Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
- Master of Arts (First-Class Honours) Wien (Vienna) Musikhochschule
- Diploma (Violin Performance) Amadeus Consort Salzburg
- Solo Violinist and Violist Philharmonie Salzburg
- Concertmaster
Mag.art Wilson CHU was born in Hong Kong. He started playing the violin at the age of eight. Few years later, he made his debut as a soloist with orchestra, which was broadcasted by Radio Television Hong Kong in Christmas 1993. Same year later, he performed for the 28th Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten.
In spring 1998, Wilson decided to devote himself to music. He went to Austria to further his study. He spent a year drifting from city to city, visiting masterclasses and sit in violin lessons in different academies in search of a suitable violin professor. He met Prof. Ernst Kovacic in Vienna, with whom he studied for 2 years focusing on Mozart's works and style.
In year 2000, Wilson moved to Salzburg, the birth place of Mozart, where he received training in the prominent music institute, the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. Professor Jürgen Geise discovered his flawless violin technique during the audition, and exceptionally offered him an extra place in his class even at the time it was already full.
During their first lesson, Wilson’s impeccable ensembleship impressed the professor, and was immediately invited to join Cis - Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg, one of the most renowned chamber music ensembles in Austria. And was subsequently invited to play in Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie in Germany as a tutti-violinist.
He also actively appeared in leading positions in school projects, working with Denis Russel Davis as Concertmaster, he was also the leader of the Viola section in several Mozart Festival projects, and when Philip Glass conducted his Opera “Orpheus” in Salzburg, 2001.
After accomplishing the bachelor program in Mozarteum Universität, Wilson remained in the university to pursue additional elective courses in music education, acoustic, languages, literature, and studied chamber music with Prof. Lukas Hagen and Prof. Benjamin Schimdt. During the same year, he was also conducting the Philharmonie Salzburg for local concerts and viennese ball.
His skills as an orchestral musician have taken him around Europe, his managment skills brought Europe across the world. In 2004, Wilson was hired as project manager for Wiener Schloss Kammerorchester. He organized a 12 days concert tour, concertizing across China's major cities.
Despite the busy schedule, Wilson attend the Master examination in Mozarteum, he successfully convinced the senates, including Prof. Igor Ozim, Prof. Lukas Hagen, passed with honour and won the title Master of Arts.
Having graduated with honours from Mozarteum Universität with a master degree, he devoted himself to chamber music, and has made highly acclaimed performances as soloist of both violin and viola with the ensemble “Amadeus Consort Salzburg”. He was subsequently invited by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture, led the Amadeus Consort Salzburg” representing Austria, performed in the “International Cultural Exchange Fair” in Taipei, 2006.
Wilson returned to Hong Kong in 2006 summer, devoted himself to music education. Together with Stephen Chong (clarinetist), they founded the "Sound of Music Orchestra Academy", lead a group of talented young Hong Kong musicians to Salzburg, Austria in August, 2007. Creating a treasurable oppurturnity for Hong Kong young musicians going on stage with professional European musicians, together they performed in Schloss Mirabell, experience the European culture essence.
In recent yeras, Wilson has been active as a music educator, performer and conductor. Show support to lots of cultural and charitable organizations. He actively performed with local chamber orchestra in charity concerts, tours at local kindergartens and primary schools, promoting classical music to Hong Kong audience and raising funds for charity.
In 2010, Wilson was invited to serve as Chief Consultant for the Wiener Musik-Prüfungskommission (Vienna Music Examination Board) as an annuitant. In August 2010, Wilson became the artistic director of the Donau Musikinstitut, Hong Kong.
朱氏近年除致力於音樂教育與及比賽評審工作外，亦積極參與慈善義演及普及音樂會之演出，巡迴本地中小學及幼稚園推廣古典音樂文化；支持雅樂合奏團舉辦文化推廣活動，贊助維也納音樂學院教授 Prof. Mag. Daniel Landau 及弦樂系主任 Mag. Art Valbona Naku-Pfurtscheller 到本地中學開辦交嚮樂團工作坊及小提琴大師班。
●積極参與教育工作，推廣古典音樂，擔任演奏比賽評審工作
●Member of judging panel for various music competitions. Actively participates in music education events, aimed to promote classical music
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