After bidding a rushed farewell to his family, Xavier Cheung came to London by himself a year ago, bringing with him a music dream.
With no financial back-up nor outstanding academic qualification, Xavier, now 28, worked in a restaurant and real estate agency to earn money for rental. After sending tons of his CVs out, a music school extended an offer to him. Within a few months, teaching piano became Xavier’s full-time rather than part-time job. He even started his own company. Now he is working hard to earn tuition for a master’s degree in music.
Xavier Came to Britain last year starting a new journey by himself. (Courtesy of Xavier Cheung)
Whereas the mansion of music always looked beyond reach to Xavier in Hong Kong, the artistic feel of Britain gave him confidence. “Here you would find a homeless person playing to express emotions with a broken piano abandoned on the street—this is what music is about. With money or not, you can play music as long as you love it, this is the spirit of music.”…