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Conductor  |  Trumpeter

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Born in Hong Kong, 21 year-old conductor and trumpet player Stone Tung began studying the trumpet at the age of 6. A graduate of the Chetham’s School of Music, he is now studying at the Royal College of Music, London, with Mark Calder, Alan Thomas, Niall Keatley, Jason Evans, Dan Newell, James Fountain, Kate Moore and Paul Sharp on a full scholarship supported by the Croucher Hong Kong Charitable Trust.

​Former Principal Trumpet of the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra, Stone has been on tour with the orchestra to Finland, Sweden, Russia, Thailand and China. He has performed in world prestige venues such as the Musikverein in Vienna, Sydney Opera House, The Finlandia Hall, The St. Petersburg State Academic Capella, Turku Concert Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Bridgewater Hall amongst all. In summer 2019, Stone performed as a soloist with the orchestra in Thailand, celebrating the establishment of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok. He has worked with world-renowned musicians such as , Charles Castleman, Kevin John Edusei, Edward Gregson, Franz Krager, Lio Kuokman, Mike Lovatt, Ben Palmer, Sir Antonio Pappano and Yip Wing-Sie amongst others. He has participated in masterclasses with Gustav Melander, Wim Van Hasselt, Paul Archibald and Henning Kraggerud.

Stone started studying conducting with Dr Jerome Hoberman and also counts Franz Krager and Colin Touchin as his mentors. He was appointed as the Chief Conductor of the Gustav Mahler Orchestra in 2023, and has also conducted the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Brass Ensemble, St Stephen’s College Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Youth Philharmonia and the Clausura Chamber Orchestra, which he founded in 2020. He has participated in masterclasses with Ben Gernon, Mark Heron, Jonathan Mann, Toby Purser, Jac Van Steen, Kenneth Woods and Luigi Gaggero, and has been privileged to work with the Ulster Orchestra and Kyiv Symphony Orchestra.

Photo: Andy Wong Studio Point

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