Curriculum vitae

Born 1970 in Edmonton, Canada to Chinese and Australian parents, both mathematicians. Grew up in Adelaide, Australia, dual citizen of Australia and Canada. Living since 1993 in Berlin.

Education

 Violin and Piano instruction from age 4 in Australia
1985/86 Musikgymnasium and Bruckner Conservatorium Linz, Austria
1987 Elder Conservatorium Adelaide, Australia
1988–1993 Teaching and performance degrees (violin) and conducting studies at Lucerne Conservatorium
1993/94 Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Conducting studies with John Curro (Australia), Thüring Bräm (Switzerland), Alun Francis (Berlin), Hermann Bäumer (Berlin)
Masterclasses with Jorma Panula (2002, 2005, 2007)

Music Director

 Since 2002 music director of the Berlin Sibelius Orchestra, since 2006 concurrently music director of the Schöneberg Symphony Orchestra. Regular performances with both orchestras in the Philharmonie Berlin and Konzerthaus Berlin.
Tours with both orchestras to Italy, France and Greece

Collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic

 Chamber orchestras and ensembles of the Berlin Philharmonic, annually since 2005
Assistance to Sir Simon Rattle and performances with the scholars of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic (2008, 2009, 2011)
Assistance to the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (2007, 2009)
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin (2006, 2011)
Venus Ensemble Berlin (2009)

Guest conductor

das sinfonie orchester berlin (2011, 2012, 2013)
Jena Philharmoniker (2008)
I Pomeriggi Musicale Milano (2007, 2008)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2010)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2010)
Canberra Symphony Orchestra (2009, 2011)
National Music Camp Orchestras (2002, 2004)

Repertoire

The repertoire encompasses the core German and Austro-Hungarian symphonic works of the 19th and early 20th century, including eastern European composers and with particular emphasis on the works of Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Berg, Sibelius, Bartók, Janáček and Stravinsky.

Opera productions

 Mozart »Cosi fan Tutte« (Burgundy, Berlin 2006)
Bizet »Carmen« (Burgundy Berlin 2009)