Hamiton Lau

Named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as one of "30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30", Hamilton Lau is establishing himself as a promising, energetic, and dedicated musician. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his piano studies at the age of four, and he currently studies at the University of British Columbia with Corey Hamm.  He has achieved awards from numerous competitions at the international, national, and provincial level. He won the Canadian Music Competition and the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, received the Silver Medal from the Vancouver International Music Competition, and earned Second Prize at the Shean National Piano Competition. Hamilton has performed concertos, solo recitals, and chamber concerts in Canada, the United States, and Europe, and has attended summer festivals such as the Sarasota Music Festival and Orford Musique. In 2025, he will embark on a solo recital tour of British Columbia, Canada.

Final Program

The Poetry of Squares (2010)                          Dinuk Wijeratne (b. 1978)*

Ambrosiana (2017, rev. 2019)                     Kati Agócs (b.1975)*

Hosu (1986, rev. 2015)                                  Howard Bashaw (b. 1957)*

            I. The Mountain

            II. The Lake

            III. The Waterfall

Supervillain Etude (2021)           Vincent Ho (b. 1975)*

No. 1 “R1ddler” 

Hammerklavier (1994)                            Moritz Eggert (b.1965)

III. One Man Band

where poppies still bloom and fall (2024)         Rita Ueda (b. 1963)*

  1. Voices in the Wind

  2. Lark

  3. Phoenix

  4. Dove (Dona Nobis Pacem)

North American Ballad (1979) Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)

IV.  “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues”.

Etude pour piano:  Book 2 (1994) György Ligeti (1923-2006) 

No. 11 “En suspens”                         

Etude pour piano:  Book 1 (1985) György Ligeti (1923-2006)

No. 6 “Autumne à Varsovie”