Ding Yi Music Company

musician position: Bowed Strings

Fred Chan Hong Wei

Fred Chan Hong Wei is an accomplished erhu musician, orchestra conductor, and educator, currently serving as Concertmaster of Ding Yi Music Company in Singapore. With over a decade of professional experience in Chinese music, he is widely respected for his artistic versatility, ensemble leadership, and long-standing dedication to music education. ​Fred holds both Bachelor and

Chen Ning

Chen Ning joined Ding Yi Music Company as a part-time musician before transitioning to a full-time position in 2022. She began learning the erhu at the age of 10 under the tutelage of Xu Wenjing. Her early passion for the instrument led her to join the Chinese orchestras at Nanyang Primary School and later Nanyang

Chin Yen Choong

Chin Yen Choong co-founded Ding Yi Music Company in 2007 and is now a huqin musician with the ensemble. His days are filled with daily rehearsals, self-practice, and lively exchanges with fellow musicians regarding technical and creative aspects of the craft. His twin aspirations are to help develop younger musicians and to see Ding Yi

Bekhzod Oblayorov

Born in Uzbekistan in 2001, Bekhzod Oblayorov began his studies with Kamola Abdullaeva in Tashkent and later continued under the guidance of Ng Pei Sian (Principal Cello of SSO) and Leslie Tan (former member of the Tang Quartet and Singapore Symphony Orchestra) at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, graduating