Photo 

I am a professional Violinist trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, UK, and a professional photographer who specialises in portraiture related to musicians and beyond. Having played professionally with orchestras and ensembles around the globe, I have developed close relationship with musicians across genres. I strive to make artistic and modern imagery that represent the best of 21st century musicians, both on stage and off stage. My photos are bold, elegant, vibrant, and geometric.

I am discreet when working in live events. I aim to document the event without interrupting the flow and atmosphere of the happening. I also work mostly without a flash, as a result my photos are most natural to look at, most real to view as a memory.

I have worked on commissions in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom. I have collaborated with local and overseas ensembles/organisations for creative photography projects, including Raffles Music Festival (Singapore), Hong Kong New Music Ensembles, Romer String Quartet, Northern String Quartet (UK), Groove Wind Quintet, Viva Pipers Wind Quintet, Premiere Performance Hong Kong, World Harp Congress, TomLee Music Academy, etc.

In recent years, my work has extended to Engagement/Wedding photography, producing natural-looking Engagement/Pre-Wedding photos as well as Wedding day photos.

My photos have been featured in Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Art-News HongKong.

I have also won prizes in National Geographic Photo Contest 2014 and also Canon Photo Marathon 2015 Hong Kong.

Music

Kurt Chan was born Hong Kong and began taking Violin lessons at the age of sixteen. Mr Chan graduated with Bachelor's of Music (Hons) at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and subsequently went on to study Master of Music (Performance) at the Royal Northern College of Music. His teachers include Peter Hanson, Eyal Kless and Nick Whiting.

Mr Chan has performed in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Austria, Armenia, Switzerland, Hungary, Macao, China, Taiwan as chamber and orchestral Violinist and Violist. He has worked with Macao Orchestra, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Strings, Hong Kong Symphonia, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Cameleon Arts Orchestra. He had played as principal players for various opera production both in the UK and in Hong Kong, working with conductors such as Diego Mason, the late Sir Charles Mackerras, Paul Daniel, and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

In 2015, Mr Chan was invited to join the 24/04 World Orchestra representing Hong Kong to commemorate centennial of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia, performing with notable artists such as Michail Jurowski(Conductor), Sergey Khachatryan(Violin), Narek Harutyunyan(Cello), Gianluca Marcianò(Conductor).

In the same year, Mr Chan played as part of the Hong Kong Contemporary Music Group, premiering Hong Kong Episodes, a cross-genre multi-media showcase of Jazz and Classical music by Teriver Cheung and Dr. Fung Lam. The group went on World tour in 2017 performing in London, Taipei, Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangxi, and Nanjing with great acclaim.

Mr Chan plays on a Glen Collins “Lord Wilton” violin made in 2017.