Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong

A Wondrous Musical Journey for Serious Young Musicians
Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong is a newly-established orchestra which provides a unique and far-reaching orchestral training for musicians under the age of 25. Auditions has been held from the end of August, 2007 and since its first rehearsal in October, 2007, it attracted musicians from a wide range of backgrounds – ranging from graduates or current students of the Academy for Performing Arts, Baptist University, Chinese University of Hong Kong … etc, to teenagers studying at local schools,including traditional prestigious schools as well as graduates from overseas institutions. Under the baton of Music Director Ho-man Choi, the musical ambitions of serious young musicians will be inspired. The emphasis on high quality productions of orchestral repertoires will enrich the musical experience of these young musicians to develop artistic excellence and creativity.

Tuition and Scholarships
Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong is committed to offering its participants the best musical training possible. To ensure that no deserving candidate is prevented from attending for financial reasons, all participants are enrolled on merit-based, full-tuition scholarships which are renewable at the end of the season upon successful re-audition.

The orchestra is grateful for the generous support of these individuals and businesses that have enabled our performances not only in various concert halls in Hong Kong, but also in scenarios such as our most memorable South China tour last season. With Music Director Maestro Ho-man Choi and its principal players as representatives, Pro Arte has appeared on South China Morning Post, Ming Pao, Ta Kung Pao, RTHK Radio Four and Metro Finance Radio etc.

Artistic Profile and Character Building
Pro Arte has collaborated with international artists such as Edward Auer (the First American prize-winner of the prestigious International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, also one of the juries who gave internationally-famous Chinese pianist Yundi Li the first prize when Li won the Chopin Piano Competition in Year 2000), Geoffrey Simon (London based conductor who has conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra … etc), Sarah Kapustin (winner of the 2007 Markneukirchen Instrumental Competition) and has advocated local talents such as composer Kin-yee Lam, harpist Amy Wai-li Tam, hornist Chow Chi-chung (Associate Principal Horn of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) and our own players in concerto settings. Pioneer of contemporary compositions, the orchestra in 2008 had the honor of being chosen to be the third stop of the world premiere tour of Cala Tuent by Australian composer Barry Conyngham, alongside with world-class professional orchestras such as the Queensland Orchestra. We have alumni currently studying as scholarship recipients at top music schools around the world such as the Indiana University Jacob School of Music.

The orchestra’s unique “character building program” is not simply training musicians, but musicians with a positive character, which is important for their personal development and success.
Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong is a government registered charitable organization (IRD Reference No.:91/9498).