Wong Lok Ting

Born in Hong Kong, Wong Lok-ting began studying Erhu from the age of eight, under the tutelage of music educators Mr Lai Siu Ming and Mr Wu Guoguang. At the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival in 1993 and 1994, she was a prize-winner in a number of categories, including Erhu, Banhu, and Gaohu (Advanced Level). She was also the Chinese Instrumental Solo Champion at the First Hugo Music Awards.

Wong studied at the Department of Chinese Music of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music. At the Academy, she studied Erhu under Mr Tong Leung-tak, with a double minor in Erhu (under Mr Tong) and Guqin (under Ms Leung Lai-wan). During her studies, she was awarded a number of scholarships to further her studies in the Mainland, under Erhu masters such as Chen Yaoxing, Min Huifen, You Jishun, Li Heng and Shen Cheng and others.

In 2002, at the first Ethnic Musical Instruments Solo Competition in China, she won the Special Award in Erhu in the Young Professional category.

Currently its Acting Assistant Gaohu Principal, Wong joined the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in 2006. Whilst at the HKCO, she also pursued a Master’s degree at the HKAPA, studying Gaohu under Mr Yu Qiwei and graduated in 2012.