Amy Wong

Violinist/Violist Amy Wong is an active musician well experienced in both classical and functional events performances. She studied violin with Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, and obtained her Master of Music, majoring in Violin Performance in Stephen F Austin State University, Texas with full-tuition scholarship. During her study here, she was the Concertmaster of the SFA Orchestra of the Pines and various event ensembles, under the baton of Dr. Gene Moon, Dr. Pierre-Alain Chevalier and Dr. Gregory Grabowski. She was also a first violin player of The Longview Symphony Orchestra and participated in all their concerts in her stay in SFA. In 2019, Amy received full scholarships attending the Texas Music Festival and Red Rocks Chamber Music Festival. Amy continued her violin performance studies in Montclair State University, under Professor Yi-Wen Jiang, who’s the former Second Violin of the Shanghai Quartet and first prize-winner of international violin competitions. In 2020, she was the concertmaster of Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra. Amy has been selected to participate in masterclasses held by renowned musicians, including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Cho-Liang Lin, Weigang Li, Masumi per Rostad, Andra Darzins.

During her college time, Amy was also consecutively awarded the Talent Development Scholarship by HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund.

Before her studies in the States, she studied violin with Mr Ting Fan, who’s the Chief Conductor of The Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra and the former Second Violin Principal of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Amy furthered her study in viola with Mr Yu Sun, who is the Solo Violist of Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, and was formerly the Solo Violist of the renowned Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Principal Violist at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Amy is now studying viola with Mr Roger Benedict, who was the first principal viola in the Philharmonia Orchestra, London and the same position in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Chief Conductor of the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and a frequent guest conductor with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Amy has taught continuously in Hong Kong, United States, and Sydney for more than 10 years. She has given private lessons and group classes coaching in music centers and schools.