Howard Ng

Howard Ng is a well recognised musician, creative producer, and arts manager in the South East Asian region. As a producer, Howard has created a great number of musical experiences for audiences in the region, including award winning performances of Ensemble Virama (Boh Cameronian Arts Award 2018). From 2014-2019, Howard was an annual grant recipient of the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music for the creation and administration of the Malaysian Wind Music Prize, which has led to substantial professional development and training opportunities for aspiring young musicians in the country.

From 2017-2023, Howard worked for Programming & Productions at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, a department that facilitates some 200 public facing events annually. In this capacity, Howard has led and curated major broadcast and multimedia initiatives, as well as execute productions for the Conservatory, working with artists such as Les Arts Florissants, Calefax Reed Quintet, Sir András Schiff, Masaaki Suzuki, Paul Lewis, Vadim Gluzman, Nobuko Imai, Igudesman & Joo, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Eric Hoeprich, Wong Kahchun, Boston Brass, Margaret Leng Tan, Gabor Takács-Nagy and many others. In 2022, Howard experienced a brief attachment at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, studying with renowned production company Polyhymnia International.

As an oboist, Howard Ng has performed for audiences on three continents. He has performed as a soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and its Youth Orchestra. Howard can regularly be heard at concerts of Ensemble Virama, where he is co-founder and artistic leader. He can also be regularly heard at concerts organised by Bachfest Malaysia around the country. As an orchestral musician, Howard has also performed with Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Asian Youth Orchestra, Orchestra of the Music Makers (SG), Singapore Lyric Opera, The Philharmonic Orchestra (SG), Asean-Russia Youth Orchestra, Pro Musica Bangkok and many other ensembles.

吳氏的雙簧管演奏橫跨世界三大洲。他曾在馬來西亞愛樂樂團及其青年管弦樂團擔任獨奏。他是Ensemble Virama音樂會的常客，同時也是該樂團的聯合創始人和藝術領袖。他也定期參與馬來西亞巴赫音樂節在全國各地的演出。此外，吳氏曾與新加坡交響樂團、卡塔爾愛樂樂團、亞洲青年管弦樂團、音樂製作人管弦樂團、新加坡抒情歌劇團、愛樂樂團、東盟-俄羅斯青年管弦樂團、曼谷Pro Musica管弦樂團和許多其他樂團合作演出。