So Ming Kong

Conductor / Leader

Mr So Ming Kong received his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Music from the Hong Kong Baptist University and Master of Arts in Music from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He studied violin with Dr Gilbert Sak and Mr Kenneth Ip. He is currently the Head of Music and Arts Department in CCC Kei Wan Primary School (Aldrich Bay). Being coached by international choral maestros Dénes Szabó , Soma Szabó and Dr Shang Lun Wu, So is currently the choir conductor of CCC Kei Wan Primary School (Aldrich Bay). He and his choir have won the championship in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival for several years, while his choir was awarded “The Most Outstanding Primary School Choir” and “The Best Primary School Senior Choir” in the HK Region and the Kowloon Region in 2024. In 2019, So led his choir to participate in the Grand Prix of Nations Gothenburg 2019 and won the Gold Medal. He also attained the Gold Medal with his choir in the Taipei International Choral Competition 2022 and Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Competition 2024. Last summer, his choir was the category winner of the 5th Tokyo International Choir Competition 2023. He also conducted a childrens’ choir formed by two different schools in the recording for the Education Bureau. So is now the member of both Executive Committee and Music Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association.