Prof. Leon Shiu-wai Tong

Hong Kong

Prof. TONG is an internationally renowned choral expert and one of the leaders pushing local choral music development. Sparing no effort to push choral music development and choral music education, Tong has great influences in choral music development in Hong Kong. He has been invited to participate in numerous international choral festivals and choral summit in more than 30 countries as conductor, speaker and adjudicator. Through choral music, Tong wishes to share the message of share, love and peace for our world. Recently, Tong is serving as important positions in numerous choral organizations, including the First Vice President of International Federation for Choral Music, Honorary Chairman of China High School Choral Committee, Adjunct Professor of Tianjin University, Visiting Professor of Shanxi Normal University, President of Hong Kong Treble Choirs’ Association and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Hong Kong Treble Choir of Guangzhou Children’s Palace Choir. Tong is the first Chinese being invited to be the adjudicator of the International Choral Competition Maribor and International May Choir Competition ‘Prof. Georgi Dimitrov’. He is also invited to be the adjudicator of the National Choral Competition presented by China Central Television. Tong has shown great foresight and innovation by promoting choral music in a variety ways and raising the standard of choral music in Hong Kong. He founded Hong Kong Treble Choirs’ Association and Hong Kong Treble Choir. Under this lead, Hong Kong Treble Choir is honoured with titles in numerous international competitions. He has organized a number of huge events to invite outstanding choirs all over the world to perform in Hong Kong and China. Meanwhile, he is also the Artistic Director for Treble Choir of the popular animation “Mcdull. Pork of Music”. Undoubtedly, he has great influences in contemporary choral music development in Hong Kong, and his contributions in international choral field has also been highly recognized. In 2004, Tong received the China Treble Choir Achievement Award from the China Chorus Association in acknowledgement of his contribution to children choral music in Mainland China. In 2007, Tong was honoured to receive the Award for Arts Achievement (Music) and was listed in Who is Who in Choral Music, a book about worldwide well-known choral experts.