Hong Kong Palace Museum | “HKPM Showtime Carnival” | Painting Pairing, by Athene Mok x Ting Hong

Athene Mok

Hong Kong soprano, Athene Tsz Wai Mok has performed in Taipei, New York, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tel Aviv. She appeared as Ah Fei in Kungfood, a chamber opera in Cantonese by Dr Chan Hing-yan in June 2023, and as Xiao Hong in the 2023 Hong Kong Art Festival’s dance opera Love Streams. Her other operatic appearances include Poppea and Valletto in L’incoronazione di Poppea, La Fée in Cendrillon, Morgana in Alcina, Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Despina in Cosi fan Tutte.

Athene is an active recitalist and concert soloist. Her concert appearances include Bach’s Magnificat with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Haydn’s The Creation and Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Rochester Chorus, Haydn’s Nicolaimesse with Bucknell University Choir and Camerata, Fauré’s Requiem with The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and Saint Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio with the Hong Kong Youth Choir.

Athene received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree and Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. She obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Ting Hong

Ting Hong was a full scholarship student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree with first class honour in solo piano performance and received her Master of Music degree a year later. During her time in the United Kingdom, she was invited to perform in multiple venues such as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Leeds Art Gallery and St Martin-in-the-Fields. Ting earned her second Master of Music degree majoring in Accompanying and Chamber music under the tutelage of Dr Jean Barr at the Eastman School of Music, where she worked as the pianist in orchestras and choirs.