Karey Ho
Having received her Bachelor's Degree with First Class Honors and Professional Diploma from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2004 and 2005, under the tutelage of Professor Ray Wang, Karey was awarded numerous scholarships. In 2006, she won the Molly McAulay Memorial Scholarship, a full scholarship which sponsored her studies at Sydney Conservatorium of Music with the Danish cellist Georg Pedersen. Upon completion of her Master’s Degree in Sydney, Karey returned to Hong Kong and has since been a faculty member of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She also joined Hong Kong Sinfonietta as its contracted cellist the subsequent year, a position which she held for 19 years.
She has participated in various international music festivals, such as the Asian Youth Orchestra and the International Summer Academy of the University Mozarteum, Salzburg, and has performed extensively in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay and USA. Conductors that she has collaborated with include Wen-pin Chien, Tung-chieh Chuang, Edo de Waart, Christoph Eschenbach, Roberto Forés Veses, Christopher Hogwood, Fayçal Karoui, Alexander Liebreich, Kuok-man Lio, Wilson Ng, Trevor Pinnock, Christoph Poppen, François Xavier Roth, Daniel Raiskin, Joseph Silverstein, Mu-hai Tang, Christopher Warren-Green, Wing-sie Yip and Pinchas Zukerman.
As an active chamber musician, Karey has performed at the Lunchtime Concert series of Hong Kong City Hall, the Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Stories Concert at JC Cube (Tai Kwun), the Dairy at the Fringe Club, the Hong Kong Airport Proms and also at the Education University of Hong Kong, where she gave a chamber concert as well as a masterclass. Devoted to cello ensemble playing, she is a founding member of the Hong Kong group Cellistra.
Being an enthusiastic educator, Karey has given tuition in both Hong Kong and Macau. Most recently, she served as the cello coach for Asian Youth Orchestra’s Hong Kong Music Summer Orchestra (in 2019 and 2024) and was a guest performer at Parsons Music’s International Summer Cello Intensive Program 2024. She has also been on the jury panel of local music competitions. Her pupils are frequent prize winners of competitions (such as the local Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, HKGNA International Music Competition, UK Elizabeth International Music Competition, London Young Musician, Canadian International Music Competition, VIVO International Music Competition, etc.) as well as scholarship recipients. A number of them have subsequently pursued their career in cello performance and won jobs in orchestras, both locally in Hong Kong and in China.
Education
Master of Music Studies (Performance), Sydney Conservatorium of Music (The University of Sydney)
Professional Diploma in Performing Arts, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Bachelor of Music (Honors), Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Diploma in Performing Arts (Music), Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Performance Experience
"Hans Zimmer Live" Hong Kong 2025
Hong Kong Grand Opera "Così Fan Tutte", 2024
Hong Kong Grand Opera "Inaugural Concert of Exotica", 2021 & "New Year Gala Concert", 2022
Musicus Society's "Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Stories Concert", 2022
Musica Viva "Norma", 2021
Musicus Society's 10th Anniversary Gala, 2020
CASH "Music X Hon Chi Fun Showcase", 2019
CASH 40th Anniversary event "Contemporary Serious Music Reading Party", 2017
Hong Kong Wind Kamerata 10th Anniversary Concert, 2016
"Concert in commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Fryderyk Chopin", 2010
Hong Kong Ars Nova "Trout" concert, 2009
Working Experience
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2007-Present
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, 2007-2026
Alliance Primary School, Kowloon Tong, 2018-2019
Diocesan Girls' Junior School, 2014-2018
Diocesan Boys' School (Primary Division), 2008-2011
Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2005-Feb 2006 & 2007-2009
St. Paul's College, 2007-2008
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 2003-Jan 2006
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Professional Summary
Experienced as both an orchestral and chamber music, Karey combines performance excellence with dedicated mentoring for nurturing cellists. She has guided young players to build strong musical foundations, confidence and sustained motivation -- exactly what they need to become a professional musician. A number of her students have been accepted into respected music institutions, including Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, the Royal Academy of Music, Temple University (Boyer College of Music and Dance), USA, and Zurich University of the Arts (Zürcher Hoshschule der Künste) for their further studies.
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| Level | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced |
| Tuition | $550/30mins $825/45mins $980/60mins | $1,000/60mins | $1,100/60mins |
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Level:
All Instrumental Lessons / Accompaniment
Beginner: Beginner - G. 4
Intermediate: G. 5 - G. 7
Advanced: G. 8 or above
Western Music Theory
Beginner: ABRSM Music Theory G. 5
Intermediate: ABRSM Music Theory G. 8
Advanced: Trinity College London AmusTCL or above
Chinese Music Theory
Beginner: Shanghai Conservatory of Music Theory
Beginner: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 1
Intermediate: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 2
Advanced: Not applicable
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