Clarinetist Eric Fung graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Mannes College of Music and Yale University, studying with John Schertle, Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima and David Shifrin. His festival appearances include, the Pablo Casals, Norfolk and Texas Music Festival among others.

Eric has participated in performances with the HK Philharmonic Orchestra, HK Sinfonietta, the HK New Music Ensemble, CCOHK and the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing. An avid chamber musician, Eric is a member of The Chamber Music Society of Yale Club of Hong Kong and Reedsonance Reed Quintet.

Bryony Che Hiu-lam has been following in her parents’ footsteps in learning  music. With full support from the HKSAR Government Scholarship, she completed her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at The Hong Kong  Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of James Boznos and Aziz Barnard Luce. Champion in the Marimba category and the First Runner up in the Timpani category at the 2018 IPEA Competitions, she commissioned and premiered OZNO’s Red Metals for 6 Timpani and mp3 in 2021. She was also awarded the Lady Fung Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council to join the Aspen Summer Music Festival in 2022. As an Associate Artist of  Toolbox Percussion, she performed in the TICA Festival, Tianjin and Japan tours. She is a freelance player of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Inheritage Philharmonic and Hong Kong Orchestra.

Sunny Ho Tze-fai is charting a diverse career in music. As a percussionist, he  has performed on RTHK32’s “The Works” and the Tai Kwun “Afternoon Series  2020” Concert. Notably, he has collaborated with the Li Biao Percussion Group at the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival and toured with the Asian Youth Orchestra. As a pianist, he won the 2nd Prize with the First Class Award in the 19th Hong Kong Asia Piano Open Competition (Liszt Free Choice Class). He has also served as a rehearsal pianist and assistant conductor in opera  productions such as Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Recently, he has conducted the Academy Symphony Orchestra in the premiere performance of Bonnie Zheng Yui-ka’s Epitome of the City during The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Summer Music Festival 2023.

Jimmy Chiu Hon-kuen graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance, under the tutelage of Zachary Bond in 2021. He was a member of the Young Pro-Platform (YPP) of The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong (TOA) in the 2021/22 Season and was selected as a Fellow of TOA’s Fellowship Programme receiving professional orchestral training with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPhil) in the 2022/23 Season. An active trombone player in Hong Kong, Jimmy is Principal Trombone of the Hong Kong Symphonic Winds and regularly appears as a guest player with professional orchestras such as HKPhil, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Opera Hong Kong Orchestra and Hong Kong Professional Winds.

Lewis Yip Long-wai graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2022, majoring in trumpet under the tutelage of Fung Ka-hing. He was the recipient of the SAR Philharmonic Scholarship. In 2017, he followed Hong Kong Young Musician’s Wind Orchestra to Holland for the World Music Contest Kerkrade (WMC). In 2018, he played as a soloist in the concert “Music with Feathers” with Collegium Musicum Hong Kong, organised by the Hong Kong Baptist University Music Department. He is now an active freelance player appearing with different orchestras in Hong Kong.

Oscar Lam Wai-hang completed his Bachelor of Music degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2019 and has been an active trumpeter since graduation. He was a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra and toured with the Orchestra in 2016. He was a member of the Fiesta Brass Quintet under Premiere Performances of Hong Kong and performed in a family concert in 2018. He is also a freelance trumpet player with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Rainbow Sun Xijun is the first graduate of Master of Music in Horn at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She is animating the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality, bringing classical music to new audiences through her tenderness horn sound with rare sensitivity and depth. Rainbow performs as a horn player touring around the world with such orchestras as China National Opera Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Hangzhou Philharmonic, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and Macau Orchestra under world-renowned conductors, including Johannes Wildner, Lawrence Foster, John Nelson and Manfred Honeck.

Herman Pong Tin-yau completed his Bachelor of Music degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) in 2018, majoring in Saxophone and graduating on the Dean’s List, under the tutelage of Michael Campbell. With full support by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship, he graduated from HKAPA with a Master of Music degree in 2020. Herman is an endorsing artist of Légère Reeds, BG France.

Jacky Leung has accumulated 8 first prizes & numerous other prizes in international music competitions in Germany, North America, Canada, and Japan etc.  He has toured, performed and conducted master classes in different universities and events. Jacky also performed with many worldwide renowned artists and his music composition received high acclaim from various festivals as well. His recent micro movie ‘Accident’ composition won the silver prize in the 9th Microfilm Production Support Scheme, 2022.  He is currently Music Director of the Music Children Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong International Single Reed Association and a freelance saxophonist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Jacky is a Vandoren artist too.

Kaden Yim Ho-yan, the First Prize winner of the Thailand International Wind Symphony Competition, holds a Master of Music degree from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), having studied under Timothy Chan Ting-yuen. He was also mentored by Kam Shui and Angel Cheung On-ki. While studying at HKAPA, he was awarded the SAR Philharmonic Scholarship, Breguet Trey Lee Performing Arts Scholarship and Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarship. He has performed with the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and Gustav Mahler Orchestra in Hong Kong and appeared in the International Double Reed Society Conference, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and Roman Chamber Music Festival. He is currently active in orchestral and chamber ensembles, in addition to teaching.

Graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, So Lo-ling studied bassoon under the tutelage of Kam Shui, former Principal Bassoon of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. She has participated in performances with the Asian Youth Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. When Lo Ling does not play bassoon, she loves to paint, read and write. She believes in the power of storytelling. Through a journey of story, we get healed by connecting to our deeper selves.

Frederick Fung Chi-chuen is an active orchestral player and has been selected as Principal Clarinet in a collaboration programme with players from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Jaap van Zweden for two years. He has also played for orchestras such as the City Chamber Orchestra in Hong Kong and the Sun Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. Frederick was a recipient of the SAR Philharmonic Scholarship. As one of the HKAPA concerto competition winners, he performed as a soloist in Fantasy on La Traviata with The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra.

A graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), Calvin Cheng Ho-chung started playing the violin since 6 years old and he was a student of Associate Professor Ivan Chan. He has participated in the Asian Youth Orchestra and the Kent Blossom Music Festival. Calvin won the HKAPA Concerto Trial, performing Chausson’s Poème, op. 25 for violin & orchestra with the Academy Symphony Orchestra. He also has extensive chamber experiences and actively participates in different concerts in Hong Kong.

Cecilia Wan Lok-yu is a graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and The Royal Academy of Music. She has received the Jardine Matheson Scholarships, ABRSM Scholarships, Nora Seary Award and performed as a soloist on Revelation TV in New Malden, UK. She has performed under the baton of world class conductors, including Christian Thielemann in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Westminster Abbey. In May 2018, Cecilia was selected to perform in Philharmonie Berlin with Sir Simon Rattle. She has been invited by the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra to perform as Guest Principal Oboe. Currently, she performs frequently with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta as a guest oboist.

A native of Hong Kong, Kenneth Sze Yu-hey is one of the most prominent oboists in the region. He has performed in numerous festivals and venues in Hong Kong and abroad. From 2010 to 2018, Kenneth served as Principal Oboist for the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He is frequently invited to perform with leading ensembles in the region. He is a graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, CNR Rueil-Malmaison (France) and HEM Lausanne (Switzerland).

Alice Hui graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with First Class Honours and Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with First Prizes. She won the Concerto Trial at HKAPA and was chosen as one of the Young Music Makers by Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4 with the award of “Adjudicators’ Choice”. She has been playing as a freelance flutist and piccoloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta since 2014 and has worked with Asian Youth Orchestra, the Inheritage Philharmonic and Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong for many years.

Angus Lee Yi-wei is a versatile performer-composer. During his studies, he has performed under such renowned conductors as Marin Alsop, Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Christian Thielemann and the late Lorin Maazel in his capacity as an orchestral musician. He has also studied at the Lucerne Festival Academy, furthering his specialised training in new music, and having performed under the direction of Pierre Boulez. Parallel to his work as a flautist, Angus is equally recognised as a composer. His work have been premièred by Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Multilatérale.

Evette Chiu Yat-wing is a Hong Kong born bassist. She began her Bachelor of Music degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2012 under Eddie Zong and continued her study at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Germany under Prof. Gottfried Engels, obtaining two master’s degrees in solo playing and orchestra playing. She completed fellowships programmes with Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie and Dortmunder Philharmoniker. As a freelance player, she has worked with the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yvonne Chan Yui-woon started studying the double bass at the age of 11. She graduated with First Class Honours from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Music degree, under the guidance of Feng Rong. Yvonne toured with the Asian Youth Orchestra to Europe, the United States and Asia in 2017 and participated in the Round Top Music Festival 2019.

Vincent Leung Cheuk-Yan is a member of the Young Pro Platform under The  Orchestra Academy Hong Kong (TOA). He was previously a Fellow under the  TOA Fellowship Programme in the 2022/23 Season. He also performed with  orchestras worldwide, including Hong Kong Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony in Florida and Johnstown Symphony in  Pennsylvania. As a cellist of Trio Riva, he was invited as a guest artist to  perform at South Florida University and Western Kentucky University. He also  collaborated with contemporary composers such as Pulitzer-prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Clifton Callender and Liliya Ugay.

Shawn Tam studied with renowned cellist Professor Ray Wang and Dora Lam, Assistant Principal Cello of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2015. He has attended masterclasses given by numerous notable cellists, such as David Waterman, Liwei Qin, Yao Zhao, Hai-Ye Ni, Zvi Plesser and Keith Robinson. Shawn is also active in participating in chamber music and has taken lessons with members of the Miami Quartet, the Endellion Quartet and the Chilingirian Quartet. He also performed in numerous places such as Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance and Hong Kong Asia society, among others.

Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, violist Martin Kuo Tzu-Ming started learning classical music with his music teacher mother on the piano. He then followed the footsteps of his elder brother to learn the violin at six and has developed a strong enthusiasm for chamber music since middle school. He went to the music class of Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, majoring in violin and minoring in piano performance. In 2016, Martin was awarded a full scholarship at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study with Associate Professor Ivan Chan, the former leader of Miami String Quartet. He was also the winner of the concerto competition at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and performed Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with the orchestra in 2018.

Joshua Chan Chak-him has studied the violin since the age of four. He is currently studying under the tutelage of Prof. Michael Ma at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He has won multiple prizes in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, participated in the summer camp of the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster under the baton of Maestro Paul Nadler and was a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra. He has also performed as a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Academy Symphony Orchestra.