Wendy Law
(羅詠媞)
Biography
Cellist Wendy Law (羅詠媞) has appeared as soloist with renowned orchestra
including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Singapore Symphony,
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Russian Philharmonic, and Juilliard Orchestra. Ms.
Law has performed throughout North America, appearing in such venues as
Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall
at Carnegie Hall, the J.F. Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. and Jordan Hall,
Boston. An active chamber musician, she has collaborated with the Borromeo
String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma and Pamela Frank among others. A proponent of the
interdisciplinary arts, Ms. Law collaborates with artists from other genres.
Past collaborations of note include performances of the Bach Cello Suites
with the Juilliard Dance Ensemble choreographed by Igal Perry, Mark Morris
Dance Group, VisionIntoArt, and performances in the thematic
interdisciplinary series "Voyage To The Exotics" (a series created and
founded by Ms. Law in 2002).
In recent seasons, Ms. Law was invited by the office of the UN Secretary
General to perform at the General Assembly of the United Nations in a
memorial ceremony for the UN staff and family members of those who lost
their lives in the attack on the UN compound in Baghdad, Iraq. By the
invitation of the "Association of Performing Arts Presenters", Ms. Law was
showcased in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Other recent appearances
include New York’s Bargemusic, Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, and
at the Caramoor and Marlboro music festivals. A regular touring artist, Ms.
Law has toured with “Musicians From Marlboro" and performed internationally
in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, and Canada.
Ms. Law has appeared on television and radio. In 2003, Ms. Law was featured
on Japan's NHK TV documentary series "New York Streets," which was broadcast
nationwide. She has also appeared on PBS TV's documentary broadcast on the
New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra's tour of Chile and
Argentina, of which Ms. Law was the featured soloist. She performed at
Boston's WGBH Radio and at Hong Kong's radio station. Ms. Law has recorded
Wing-Fai Law's "Phantasm" with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra for the
Hugo label.
A recipient of numerous awards, Ms. Law has received the Juilliard InterArts
Award, first prizes in the Juilliard Cello Concerto Competition, National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Kingsville International
Competition, Fischoff National Competition (as a member of the Amaryllis
String Quartet), the Harvard Musical Association Achievement Award, as well
as local and national prizes in the American String Teacher's Association
Competition and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition.
Ms. Law began her cello studies with Ge Wu at the Hong Kong Academy of the
Arts. At the age of 12, she moved to the US to study with Mark Churchill at
Boston’s New England Conservatory Preparatory School as well as the Walnut
Hill School. Ms. Law received her Bachelor of Music with Distinction from
the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser, and her Master of Music
and the prestigious Artist Diploma Program from The Juilliard School, where
she studied with Joel Krosnick and Tim Eddy. |