Newly named Fellow Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and recipient of the Edo de Waart Assistant Conductorship with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Wilson Ng is a talented communicator, dedicated to finding creative and innovative ways to engage with current and future audiences. Highlights in the 2025–26 season include debuts at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw and a tour with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields featuring Yunchan Lim.
Born in Hong Kong and educated in Europe from a young age, Wilson is prize winner at the Mahler Competition in Bamberg, Sir Georg Solti competition in Frankfurt and Svetlanov competition in Paris and was the youngest ever associate conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic. Principal Guest Conductor of the Hankyung Arte Philharmonic since 2023, Wilson is a frequent guest conductor with the Hong Kong Philharmonic leading subscription concerts and the city's largest outdoor musical event, Symphony Under the Stars and a regular guest at other ensembles including the KBS Symphony and Korean National Symphony orchestras.
Other recent highlights include performances with the Hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Qatar Philharmonic and Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, with whom he recorded alongside mandolinist Julien Martineau under the French label Naïve. He has collaborated with artists such as Viktoria Mullova, Sumi Jo, Víkingur Ólafsson, Bruce Liu, Esther Yoo and Yunchan Lim.
Although deeply familiar with the traditional Western canon, Wilson is a passionate champion of Asian composers. In 2025, he founded the Asian Modern Symphony Orchestra, which unites Asia’s finest musicians in celebration of masterpieces by composers of the region. The orchestra will start their first tour in China and Korea in summer of 2025. He conducted the opening concert of the Beijing Modern Music Festival in 2019, and since then, returned to the festival regularly to lead opening and closing performance in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Committed to supporting the next generation of composers in Asia, he conducted the 7th NCPA Young Composer Programme Final Evaluation Concert in 2024
In 2015 Wilson launched the Gustav Mahler Orchestra in Hong Kong, initiating "Musicians without Borders", an innovative project inviting audiences to participate in an immersive experience sitting among orchestra musicians. He also co-founded "aboutMusic Foundation", aiming to provide a free international-level music education for underprivileged students in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Artistic Advisory Board of School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.
