主持人：Aristo Sham 沈靖韜

A question to all pianists: how many Brahms’ piano works have you played? If you ask our local talent Aristo Sham, he will answer you, ‘ALL’!


Aristo came to RTHK Studio 2 one day, announcing he wished to record all Brahms’ piano works that carry an opus number. All of them! This frantic idea struck our curious minds, and there came about the five-par t series, ‘A Bold Retrospective of Brahms’.



Saying Aristo is a household name in Hong Kong is no understatement. This 28-year-old gentleman is currently pursuing his ar tist diploma at the Juilliard School. A top prizes winner at the prestigious Casagrande, Gina Bachauer, Vendome Prize at Verbier Festival, Dublin, Clara Haskil, New York, Saint-Priest and Viotti piano competitions, Aristo runs a busy travelling, touring, and studying schedule. In spite of this, he managed to squeeze ten days in Hong Kong. He came to the studio five times to record 360 minutes of Brahms’ music – most of them were played in one at tempt, with ver y rare occasions of playing a piece more than twice. These piano opuses, together with Aristo’s personal discovery and sharing, become the beauty of this series.



When asked how he felt af ter the recording, he replied in a text message that he had ‘Just completed a crazy project, can’t wait to share with you all’!