Nicholas Tsang

Man To (Nicholas) Tsang is a cellist from Hong Kong, currently residing in the United States. He is pursuing his graduate diploma in Cello Performance at The New England Conservatory of Music with Mr. Lluis Claret, with the generous support of the Dean’s merit scholarship, the Tan Family Scholarship Fund, and baroque cello under the Pratt Residency program. He had his Hong Kong solo debut in 2020, playing the first movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra.

He received the award of Diploma in FTCL cello recital at the age of 14. Besides, Nicholas received professional orchestral and music training from Maestro Ho Man Choi in the Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong for more than ten years, and collaborated with Maestro Jahja Ling in 2018 as the Principal Cellist for multiple seasons.

Nicholas has studied with Mr. Laurence Lesser (Walter W. Naumburg faculty chair, The New England Conservatory) and reaches a stage of solid technique and free musical interpretation. His former college teacher, Mr. Alan Rafferty (Ruth A. Rosevear cello chair of CSO), helped him break through the tradition and limitations to explore a new world in solo performance.  Moreover, Nicholas has studied with Guy Fishman for baroque performance and participated in concert series of the Pratt Residency program at the New England Conservatory. Enriching the study in cello, Nicholas has participated in masterclasses from renowned cellists, Hans Jensen, Amit Peled, MingChing Yu, Mr. Sung-Won Yang, and Mr. Zhao Yao, and Mr. Amir Eldan. Moreover, Nicholas has worked with renowned cellists XiaoMu Fang (Co-Principal Cello of the HK Phil), Robert deMaine, Joel Krosnick, and Natasha Brofsky in private lessons to further explore other aspects of his performance.