BISQC 2025: Beethoven/Schubert +
20th Century Round

Performed during Banff International String Quartet Competition 4th round.

August 2025

Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 I. Allegro ma non troppo
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 “The Kreutzer Sonata”

Performed during ENCORE Chamber Music Fellows Concert in Cleveland, Ohio

June 2023

An amazing arrangement by cellist Stephan Koncz of this popular folk tune in Australia. This lighthearted tune has been one of our regular encore pieces since a former member of us (Sally) from Australia introduced this famous tune to us.

Waltzing Matilda
(Arranged by Stephan Koncz)

The Angel / North London Forever

Arranged & performed by Cong Quartet in 2024

As many of you might know, our members Yan Ho & Caleb are both lifetime die-hard “Gooners” (Supporters of Arsenal Football Club )

Starting at the end of 23/24 season, Arsenal rolled out this new pregame anthem “𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓”, which was adapted from the song “The Angel” by English singer Louis Dunford. “The Angel” discusses life in North London and even makes mention of Arsenal’s former stadium Highbury. Here is a string quartet arrangement of the song by ourselves!

Oct 2021 @ Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

Live Concert

Beethoven: String Quartet No.11, Op. 95 “Serioso”

Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation, The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A major, op.13

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2

Sept 2023 @ HKU MUSE

Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre,
Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Dec 2023@HKSKH Holy Trinity Cathedral, Hong Kong

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, 1st mvt
Cong Quartet / Rachel Cheung (piano)

Also in the concert:
CHUNG Wing-sum: Late Autumn View
Adrian WONG: Childhood Sweet for string quartet
HAYDN: String Quartet No. 61 in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob.III:76, ‘Quinten’

Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

Sept 2025 @ Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam

Kevin Puts: Credo (2007)

2018@ Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts

“Credo” means “To Believe” in Latins, was a piece written by composer Kevin Puts when he was asked to write something about the “lighter side of his country”. With the negative events and injustice around the society, Kevin struggled to find inspirations for his music.

“When I was writing this piece, I found it very difficult to find inspirations in the events surrounding me in our country, and i feel even more that way today, we are in a very divisive situation, its a very dark time. And I think we artists have to rely on our own positive experiences between people in our own lives to find inspirations.”

A little gift to our home, Hong Kong.

with Fencer Vivian Kong

May 2021 @ LeeHysan Concert Hall, CUHK

Cong Quartet & Olympic Gold Medalist/ World Champion Fencer Vivian Kong had a little chat (in Cantonese) about how music, arts & sports are related to each other’s, and what are the experiences of being athletes & musicians.

Cong Quartet on RTHK “the works”

Jan 2021 @ Studio One, RTHK

The Cong Quartet was interviewed by the TV show “The Works” on RTHK Channel 31. We talked a little about the quartet & performed the last movement from Haydn’s String Quartet Op.33 no.1 at the end of the show.

with The Violin Channel at BISQC 2025

August 2025