Benjamin Moermond 莫班文

Benjamin Moermond has been the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Bassoonist since joining in 2010.  He is an active performer in Hong Kong and throughout the region. As a soloist he has performed Weber’s Bassoon Concerto, Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante, Telemann’s Double Concerto for Bassoon and Recorder, and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the HK Phil. As a guest he has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival, and has served on the faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts.

Benjamin is a graduate of The Juilliard School and is originally from Cincinnati, US.

莫班文自2010年起加盟香港管弦樂團（港樂）擔任首席巴松管，並活躍於香港及區內的表演和教學。他在港樂的獨奏表演包括：韋伯巴松管協奏曲、海頓交響協奏曲、泰利文木笛及巴松管雙協奏曲、莫扎特巴松管協奏曲。作為客席獨奏家，莫班文曾與新加坡交響樂團、奧克蘭愛樂樂團、紐約愛樂、辛辛那提交響樂團及香港國際室內樂音樂節合作。他又分別於香港中文大學和香港演藝學院任教。來自美國辛辛那提的莫班文，在加入港樂前，就讀茱利亞音樂學院。