Juries in pari passu order
Strings Jury:
Lung Kwan Wai Kenny
Violist of Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Master’s degree in Music Performance (Viola), University of North Texas (UNT)
First Prize at the Tuesday Musical Club Young Artist Competition, Texas
John Ma
Master's Degree in Music, the University of Cincinnati, Conservatory-College of Music (USA)
Guest violinist of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Guest violinist of Hong Kong Sinfonietta Orchestra
Violinist of YouTube Symphony Orchestra
Violinist of Macau Virtuosi
Faculty of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Excel program
Faculty of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Junior Programme
Willy Tan
Masters of Music in Violin Performance (Lemmensinstituut, Belgium)
Active violinist in Classical music and local pop performances
Fellowship (FTCL), Trinity College London (Violin Performance)
Bones Lam
Founder of the MR. Quartet
Commissioned violist of Shanghai Philharmonic
Chang Hsin-Hsin
Faculty of School of Music, University of Taipei
Founded of Shi Yin Chamber Orchestra
Faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
John Chan
Freelance bassist in City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Freelance bassist in Collegium Musicum Hong Kong
Woodwind Jury:
Sirius Chau
Artist Diploma in Performance, Royal College of Music
Principal Flute, English Touring Opera
Winner of the Royal Overseas League Competition (UK)
Musicus’ artist, Hong Kong
Regular freelance flautist, English National Opera
Regular freelance flautist, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Regular freelance flautist, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bobby Cheng
Principal Oboe of l’Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, France
Faculty of Asian Youth Orchestra
Artist of Buffet Crampon
Haza Chan
Clarinet performer
CASH songwriter award recipient
Active songwriter and singer in Hong Kong
Chi-shing Leung
Music Director, Community Music Program, University of Tasmania
Examiner, Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB)
Freelance player, Tasmania Symphony Orchestra
Freelance player, Opera Australia
Professor Wong Tak Chiu
Assistant Professor of Saxophone, School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, (Shenzhen)
Doctor of Musical Arts, West Virginia University (USA)
Faculty of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Faculty of Music Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Artist of Selmer Paris
Artist of D’addario
Tak-wing Leung
Master’s degree (Orchestra Training), Guildhall School of Music and Drama (UK)
Postgraduate Diploma in Performance, Royal Academy of Music (UK)
Bassoonist, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Bassoonist, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Freelance musician, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Freelance musician, Macao Orchestra
Founding member of Reed4ble
Brass Jury:
Cheung Ho Sing
Graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Freelance trumpet player, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Freelance trumpet player, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Freelance trumpet player, Macao Orchestra
Donald Choi
Freelance trombone player, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Freelance trombone player, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Freelance trombone player, Macao Orchestra
Brass adjudicator, Macao Youth Musicians Competition
Member, "Fiesta Trombone Quartet", Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra trombone section
Piano Jury:
Ivan Wong
Master of Music (Piano Performance), Boston University
Brandywine International Piano Institute at the West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Jury of Guangzhou Xingyue National Piano Competition, China
Jury of Shenzhen Global Outstanding Young Performer Selection Competition, China
Karen Sung
Master of Music (Piano Performance), New England Conservatory
Aspen Music Festival performer, Colorado, USA
Co-founder and pianist of Dawning Quartet
Faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Frequently appearance as a competition adjudicator
Johnny Pun
Master of Performance (Piano), Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Acted as Pianist of Hong Kong Bach Choir
Percussion Jury:
Chun-pang Mo
Graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Freelance musician, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Freelance musician, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra
Freelance musician, Hong Kong String Orchestra
Vocal Jury:
Eva Chi
Active soprano in Hong Kong
51st Hong Kong Arts Festival, performing in the “Love Stream”
Winner of Italy-Hong Kong International Music Festival
Recorder Jury:
Fiona Kizzie Lee
Doctoral Candidate in Musiclogy, University of Zurich
Double Master’s degree in Recorder and Early Keyboard Performance, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland
Conducts Renaissancemusikwoche Master Class, Germany
Chinese Music Jury:
Chan Chiu Yin
Founder and the Executive Director of the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble (Hong Kong)
Honorary committee member of the China Dizi Society
Committee member of the Dizi Society of the Chinese Musicians’ Association
Kwok Ka Ying
Master's degree (Yangqin Performance), Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Faculty of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Resident musician of the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
Freelance musician of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Founder and President of Hong Kong Yangqin Association
Yu Wing Ka
Graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Advanced training under Hao Yifan, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Advanced training under Yu Liangmo, former Pipa Principal, China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra
Resident pipa musician, Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
Ge Lik
Faculty of suona major, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Worldwide performances for Hong Kong Tourism Board and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Suona performer of various pop music producer and singers
Yung Po Man
Graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Resident erhu musician, Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
Freelance musician, Macau Chinese Orchestra
Musician, The Academy Chinese Orchestra.
Gold Award at the National Youth Art Competition "Tomorrow's Stars"
Yau Oi Man Wendy
Master of Arts in Music, The Chinese University of HongKong
Bachelor of Music (Honors) Degree, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Guzheng Music Office
Kun Opera and Cantonese Opera demonstration lectures
Chan Sze Tung Crystal
Resident Yuan and Liuqin Musician, Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
Member of 4x4 Plucked
Pop Music Jury:
Haza Chan
Clarinet performer
CASH songwriter awardee
Active songwriter and singer in Hong Kong
Hermes Shum
Active bassist and pop music performer in Hong Kong
Bass Artist of Le Fay
Artist of Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Justin Woo
Songwriter of Tonemusic Productions Limited
Actively participating in music production works for artists
Collaborate with singers for arranged and post-production editing
ViuTV film scoring with MC Cheung
Sebastian Poon
Hong Kong musician
Pop singer
Composer
Classical Music Composition Jury:
Dr. Ronald Wong
Commissioned work from Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for Maestro Jaap van Zweden's birthday
Sound and Image Challenge Festival international film festival, film scoring
Pink City International Short Film Festival international film festival, film scoring
Pop Music Composition Jury:
Justin Woo
Songwriter of Tonemusic Productions Limited
Actively participating in music production works for artists
Collaborate with singers for arranged and post-production editing
ViuTV film scoring with MC Cheung