Wilson Ng has recently been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Hankyung Arte Philharmonic, he will lead the orchestra for several concerts in Seoul and tour Korea, all performances will be broadcast live on Hankyung Arte TV. In addition, he will conduct the orchestra’s début concert at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, where the orchestra will also perform with La Scala Ballet.
Other highlights of the 2023/24 season include debuts with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Sapporo Symphony, NCPA Orchestra in Beijing. Wilson also returns to Tongyeong Festival Orchestra and Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, with whom he and mandolinist Julien Martineau recently released a recording together under the French label Naïve.
Born in Hong Kong and educated in Europe since adolescence, Wilson later became a prize winner at Mahler, Sir Georg Solti and Svetlanov competitions. Named Associate Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic in 2018, he was at 28 the youngest conductor ever appointed by the orchestra. He is also a frequent guest of the other major Korean ensembles including the KBS Symphony and Korean National Symphony orchestras.
Back home, Wilson has had a longstanding relationship with the Hong Kong Arts Festival since 2012. In 2021, he led the Seoul Philharmonic for a performance at the 49th HKAF, he was then invited to perform at the Festival’s 50th-Anniversary Opening Performance with Hong Kong Philharmonic, and conducted the orchestra again in 2023 for two performances at the HKAF.
In 2015, Wilson founded the Gustav Mahler Orchestra in Hong Kong, together they created “Musicians without Borders”, an innovative project where the audience enjoys the immersive experience of sitting among the musicians. He also co-founded “aboutMusic Foundation”, aiming to provide a free international-level music education for underprivileged students in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Artistic Advisory Board of School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.
Although deeply familiar with the traditional Western canon, Wilson is a passionate champion of Asian composers, including Xiaogang Ye, Unsuk Chin, Tōru Takemitsu and Doming Lam. He conducted the opening concert of the Beijing Modern Music Festival in 2019, and returned to the festival to lead the closing performance in 2023.