Andrew Ling 凌顯祐

Hong Kong-native Andrew Ling is a concert violist and violinist, conductor, and music educator. Currently Principal Violist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil), Andrew has garnered acclaim for his orchestral playing and solo recitals worldwide. His appearances as concert soloist have included the HK Phil, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, etc.

A versatile and an all-round musician, Andrew has brought his musicianship to conducting engagements with the HK Phil, the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra and Finland’s Seinäjoki City Orchestra and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. Handpicked to conduct the HK Phil in rehearsal for Christoph Eschenbach and the late Lorin Maazel, he has worked alongside some of the world’s foremost conductors, including Jaap van Zweden, Edo de Waart, and Leonard Slatkin. Ling was the finalist of the Besançon International Conducting Competition 2017.

He is often seen playing solo as well as chamber music. He has played with many renowned musicians including Yu-Ja Wang, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, Ning Feng, Michael Guttman, and The Shanghai Quartet, etc.

Outside the concert hall, Andrew is passionate about cultivating the next generation of musicians. He holds teaching positions at Hong Kong Baptist University and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and has also served as faculty at The Youth Summer Music Camp hosted by the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. He is the Music Director of Happy Gabby children’s music book series and believes that music education should start at an early age, to prepare the child for future advancement in his or her music journey, with genuine positivity and curiosity.

凌顯祐為香港管弦樂團首席中提琴，土生土長。他曾在香港管弦樂團擔任獨奏表演獲好評。他曾任印第安那大學樂團及特雷霍特交響樂團團長，又為印第安那大學愛樂樂團首席中提琴手。

凌顯祐自六歲起隨已故北京中央音樂學院教授林耀基學習小提琴，他自小已以小提琴獨奏身份隨香港葉氏兒童合唱圑巡迴歐洲、北美和亞太區演出。 他又曾經和香港管弦樂團、香港中樂團及中國廣播愛樂合作，又分別在香港、北美及歐洲舉行獨奏會。

凌氏最近於香港管弦樂團賽馬會音樂密碼教育計劃為已故指揮大師羅倫·馬捷爾綵排。他曾指揮芬蘭的塞伊奈約基交響樂團。凌氏亦為香港浸會大學交響樂團客席指揮。他曾與不同大師合作，包括梵志登、艾度．迪華特、史拉健及馬捷爾等等。

凌顯祐熱愛室樂音樂，曾與林昭亮和拉萊度等小提琴家同台演出，與上海弦樂四重奏合作，又獲邀在香港國際室樂節演奏。

作為一個熱誠的音樂教育工作者，能他曾主持何鴻毅家族基金管弦樂獎學金計劃，接受邀請擔任NTSO台灣青年音樂營的導師。目前，他是香港浸會大學和香港演藝學院的兼任講師。

凌顯祐在美國印第安納大學完成他的本科和研究生課程後，在休斯敦的萊斯大學繼續進修。他先後師從亨里克．科瓦爾斯基，裴翼煥，阿蘭．華歷德和林昭亮，獲得廣闊的的音樂訓練。