Category: Erhu

Born in Hong Kong, Woo is the first Master’s degree holder in Conducting at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), under the tutelage of Yan Huichang. He is currently the Assistant Conductor (Education and Outreach) of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Conductor of The Hong Kong Young Chinese Orchestra, the Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Juvenile & Youth Chinese Classical Orchestra, a part-time lecturer and the Conductor at the School of Music of HKAPA, the Conductor and an erhu instructor of the Chinese orchestra of HKAPA’s Junior Music Programme, a freelance conducting instructor at the Department of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments of Tianjin Conservatory of Music, the Resident Conductor and postgraduate lecturer of the Conservatory’s Chinese orchestra.

Woo was the runner-up in The Second International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music, and the winner of the Outstanding Young Conductor of Hong Kong Award and the Audience Favourite Award. He has guest-conducted the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Henan National Music Orchestra, Academy Chinese Orchestra and Academy Symphony Orchestra of HKAPA, Fanyin Chamber Orchestra of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble, etc.