Vivian Ip

A leading young conductor in Hong Kong, Vivian Ip was appointed Associate Conductor of Hong Kong Sinfonietta from the 2023/2024 season, where she presents a series of concerts as well as work closely with guest artists and musicians. In 2023, Ip co-founded ANIMA Ensemble in promoting contemporary chamber operas and musical theatre works.

Praised by the winner of the "Best Conductor" Grammy Award John Nelson – "Conducting is like breathing for you. Bright talent you have!", Ip received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music ( First Class Honours ) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. With an Associate Instructorship and the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Studies, she received her Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting at the Indiana University Bloomington. She graduated in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, receiving the highest award of the year, under the supervision of Uroš Lajovic and Johannes Wildner.

Ip has guest conducted at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Musica Viva Hong Kong, Hong Kong Grand Opera, and was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic in 2016-2018, where she assisted its Music Director Jaap van Zweden and Principal Guest Conductor Yu Long, as well as overseas conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Charles Dutoit, Vassily Sinaisky and Lawrence Foster. In 2018, she led the Xing-er Symphony Orchestra in Guangzhou to the Gold Award at the 6th World Orchestra Festival in Vienna, where she also received the Talented Conductor Prize.

As an opera conductor, Ip has conducted operas such as Carmen, Die Zauberflöte, Der Fliegende Holländer, Norma, L’elisir d’amore etc. As a choral conductor, she was the Music Director of Chorus Delicti Wien for 7 years and worked with numerous local and international choirs.

Ip currently teaches Conducting, as well as Practical Studies in Musicianship and Choral Conducting at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Source: ANIMA Ensemble
Vivian Ip