Kaori Wilson
Assistant Principal Viola
Kaori Wilson has been Assistant principal viola with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 1996. Born in Yokohama, Japan, her introduction to classical music began at the age of four with the Suzuki method. Her studies have taken her to Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, then to Brisbane at Queensland Conservatorium where she studied with John Curro on full scholarship, and then to The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, studying with Barry Wilde on full scholarship. She has served as principal violist in music festivals including the Pacific Music Festival, Nagano Aspen Music Festival.
Currently Kaori is a faculty member at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
