James Boznos

of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2000. James has been a soloist with the HK Phil on several occasions, having performed both of the William Kraft’s Timpani Concertos as well as his own composition Timpani Concerto no. 1. In 2019, the China Philharmonic and Guangzhou Symphony premiered his Timpani Concerto no. 2, Pavilions, for extended timpani, orchestra and mp3, with the composer as soloist.

He has been a frequent guest principal with the orchestras in Kanazawa, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Taichung. An advocate for his students, he teaches at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Prior to joining the HK Phil, Boznos worked regularly with the Chicago Symphony and the leading new music groups of Boston and Chicago.

As a composer, James uses the pen name OZNO. Active in instrumental, vocal, and electronic genres, recent premieres have included: Cantata no. 2 Nevu’ah, Cantata no. 3 Gabriel, Cantata no. 4 Unseen Things with the Hong Kong Bach Choir. The Hong Kong Philharmonic performed Oikogeneia, Social Distancing, Concerto for Piccolo, and most recently Dragon Factors with Jaap van Zweden.