SHIU Wai Yau William

SHIU Wai Yau, William is a Hong Kong-born composer, conductor and performer of piano, clarinet and French Horn. William obtained a master’s degree in music composition under the guidance of Jesse Broekman at KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent, Belgium. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from Hong Kong Baptist University, studying from Christopher Keyes and Camilo Mendez. He is now the part-time lecturer in Hong Kong College of Technology.

William’s compositions span a wide range of genres from chamber ensembles, orchestra, open-form to multimedia works. His music has been performed and exhibited in Hong Kong, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Taiwan, Switzerland, Portugal, etc. Ensemble/organisation William have collaborated with including Platypus Ensemble (Austria), Peter Benoit Fonds (Belgium), K622 Clarinet Ensembles (Hong Kong), Orkest de Ereprijs (Netherlands) and Cello Wercken Zutphen (Netherlands). In 2024, he was awarded the Ereprijs Xtra (Orkest de Ereprijs, Phion, NJO) commission to compose a new work for the 2025 Andriessen Festival.

In addition to composing, William has studied orchestral conducting with CHOI Ho Man and Kristiina Poska at HKBU and KASK & Conservatorium respectively. He participated in the conducting masterclass by Symfonie Orkest Vlaanderen (Belgium). He is also actively involved in conducting new music and is an accomplished arranger of folk music and popular works around the world. Ensemble William have arranged for including Men of Winds, Shinywinds, Cyber Symphonic Winds, Sforzando Wind Ensemble (Hong Kong), Gents Universitair Harmonie Orkest (Belgium), etc. William was the young ambassador of Belgian National Orchestra in 2023-24 for the promotion of classical orchestral music.

In 2025 he formed ‘The Maniacs’. The ensemble interprets any crazy ideas ‘hilariously but seriously’ from sound-based performances. They regularly perform innovative contemporary music works around the world, alongside new compositions by local composers. It is a platform to promote their music and offers a broader artistic vision to the audience.

邵偉祐是香港作曲、指揮家，以及鋼琴、單簧管和法國號樂手。邵氏畢業於比利時根特藝術學院作曲碩士及香港浸會大學音樂文學士（作曲主修），在校分別師承Jesse Broekman、祈道緯教授和Camilo Mendez。

他的作品涵蓋室內樂、管弦樂、開放形式作品、到多媒體作品等多種聲音創作種類，並曾於香港、荷蘭、比利時、奧地利、台灣、瑞士和葡萄牙等地展出或演出。合作過的團體包括Platypus Ensemble (奧地利)、K622 Clarinet Ensembles (香港)、Orkest de Ereprijs (荷蘭)、Cello Wercken Zutphen (荷蘭)及 Peter Benoit Fonds (比利時)等。2024 年他更獲得荷蘭現代音樂樂團Orkest de Ereprijs委約，於2025年Andriessen Festival中創作全新管弦樂作品。

作曲以外，偉祐曾師承蔡浩文先生及Kristiina Poska學習管弦樂團指揮，並曾參與Flanders Symphonic Orchestra指揮大師班（比利時），他熱衷於指揮當代音樂及改編香港和比利時的流行音樂與民歌，其曾經合作之樂團包括五十男樂團、眾樂團、香港網樂管樂團、聲大夾樂管樂社（香港）、瘋薩客樂團（台灣）、根特大學管樂團（比利時）等。在比利時留學期間他曾於Belgian National Orchestra擔任青年大使，推廣管弦樂團音樂。

於2025年由他所成立之「香港狂人樂團」，以「狂而不妄」為原則，透過聲音為主的演出，認真地表達各種天馬行空的想法。樂團定期演奏世界各地創新而大膽的當代音樂作品，結合本地作曲家全新作品，提供一個平台推廣他們的音樂，為觀眾帶來更廣闊的藝術視野。