Principal Keyboard of Hong Kong Sinfonietta since 2011, Alan Chu is one of the most versatile and sought-after pianists in Hong Kong, performing extensively as soloist, collaborative artist and orchestral musician both locally and abroad to critical acclaim. He is also an experienced university lecturer and administrator serving as the senior lecturer cum music programme leader at The Open University of Hong Kong and co-currently on the part-time/adjunct faculty of The Chinese University of HK, HK Baptist University, The Education University of HK and HKU SPACE. A prize winner at the Steinway & Sons International Youth Piano Competition and Jaques Samuel Intercollegiate Piano Competition, he graduated from Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music in London with Master of Music and Bachelor of Music (first-class honours) respectively, and studied at the Cologne University of Music in Germany under an Erasmus scholarship. He holds various advisory and fiduciary roles (HK Arts Development Council, HKS Musicians’ Union, HK Society for Art and Charity, etc.) and is a regular juror of many international/national music competitions. He was conferred Associateship (ARAM) by his alma mater in 2017 and was recently elected a Fellow of The Guild of Musicians and Singers.