ERIC CHAN
Concert Organist
Born in Hong Kong, Eric Chan began playing piano and violin at age four. He pursued advanced studies in organ performance at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, earning an Artist Diploma, Master of Performance with distinction, and Bachelor of Music with first-class honours. His mentors included David Graham, Andy Dewar (Organ), Kathron Sturrock (Piano), Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (Improvisation), and Michael Ladouceur (Composition). He received numerous awards, including the RCM’s top Harold Darke Memorial Prize, scholarships from the Royal College of Organists, the Richard Newton Scarth Award, and John Birch Scholarship. In 2022, Eric’s remarkable graduation recital was praised by the jury as “a voice that will resound in this hall for many years,” leading to an invitation to assist in selecting a new RCM organ professor.
Global Musical Journey
Eric has performed extensively across England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Italy, and Mainland China. His concert tours have taken him to major international festivals, including:
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Internationales Orgelfestival Altenberg, Germany (2025)
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Internationale Orgelkonzerte Stuttgart, Germany (2025)
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Svendborg Internationale Orgelfestival, Denmark (2025)
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Internationale Düsseldorfer Orgelfestival (IDO), Germany (2022, 2025)
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Settimana Organistica Internazionale, Italy (2024)
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Festival Internacional de Órgano, Madrid, Spain (2023)
He has also appeared at some of the world’s most renowned venues, among them St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Peterskirche in Vienna, Shenzhen Concert Hall, and most recently a sold-out recital at Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou.
As an orchestral soloist, he has performed Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony under Sir Antonio Pappano, broadcast internationally on Medici TV, and was the first Hong Kong organist to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, appearing in the Last Night of the School Proms (2014) and covered by the Leicester Mercury.
Eric’s achievements have been recognised in prominent media outlets, including features in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and Italy’s newspaper Libertà.
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Eric is also known for developing his award-winning concert program “Pipe Organ Through East and West”, the first international concert project focused on organ and suona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument. His 2024 European tour, sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, earned him the Best Music Production/Performance Award from the Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion, sponsored by the Clare C. & Friends Fellowship. In 2025, the project expanded to six performances across four international festivals, highlighted by a collaboration with internationally acclaimed suona virtuoso Guo Yazhi at the 20th International Düsseldorf Organ Festival.
Currently, Eric serves as a part-time lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University, organ instructor at St. Paul’s Co-educational College and Shenzhen Concert Hall, and Artistic Director at the Hong Kong Music and Art Education Interchange Association.
Upcoming performances include appearances at 20th Internationale Düsseldorfer Orgelfestival, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne and Auckland Town Hall.
