About
Ramiel Leung Pak Yue is a harmonicist, educator, and recording and mixing engineer. He is the winner of the prestigious Hong Kong International Chromatic Harmonica Competition (2023), the first of its kind to be accompanied by a professional orchestra.
He debuted the award-winning contemporary piece “Coincidence” (composed by Matias Levy Alfie) in 2021 and has performed numerous solo recitals in 2023 and 2024, showcasing both classical harmonica works and modern music arrangements. Ramiel is also a guest performer for the Film Music Festival (HK) 2024 and an avid advocate for new and contemporary harmonica compositions, having participated in various pop concerts that highlight Blues and Chromatic harmonica.
With a deep passion for all aspects of the Chromatic Harmonica, Ramiel's dedication extends to his academic research, where he proposed innovative methodologies to eliminate glottal noise from classical harmonica recordings using AI algorithms and noise reduction techniques. He is also actively involved in recreating harmonica recordings and samples for VSTi, applying them in electronic music production, further expanding the horizons of harmonica music.