Mark Hui

Hong Kong-born conductor Mark Hui was first trained as a professional pianist and violinist. For the past ten years, he has worked closely with the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra as Principal Conductor and has led performances with renowned artists such as violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Jian Wang, pianists Yundi Li, HK Duo, KaJeng Wong, oboist Yiu Song-lam and The Kings' Singers, as well as innovative concerts which received exciting enthusiasm and acclaim. In addition, Hui has conducted the Aspen Festival and Chamber Orchestra, Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra, Järvi Academy Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Grand Opera and Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, Hui was selected as the Hong Kong representative to participate in the 2nd Hong Kong International Conducting Competition.

In his early years, Hui's immense passion in playing in orchestras has gained him much experience as concertmaster and tutti player in prestigious professional and festival orchestras, including Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Asian Youth Orchestra, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, New York String Orchestra Seminar, YouTube Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic, under the batons of the distinguished Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Edo de Waart, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Manfred Honeck, Yip Wing-sie, Christoph Poppen, Neville Marriner and more. These experiences have inspired Hui enormously in conducting and given him precious opportunities to observe different rehearsal technique and styles. His major conducting mentors include Robert Spano, Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Hugh Wolff, Leonard Slatkin, Gábor Hollerung and Alan Cumberland.

Besides conducting, Hui appears frequently on stage as a chamber violinist and collaborative pianist. He also plays with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta on a regular basis as a freelance violinist. As a devoted music educator, Hui serves as orchestra conductor at the Alliance Primary School Kowloon Tong, Wah Yan College Hong Kong and Heep Yunn Primary School. He also teaches at the Hong Kong University as part-time tutor.

Hui graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Manhattan School of Music, majoring in Violin Performance under the tutelage of Prof. Michael Ma, Lucie Robert, Tsai Loo and Wong Wai-ming.

Source: Silver Lining Foundation
Hong Kong Grand Opera
Mark Hui