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).


Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong 是一個政府註冊的慈善團體 (香港稅務局編號 ： 91/9498)，專為25歲以下的青年管弦樂手提供的管弦樂隊訓練。自二零零七年十月成立以來，已吸引了不同背景之樂手加入－從各大專院校（例如香港演藝學院、香港浸會大學、香港中文大學）的畢業生及在學學生，到本地就讀中小學的團員都有，當中不乏傳統名校、國際學校的學生及海外回流的畢業生。 樂團曾與多位國際級的音樂家合作，包括國際鋼琴名家愛德華．奧爾（華沙國際蕭邦鋼琴大賽首位美籍得獎者，並於2000年擔任華沙國際蕭邦鋼琴大賽的評判，當年的冠軍得獎者正是華人鋼琴名家李雲迪）、指揮家杰弗里‧西蒙（駐倫敦指揮家，曾指揮倫敦愛樂交響樂團、倫敦交響樂團等多個頂級樂團），及小提琴家莎拉 •卡普斯丁（享負盛名的2007年Markneukirchen國際器樂大賽冠軍）等。

為了提倡香港音樂發展，Pro Arte也積極與本地音樂家合作，如作曲家林建兒、豎琴家譚懷理及圓號家周智仲等，甚至提拔團中的新秀作協奏表演。 在2008年，樂團很榮幸被選上為Cala Tuent在香港作全球巡迴首演的第三站， 與其他兩站的國際級職業樂隊 - 如昆士蘭樂團 - 推介著名澳洲作曲家康寧漢教授的作品給各地的聽眾，為現代音樂作先驅者。不少樂團的畢業生獲獎學金入讀世界各地的音樂學院，包括美國著名的印第安納大學音樂學院。

為了確保所有賦天份的樂手都不會因經濟問題而不獲取錄， 不論貧富，所有被取錄的團員均獲全額的獎學金接受樂隊訓練。我們的經費主要靠個人及商業機構的支持。樂團衷心感謝各界人士及商業機構的鼎力支持，令 Pro Arte 不單只有機會在本港演出，還於上一個樂季獲邀到南中國進行表演。音樂總監蔡浩文先生及其首席樂手們曾多次代表Pro Arte接受報紙及電台的訪問，包括《南華早報》、《明報》、《大公報》、香港電台第四台及新城財經台等。Pro Arte著重品格培育的理念，不單訓練音樂人才，更培養樂手有正面積極的品格，為團員的個人發展奠下成功的基礎。