Kitty Cheung
ViolIN
Kitty Cheung is currently the Sub-Principal Second Violin of the Welsh National Opera Orchestra. She was the Associate Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in 2011-2017, Associate Musician of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, and has performed in the London Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in the past.
She has given solo recitals in Germany, Vienna, UK, USA, Thailand, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and made solo appearances with orchestras including the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra.
She recorded broadcast performances for BBC Radio 3 and Radio Television Hong Kong. As a chamber musician she performed at Carnegie Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall, Toppan Hall in Japan, Sabah Art Gallery in Malaysia, Shanghai Concert Hall, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, The University of Macau, Marvao International Music Festival in Portugal, Lakes Area Music Festival in USA, Hong Kong Week in Taiwan, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Beare’s Premiere Music Festival, and Hong Kong World Cultures Festival.
She has performed extensively in the past decade as the founding member of LENK Quartet (violin-clarinet-cello-piano), Romer String Quartet, and Contrast Trio (violin-saxophone-piano). We are delighted to have Kitty joining the group, and to count the Ceridwen Ensemble among her portfolio of chamber groups.
As a teaching artist she taught at the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Education University of Hong Kong, and held residencies with all her chamber ensembles at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dr Kitty Cheung graduated from the Eastman School of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where her teachers included Lin Yao-Ji, Yau Sing-Yeh, Li Hou-Yi, Ho Hong-Ying, Charles Castleman, David Takeno and Zvi Zeitlin.
Ceridwen Ensemble 