Ding Yi Music Company

musician position: Bowed Strings

Fred Chan Hong Wei

Fred Chan is a dedicated huqin musician and has been a musician of Ding Yi Music Company since 2014. He received both his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts (erhu) from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he studied under the guidance of renowned erhu performer and educator, Professor Zhao Hanyang, and pursued

Chen Ning

Chen Ning joined Ding Yi Music Company as a part-time musician before transitioning to a full-time position in 2022, excited by the prospect of exploring a diverse range of musical repertoires and learning from more experienced colleagues. She started learning the erhu at the tender age of 10, under the tutelage of Xu Wenjing. Her

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