Piano accompanist

About Piano accompanist

Elise Pang was born in Hong Kong, she began learning the piano under the tutelage of
Ms. Shirley Ip at the age of six. After the secondary education, she entered the Hong
Kong Baptist University to study music. Elise chose piano performance as her
concentration, under the guidance of Dr. Helen Cha and Ms. Nancy Loo. Besides her
studies, Elise also took part in different choirs and wind band. She was a member of the
Hong Kong Baptist University Choir, Hong Kong Baptist University Women’s Choir and
Christian Choir, as well as the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Band. She also enjoys taking
part in many festivals, performances and competitions.

After her studies at the HKBU, Elise went to the Royal Northern College of Music to study
piano accompaniment with Dr. David Jones. Elise graduated from the RNCM in June
2015. During her stay at the RNCM, she participated in the Day of song organised by the
college as an accompanist. At the RNCM, through participating in masterclasses and
recital classes, Elise has received tuition from Julius Drake, Jeremy Young, Helen Krizos,
Richard Ormrod and SallyAnn Macleod. During Elise’s studies at the RNCM, she received
The W Holmes & Saville Prizes for Lieder from the college in 2014-2015.

After returning to Hong Kong in 2015, Elise was a full-time music teacher at the Hong
Kong Pui Oi School and later on as a part-time music teacher at the Diocesan Girls'
Junior School, as well as a piano teacher and accompanist.

Elise is currently located in Manchester and she enjoys making music with different
instrumentalists and singers. Apart from being an accompanist and a piano teacher, she
also wishes to educate more pianists to become accompanists through giving
masterclasses, classes and coaching.