Good coaches are essential to the development in MYO. We are proud to present a faculty of top quality professors and professional players who have been and will be our guest coaches and conductors. To make each MYO member grow and learn the most, we need a perfect blend of professionals with extensive teaching as well as performing experience. We are hiring top people from leading academy and orchestras to match with our curriculum requirements. They will tour around different orchestras to offer group classes, ensembles, master classes and guest conducting each orchestra. Some of the principal coaches include:
Michael Ma - Violin
Michael Ma is appointed as the Head of Strings at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts since 1996 and prior to his appointment he was the Professor of Violin at the University of Oklahoma. He has appeared frequently as soloist, and held the position of concertmaster with many orchestras including the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, the Mainly Mozart Festival, San Diego and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. He also performed with our MYO in the Playing with the Masters Concert in 2003.
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Fan Ting - Violin
Graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Julliard School, under the tutelage of renowned violinists and pedagogues such as Brodsky, Fuchs, Fujiwara and Galamian, he passed on this distinguished tradition to his pupils at the Queen's College of the City University of New York, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. At present, he holds the position of principal second violin of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He also allied with Michael Ma, Ray Wang and Leung Kin Fung to form the New Art String Quartet and played extensively in Hong Kong, Europe and China.
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Wong Wai Ming - Violin & Viola
Wong Wai Ming is a teacher for violin and viola at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts since 1996 and he also has extensive performing experience. He joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at age 13 as the youngest orchestra member and has performed in many concerts with acclaimed artists. His teachers are numerous, among them Max Rostal, Oscar Shumsky, Ulrich Koch and William Primrose. He has wide extensive experiences in avant-garde music. He was one of the founders of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in 1989, and has taken the position of concertmaster for ten years.
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Miyaka Suzuki - Violin & Viola
Miyaka Suzuki, gave her debut recital at age of 15 after she won the Tokyo Metropolitan Concert Competition. Miyaka started her music career as concertmaster in the Tokyo Meros Chamber Orchestra. She further her studies at Mannes College and Manhattan School of Music with Glenn Dicterow, Sheryl Staples and Yoko Takebe, where she attained her Master’s Degree of Music and Professional Diploma on full scholarship and Whittker Award. She has worked with several orchestras in the United States, including concertmaster in the Ash Lawn Opera Orchestra, the Long Island Philharmonic, and Harrisburg Symphony. As a member of La Sale Trio and Solstice Quartet, her performances were often broadcast on WQXR, New York. She is a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001.
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Goh Ching - Violin
Goh Ching began his violin studies at the age of 12 with Mr. Benedict Cruft and Mr. Lim Kek Han. He won various prizes at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festivals. He served as Assistant Concert Master of the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra during their concert tour to China in 1983.
In 1985, GOH enrolled at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts as a full time student, majoring in violin with Mr. Marcus Lehmann and minoring in conducting with Mr. John Harding and Ms. Wing-sze Yip. He was twice the recipient of the ESSO Oil Company Scholarship and has been the Concert Master of the Academy Orchestra. After graduation in 1989, he began to work at the Music Office and in 1994 pursued further studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Goh was the founder of Hong Kong Sinfonietta and has been its Associated Concert Master for 18 years.
He was invited as adjudicator for the Hong Kong Young Musician of the Year Competition, organized by Tom Lee Music Foundation and String Interflow, organized by the Music Office.
He is currently the conductor of Junior String Ensembles at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, String Orchestra of Belilios Public School and Diocesan Boys’ School (Primary Division). He is also violin instructor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts as well as the Chinese University of Hong Kong, St Stephen’s Girls Primary School & College and the Diocesan Boys’ School (Primary Division).
Between 2004 and 2009, the String Orchestra of Belilios Public School captured 4 champions and two runner up prize at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival under the baton of Goh. The String Orchestra of Diocesan Boys’ School (Primary Division) also captured 2 champions at the Festivals (2008 and 2009) under his baton.
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Richard Bamping - Cello
Richard Bamping has held the title of Principal Cellist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 1993. His many solo appearances with the Philharmonic have been greeted with critical acclaim. He played in many chamber music ensembles performing across the United Kingdom, Europe and the U.S.A. He has also performed with many of the leading orchestras in Europe including the Philharmonia, the Royal Philharmonic and the European Community Chamber Orchestras, and served for four years as Principal 'Cellist with the London Soloists' Chamber Orchestra.
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Laurent Perrin - Cello
Born in Luxembourg, lives in Hong Kong. He won first prize in the Dorothy Adams String Quartet Competition, London. He is currently the Assistant Cello Principal of Hong Kong Sinfonietta and cellist of the RTHK Quartet
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Michael Wilson - Oboe
Michael Wilson was appointed Co-Principal Oboe of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2005. For the past two years, he has been working regularly with the London based orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra as well as outside of the capital, with the Bournemouth Symphony and Ulster Orchestras. He is Guest Principal Oboe for the English Symphony Orchestra in which he has toured with Nigel Kennedy playing a double concerto.
Michael studied with Richard Simpson and Gordon Hunt at the Guildhall School of Music, where he graduated with First Class Honours and received the 'Philip Jones' prize for wind. He was then awarded a place in the newly founded training orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, which gave rise to many opportunities including a concert directed by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Prior to this, Michael was in the Cyprus State Chamber Orchestra. It was in Cyprus that he first performed A Quiet City by Aaron Copland scored for trumpet and Cor Anglais. Michael has performed in many chamber music concerts, including members of the London based Orchestras, most recently a wind quintet recital with Principal players of the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Victor Tam - Oboe
Victor Tam is the Founder and Chairman of the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia, the Hong Kong Youth Wind Philharmonia and the Hong Kong Junior Wind Philharmonia. After graduating from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1992, Victor was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship to study at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of James Caldwell where he received the “Oboe Artistry Award” upon graduation. He then furthered his graduate studies at the Indiana University School of Music with a full scholarship and teaching assistantship with Marc Lifschey.
After graduating from Indiana University, Victor was appointed Principal Oboe of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea with whom he performed until 1999. While with the Suwon Philharmonic he has performed extensively throughout Korea and on concert tours to Thailand, England and Spain. As a performer, Victor has also served as guest principal oboe with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra with whom he went on a concert tour of China, and the Pusan Philharmonic in Korea with whom he has also performed as soloist in 1997.
Mr. Tam is currently on the faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Baptist University and serves as band director and faculty tutor at numerous schools throughout Hong Kong. In addition to his conducting and pedagogical activities, Victor continues to perform as an oboist throughout Asia.
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Choy Kwok Tin, Martin - Clarinet
Martin Choy is now teaching Clarinet and Saxophone at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Hong Kong Music Institute. Besides, he is the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble Association. He performed as soloist with different orchestras such as Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Macau Chamber Orchestra. He also performed with our MYO in the Playing with the Masters 2 concert in 2004. Martin Choy is also an active band director for primary schools and for the past few years, he has been putting efforts in the cooperation with local composers to write new works for school band training.
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Chu Wing Hang, Pluto - Saxophone & Clarinet
After graduation from saxophone performance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the direction of the bass clarinetist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Michael Campbell, Pluto was admitted by the University of Houston (Houston, Texas, U.S.) with scholarship and majoring in saxophone performance. He followed Dr. Karen Wylie, who was the member of the world famous and the only female saxophone quartet group.
Pluto received various championships in saxophone performance during his study. He performed with many local and overseas groups and as a soloist, he performed in Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Symphonic Band, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Senior Band, Brandenburg Saxophone Ensemble, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Wind Ensemble, Shatin Wind Orchestra, the Hong Kong New Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonic and the Basic Notes Big Band.
Pluto was one of the soloists of the Bolero of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra that has participated in both local and overseas musical performances, including Macau, South China, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and the U.S. He was also enthusiastic in playing local pops music, and played with various Hong Kong pop artists such as Leon Lai, Mark Lui, Kelly Chan etc.
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Tsui Wang Chun, Dennis - Horn
Dennis began his horn playing at the age of 13
in S.T.F.A. Seaward Woo College where he studied with Vincent To. In 2010, He
started studying with Homer Lee at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Dennis was the co-principal hornist in Hong Kong
Baptist University Symphony Orchestra. He was also the co-principal in
Collegium Musicum Hong Kong which was invited to give performances in Europe,
including Leipzig, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg and Munich in 2012.
In 2014, Dennis was selected to a hornist in Aurora
Music Festival in Sweden. During the festival, he worked with Will Sanders
(Horn), Sarah Chang (Violin), Konstantin Bogino (Piano) etc. for chamber Music
and also orchestral Music.
In 2010, Dennis was selected to perform in horn
masterclasses of Jeff Nelson, a member of Canadian Brass and in 2012 a
masterclass by Komsun Dilokkunanant.
Dennis became a member of Hong Kong Youth Symphony
Orchestra and represented Hong Kong in Expo 2010 Shanghai China in 2010. In
2011, he joined Galaxy Wind Ensemble to go to Taiwan for the Chiayi City
International Band Festival. Now, he is the principal horn of Hong Kong Chamber
Wind Philharmonia which performed in Thailand for a joint band performance in
the late summer of 2012.
Apart from Orchestra playing, Dennis also engages
in different chamber music ensemble. He is currently a member of Groove Wind
Quintet. In 2015, the quintet was invited to perform in International Double
reed Society Conference 2015 in Tokyo.
Besides, Dennis is also a brass tutor in primary
and secondary schools in Hong Kong. He is now a Brass Coach in Metropolitan
Youth Orchestra of HK.
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Fu Chi Fung, Jimmy - Trumpet
Jimmy began his trumpet studies with Mr. Kai-Keung Chiu. Fu was graduated from the
Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Music degree with honors, study
with Christopher Moyse.
As former
principal trumpet of HKBU Symphony Orchestra, Fu was chosen as a member of the
International Youth Wind Orchestra and gave performance at the 15th World
Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference. He was also selected
to perform in the masterclass of Ole Edvard Antonsen during the conference. At
2013, Fu has chosen by Hong Kong Philharmonic to participate the Jockey Club
Keys to Music Education Programme – Share the Stage and have chance to
performance with Maestro Lorin Maazel.
Fu also
performed as guest player in Macao Orchestra, HK Band Directors Wind Orchestra
and The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra. He also joined many music festivals in
Korea, Singapore, China and Taiwan with numerous wind bands.
Fu performs as
soloist for various pop concerts, international events and charity events
throughout Hong Kong.
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Tam Wing Kin, Kenneth - Trombone
Kenneth started playing trombone at the age of twelve. His teachers included Derek So Tak Tai, Joseph Yu Lung Sang and Winky Chau Wing Kam. In 2008, he studied the Bachelor of Arts(music) in Hong Kong Baptist University with Benjamin
Pelletier and Jarod Vermette, the Principal trombone of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. After graduating from Hong Kong Baptist University, he
studied with Simon Cowen, the principal trombone of Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Northern College of Music.
He is enthusiastic in
participating in musical event and traveling around. He participated in WASBE
International Youth Wind Orchestra in 2011, SliderAsia 2011 and 2015 and Slide
Factory – European Trombone Festival 2013. He has played in masterclasses of
James Olin, Simon Johnson, Adrian Morris and Robert Holliday. Also, he had the
tuition by Christopher Houlding, Bradley Palmer, Pierre Volders, Jiggs Whigham,
Susan Addison, Roger Cutts, Aline Nistad and Charles Hurt. He has gone to many places such as Netherland, Austria, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Macau for music festivals and
competitions.
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