Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong (MYO) is one of the finest youth orchestras in Asia founded in 2003. More than 250 young musicians join us and share their passion for music through weekly rehearsals. MYO brings excellent classical music performances with the world’s finest musicians and conductors every year to audiences in Hong Kong and all over the world. In August 2012 and 2013, MYO was invited to perform in the prestigious Musikverein - Golden Hall in Austria. The experience set a new milestone for the orchestra and won its recognition from international viewers. In 2010, MYO performed in Japan and was highly praised by Maestro Shinya Ozaki for our “Energetic and passionate performance”. In recent years, MYO charged on to produce top class performances, collaborated with world-renowned conductor Yang Li, violin virtuoso Lin Cho-Liang and Siqing Lu, pianists Michelle Kim, Nancy Loo, Colleen Lee and the famous visual theater group Magic Circle Mime Company from the United States. Music Excellence with A Soul has always been MYO’s motto. Since the establishment of MYO in 2003, the orchestra hosted a variety of charity concerts, aspiring to serve our community through music. Concert proceeds go to various local and global social organizations. MYO strives to explore the limitless possibilities in music. The orchestra has shared stage with inspiring musical figures including 4-finger pianist Lee Hee-Ah (Korea), limbless life warrior Nick Vujicic, one-handed violinist Adrian Anantawan (Canada), former Disney Animation Master Davy Liu (Taiwan), Watoto Children’s Choir (Uganda), local blind singer Pinky Li, visually impaired pianist Li Hin, and autistic pianist Lau Chi-Ming. In 2014, MYO began bringing orchestra performances to the community by conducting numerous flash mob performances. The online videos of those performances have received over million viewers to date.