Joanne Chan (traditional Chinese: 陳祖泳), Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,[1] is a Hong Kong writer and arts administrator. She was educated in Canada and France, specialising in art history and fine arts before subsequently obtaining a Masters in Journalism.[2]

Chan is inaugural CEO of Le French May Arts Festival in Hong Kong and Macau.[2] She also founded a boutique cultural organisation, Per Artem Lumen. She served on the board for a variety of cultural arts organisations including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra,[3][4] the Panel of Film Censorship, Advisory Committee on Arts Development (Visual Arts), the Harbourfront Commission,[5] the Hong Kong Dance Company, and the El Sistema Hong Kong.[6]

Chan speaks and writes regularly on classical music, French culture, and the arts, and her works have appeared in magazines, television and on radio programmes. She was a co-host of Vive la France (“法識生活”)[7] on RTHK 2 and Vive la Musique Classique Française (“法識音樂”) on RTHK 4.[7]

Chan is the author of a children’s music books series entitled Happy Gabby.[8][9]

Works

Children's books

  • Happy Gabby children's music book series
    • Happy Gabby Plays Classical Music (2017)
    • Happy Gabby Plays Chinese Classics (2018)
    • Happy Gabby Leads the Circus (2018)
    • Happy Gabby's Grand Animal Adventures (2019)
    • Happy Gabby Jams with Animals (2020)

Concerts

  • Happy Gabby's Debussy Musical Adventures (May 7th, 2021)[10]
  • Come Fly with Captain Happy Gabby (November 26th, 2021)[11]
  • Happy Gabby - Sound of Music (June 29th - July 21st, 2019)[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Joanne Chan, passeuse de cultures". www.paroles.hk
  2. ^ "Paroles n° 262: Joanne Chan, passeuse de cultures". www.paroles.hk
  3. ^ "Joanne Chan". www.tatlerasia.com
  4. ^ "Piano Superstar Yundi Kicked off the Hong Kong Philharmonic's 2012/13 Season with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 Conductor Vassily Sinaisky Leads the HKPO in a Russian Programme". www.hkphil.org
  5. ^ "Task Force on Harbourfront Developments on Hong Kong Island". www.hfc.org.hk. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Home". www.elsistemahk.org
  7. ^ "Radio Programme: Vive la musique classique française". hongkong.consulfrance.org
  8. ^ "Why children should be listening to music from an early age". www.scmp.com. 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Discover how these innovative books introduce kids to classical music". interlude.hk. 8 December 2020.
  10. ^ "小Happy Gabby's Debussy Musical Adventures". Archived 2022-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  11. ^ "Come Fly with Captain Happy Gabby". Archived 2022-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  12. ^ "Olympian City and Citywalk presents: Happy Gabby Baby Concert". Youtube. Archived 2022-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  13. ^ "Happy Gabby Plays Classical Music Concert -- Happy Gabby-Sound of Music". Archived 2022-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-09.