"She has a wonderful natural sense of music."
- Dan Yu, jury member of international harp competitions
World champion
"She is a highly intelligent and sensitive musician. Her curiosity and vitality continue to impress me. Her performances have been outstanding."
- Inessa Zaretsky, Mannes School of Music Piano faculty
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She is a classical professional harpist currently based in Hong Kong.
Lillian Kong graduated with a Master of Music at Mannes School of Music (NYC) under the tutelage of Emmanuel Ceysson, Principal Harp of Los Angeles Philharmonic, former Principal Harp of the Metropolitan Opera and Opera national de Paris. Lillian is a recipient of the Mannes Dean’s Scholarship and the scholarship from Queenie Leung, Chairman’s Club Member of Herbalife International. Before NYC, Lillian studied at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot with Ceysson after graduating from Hong Kong Baptist University. In 2018, Lillian represented Hong Kong to compete in the prestigious International Harp Contest in Israel. In 2019, she was awarded the silver medal in the 3rd Berliner International Music Competition.
As a young aspiring musician, Lillian was selected in the Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG), a young-adult musician program chaired by Yo-yo Ma, Michael Stern and Long Yu, under which she received coaching from Yo-yo Ma, Michael Stern and Kinan Azmen. Within the program, she participated in the chamber and orchestral performances during the city tour in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Moreover, Lillian has performed in recitals, chamber and orchestral concerts in the USA, France, Israel, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong including the Lincoln Centre’s Alice Tully Hall, the New York City Center, Salle Cortot (Paris), l’Auditorium de Tignespace, Knight Hall (Akko), Xinghai Concert Hall, Hong Kong Culture Center, Hong Kong City Hall, TaiKwun, Haw Par Mansion, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Consul General of France Residence etc. In 2019 and 2021, Lillian was featured in a performance and interview at local TV, RTHK The Works.
江曉雯畢業於Mannes School of Music (NYC) ，獲音樂碩士，師從洛杉磯愛樂樂團首席豎琴手，
前紐約大都會歌劇院及巴黎歌劇院首席豎琴手Emmanuel Ceysson。她考獲Mannes Dean’s Scholarship，也受到梁斯敏女士（康寶萊主席組成員） 所給予的獎學金贊助。此前，江氏畢業於香港浸會大學，並曾就讀Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot，隨Emmanuel Ceysson學習。江氏於2018年代表香港參加歷史最悠久的豎琴比賽International Harp Contest in Israel，另外在2019年舉辦的3rd Berliner International Music Competition獲得silver medal。
江氏曾經入選廣東國際青年音樂周（YMCG）。它是一個由馬友友、Michael Stern和余隆監督的青年音樂家計畫。在此活動中，江氏參與了廣州、香港和臺灣的巡迴演出，裏面包含室內樂和管弦樂表演。
江氏參與不同的獨奏、室內樂和管弦樂演出，足跡遍及美國、法國、以色列、中國內地、臺灣和香港，演出場地包括Lincoln Centre’s Alice Tully Hall、the New York City Center、Salle Cortot (Paris) 、l’Auditorium de Tignespace、Knight Hall (Akko) 、星海音樂廳、香港文化中心、香港大會堂、大館、虎豹別墅、亞洲協會香港中心、法國總領事府邸等。在2019和2021年，江氏受到香港電台邀請，在電視節目The Works表演和接受採訪。