commissioned by local music groups such as Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. Lo has won various prizes in international contests including 1st prizes at the 7th Musica e Arte Composition Contest (Rome, 2011) and the 3rd Migratory Journeys International Music Composition Competition (Chicago, 2010/2011). Lo’s compositions have been performed in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia by well-renowned musicians including players from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bang-on-a-Can, Orchestra of Our Time (US), Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostravská Banda (Czech Republic), Piccolo Orchestra, Ensemble Suono Giallo (Italy), Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Ensemble Recherce (Germany), Quartet Diotima (France), Orkest de ereprijs, Utrechts Blazers Ensemble (Netherlands), Sofia Soloists (Bulgaria), Juice Vocal Ensemble (UK) and Song Company (Australia).

Lo’s works cover a wide range of musical genres, from orchestral to vocal pieces. The last few years saw the premieres of Autumn Rhythm for orchestra, commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta for their Asian tour in autumn 2019; Poids for 10 instruments, written for Hong Kong New Music Ensemble’s tour to Korea and Taiwan in spring 2019; and violin concerto YouHuang (II), composed as part of Lo’s residency at the Ostrava Days Contemporary Music Festival (Czech Republic) in summer 2017.

One of Lo’s current compositional interests is to seek ways to integrate music with Hong Kong literature. Recent works inspired by contemporary local writers include two pieces written for music programme Hong Kong Odyssey, commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Festival 2017; a choral work Mary’s Chalk Circle for narration, unaccompanied choir and video, commissioned by Hong Kong Voices in June 2017; a chamber opera A Woman Such as Myself (based on Xixi’s short story A Girl Like Me), premiered in New Opera Days Ostrava (Czech Republic) in June 2018; a semi-staged cantata The Banquet at el Bulli (based on Ye Si’s short story) was presented by Hong Kong Voices in January 2020. In 2020-2021, Lo and novelist Eva Wong were commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Festival to collaborate on a chamber opera in Cantonese Women Like Us, adapted from two of Xixi's short stories A Girl Like Me and The Cold.

Lo completed his PhD (Composition) at the University of York in the UK in 2017 under the supervision of William Brooks, fully supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund. Previously, he studied composition with Chan Hing-yan at the University of Hong Kong where he graduated with first class honours in 2009 and then earned an MPhil (Music Composition) in 2012.