Timothy Sun

Timothy Sun began his music studies at the age of seven. He studied the saxophone and clarinet with George Galway at the Ellen Wilkinson High School of Art in England since 1997. In 2001 became the first Chinese saxophone and clarinet student of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under a full scholarship for his Bachelor’s degree, where his principal teachers were the world-renowned saxophonists John Harle and Christian Forshaw. He completed his Master’s degree under a school scholarship and received the highest score in final recital.

In recent seasons, Sun has appeared in more than 100 recitals and orchestral concerts in Asia and Europe. He performed as a soloist with Macau Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Festival Orchestra, Hong Kong Young Musicians Wind Orchestra, Hong Kong Wind Symphony, Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, and more. Sun is one of the artists of the “Buffet Crampon Group” and “Vandoren Paris”. He is currently a saxophone lecturer coach at the Macau Conservatory, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Source: Leisure and Cultural Services Department