ENSEMBLES 2026
La Salle College Symphony Orchestra
Established in 2003, the La Salle College Symphony Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of Hong Kong's premier student orchestras. Since its inception, it has evolved from a 20-member ensemble into a dynamic collective of over 90 musicians, united by a commitment to excellence and the pursuit of perfection. The Orchestra creates a supportive environment where talented musicians share insights and craft beautiful harmonies. During regular rehearsals and sectionals, senior students mentor their junior peers, fostering collaboration and personal growth. Under the direction of our conductor, Mr Kelvin Ngai, the Symphony Orchestra has celebrated exceptional success in recent years. We are proud to have received Gold Prizes at the Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and to have been honoured as the winner in the Senior Orchestra Class at the 77th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival.
www.lasalle.edu.hk/life-at-la-salle/music/
Kelvin Lung Shing Ngai
Conductor
Kelvin Lung Shing Ngai graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he received a Bachelor of Music (Hons.) Degree and Licentiate of Trinity College of London. Mr Ngai received the Bernard van Zudines Music Fund and the Peabody Scholarship to further his studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University in the United States and obtained his Master of Music Degree. He also joined the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in a performance at the Lincoln Center in New York. He frequently participates in numerous professional orchestra and Music Festivals, including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta etc..
He served as a guest trumpeter with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Hong Kong Sinfonietta which had a concert tour to France, Japan and China. Mr. Ngai conducted the Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinu and studied the orchestral conducting with Don Schleicher, Kirk Trevor and Tomaš Netopil at International Conducting Institute in Kromeriz, Czech Republic. He has Cooperated with many well-known musicians including violinst Li Chuan Yun, pianist Shen Wenyu, Dr. Helen Cha, Colleen Lee, Beverly Leung, Carol Yu and pop singers Alan Tam etc..
Mr. Ngai currently serves as a faculty member of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, an Honorary Artists-in-Residence and Symphony Orchestra conductor in the Department of Cultural and CreativeArts of The Education Univeristy of Hong Kong. He is the founder and Music Director of the Psalm Wind Orchestra, the Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Professional Winds, Hong Kong Tak Ming Philharmonic Winds, Asian Youth Orchestra(Alumni). His conducting bands and orchestras have won over 60 Gold and Champion awards. Recently, he is granted the best conductor award, the Ko Bongsik Award, of the Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival in Korea and Excellent Conductor Award of the 10th World Orchestra Festival in Vienna.
