OUr missionS
Education
Cong Quartet was the Ensemble-in-Residence from 2019 and later the Artist-in-Residence for the Masters Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong until 2022, where we try to work with students in all possible ways. Our works at CUHK included chamber music coaching, masterclasses, reading, performing & giving feedbacks on new compositions, performing chamber music with students, giving recitals, lecture performances…and more.
The Quartet also did a residency for the Composers Forum of University of North Texas in 2019, and engaged in a teaching role in various occasions, such as HIMA USA, Madeline Island Chamber Music and Indiana University Summer String Academy.
The Quartet was invited to give chamber music coaching, masterclasses and lectures in various schools from Kindergarten to Universities in Hong Kong, sometimes collaborating with Musicus Society, Gustav Mahler Orchestra and Hong Kong String Orchestra, as well as serving as judges in strings, compositions and other music competitions. We also did school sessions at schools in Germany, France and Norway with Musethica and European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA).
Feel free to contact us for any educational events & collaborations!
Community
Cong Quartet believes that the humanistic experience of chamber music is a treasure to the community and integrating chamber music into the daily lives of audiences is very essential. We try our best to establish the group and each of us as part of the community and share ourselves to the people around us.
Classical & chamber music should not be caged in the concert hall, We have performed for and collaborated with children hospitals, hospices, government departments, elderly cares, schools for children with special needs, homeless shelters, new immigrants association, churches, prisons, psychiatric hostels and many other similar occasions in Asia, America and Europe, especially during our time with Musethica. We also highly enjoy working with the adult chamber music community as we believe the enjoyment of chamber music should not be limited by age, level of playing, race and occupation.
Our quartet also took part in the “Stand for Human Rights” project for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Thailand who have lost their lives for protecting environmental values and human rights, and participated in activities that share the same values as we do when needed.
multi-genre & cross-disciplinary works
As focus as we are in classical string quartet repertoire, our quartet has a strong interest in collaborating with all kinds of art forms, cultures and disciplines. We welcome non-traditional performances and often take part in the creating process of these projects. We have participated in performances exploring cultures of Nordic countries, European Royalties, American Street Arts, Traditional Chinese Festivals, Japanese Anime and many more.
Our past experiences included collaborations with sports & athletes, technologies, food & drinks; performances with actors, dancers, poets, lighting & visual artists; working with heritage sites, sound installations, exhibitions, art museums and many more. Our recent digital performance at the 50th Hong Kong Arts Festival included a performance with neural oscillations & robots!