Quek Ling Kiong is the first Principal Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to have been born and bred in Singapore. Widely hailed as the “People’s Conductor”, he has more than 25 years of professional musical experience under his belt. He assumed the role of Principal Conductor in 2023, after a decade as its Resident Conductor. He began his journey with the SCO in 1997 as its Percussion Principal after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. A rising star, Quek went on to earn the Singapore National Arts Council’s (NAC) prestigious Young Artist Award in 2002. As his focus shifted to conducting, he became SCO’s first Conducting Assistant in 2003, before heading to the Zurich University of the Arts where he obtained a diploma in advanced studies in 2008. He took up the baton as the SCO’s Associate Conductor upon returning. Quek curated three concert seasons since he took over musical leadership as Principal Conductor, and has led the SCO to successful concert tours and international arts festivals, such as the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2023 and the China Tour in 2024.

Li Baoshun started learning violin from his brother at the age of seven and learning erhu since eight-year old. In 1983, he gained entry into the China Conservatory of Music and studied under renowned string master Liu Mingyuan and was trained by Zhao Yanchen, Jiang Fengzhi, Lan Yusong, Wang Guotong, Zhang Shao, An Ruli and Ji Guizhen respectively. In 1978, he entered the Fuzhou Military Airbase Cultural Troupe. After his graduation in 1987, he joined the China National Traditional Orchestra and was its erhu sectional principal in 1988. In 1995, he was the Acting Concertmaster of the China National Traditional Orchestra. In the same year, he was appointed the Concertmaster of the Asia Orchestra comprising of musicians from China, Japan and Korea. Li Baoshun has shown his talent in music since young, claiming many prizes along the way. He has been invited to perform in many big-scale performances locally and overseas, including Asia, Europe and the United States. He has frequently performed as a soloist with many orchestras, conductors and composers from China and overseas. Li Baoshun joined the SCO in late 1997 and is currently the Concertmaster.

二胡演奏家，中央音乐学院教授，博士生导师。民乐系拉弦教研室主任，民乐系教师党支部书记。中国音协民族弓弦乐学会理事，中国民族管弦乐学会理事及其胡琴专业委员会副秘书长，北京音乐家协会二胡学会副会长，宁夏大学客座教授，“弓弦舞”二胡重奏组艺术总监，北京大学民乐团艺术总指导，青岛艺术学校领航专家，法国荣誉市民勋章获得者。 曾获第八届台北国际民族器乐协奏大赛第一名，小金钟全国二胡展演优秀指导教师奖。所教学生亦于多个比赛中获奖。首演了如《秦思》《图腾》《丝路拾光》等近百首独奏、重奏、室内乐、协奏作品。已录制出版《二胡初级教程》《就是现场》《明月映敦煌》《荒城之月》等光碟，其中《荒城之月》专辑分别获得2020年全球音乐奖银奖及第十八届全美独立音乐奖世界传统音乐专辑提名。

Quek Ling Kiong is the first Principal Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to have been born and bred in Singapore. Widely hailed as the “People’s Conductor”, he has more than 25 years of professional musical experience under his belt. He assumed the role of Principal Conductor in 2023, after a decade as its Resident Conductor. He began his journey with the SCO in 1997 as its Percussion Principal after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. A rising star, Quek went on to earn the Singapore National Arts Council’s (NAC) prestigious Young Artist Award in 2002. As his focus shifted to conducting, he became SCO’s first Conducting Assistant in 2003, before heading to the Zurich University of the Arts where he obtained a diploma in advanced studies in 2008. He took up the baton as the SCO’s Associate Conductor upon returning. Quek curated three concert seasons since he took over musical leadership as Principal Conductor, and has led the SCO to successful concert tours and international arts festivals, such as the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2023 and the China Tour in 2024.

Yin Zhiyang started learning the violin and dizi from his father at the age of eight and later, under the tutelage of professor of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Kong Qingshan and professor of China Conservatory of Music, Zhang Weiliang. After graduating from the China Conservatory of Music in 1991, he served in the China Central Song and Dance Troupe as a soloist. He joined the SCO in October 1997 as a dizi performer and he is currently the Dizi Principal. He is also the guest professor of Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

Quek Ling Kiong is the first Principal Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to have been born and bred in Singapore. Widely hailed as the “People’s Conductor”, he has more than 25 years of professional musical experience under his belt. He assumed the role of Principal Conductor in 2023, after a decade as its Resident Conductor. He began his journey with the SCO in 1997 as its Percussion Principal after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. A rising star, Quek went on to earn the Singapore National Arts Council’s (NAC) prestigious Young Artist Award in 2002. As his focus shifted to conducting, he became SCO’s first Conducting Assistant in 2003, before heading to the Zurich University of the Arts where he obtained a diploma in advanced studies in 2008. He took up the baton as the SCO’s Associate Conductor upon returning. Quek curated three concert seasons since he took over musical leadership as Principal Conductor, and has led the SCO to successful concert tours and international arts festivals, such as the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2023 and the China Tour in 2024.

Quek Ling Kiong is the first Principal Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to have been born and bred in Singapore. Widely hailed as the “People’s Conductor”, he has more than 25 years of professional musical experience under his belt. He assumed the role of Principal Conductor in 2023, after a decade as its Resident Conductor. He began his journey with the SCO in 1997 as its Percussion Principal after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. A rising star, Quek went on to earn the Singapore National Arts Council’s (NAC) prestigious Young Artist Award in 2002. As his focus shifted to conducting, he became SCO’s first Conducting Assistant in 2003, before heading to the Zurich University of the Arts where he obtained a diploma in advanced studies in 2008. He took up the baton as the SCO’s Associate Conductor upon returning. Quek curated three concert seasons since he took over musical leadership as Principal Conductor, and has led the SCO to successful concert tours and international arts festivals, such as the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2023 and the China Tour in 2024.

出生于中国山西太原，自幼随父学习唢呐演奏，1997年毕业于中国音乐学院。曾先后得到王高林、胡海泉、丁怀成等老师的指导。2005年加入新加坡华乐团，任职中音唢呐、低音唢呐演奏家。同时，也是新加坡多所学校、新加坡国立大学、南洋艺术学院唢呐声部的指导老师。

Quek Ling Kiong is the first Principal Conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) to have been born and bred in Singapore. Widely hailed as the “People’s Conductor”, he has more than 25 years of professional musical experience under his belt. He assumed the role of Principal Conductor in 2023, after a decade as its Resident Conductor. He began his journey with the SCO in 1997 as its Percussion Principal after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. A rising star, Quek went on to earn the Singapore National Arts Council’s (NAC) prestigious Young Artist Award in 2002. As his focus shifted to conducting, he became SCO’s first Conducting Assistant in 2003, before heading to the Zurich University of the Arts where he obtained a diploma in advanced studies in 2008. He took up the baton as the SCO’s Associate Conductor upon returning. Quek curated three concert seasons since he took over musical leadership as Principal Conductor, and has led the SCO to successful concert tours and international arts festivals, such as the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2023 and the China Tour in 2024.