Assistant Professor
Department of Digital Innovation and Technology
Yang Kyo, formerly known as Yang Yusi, is a distinguished violinist and music educator. She began the violin at three and entered the Xinghai Conservatory's affiliated secondary school in Guangzhou at twelve. In 2002, she was exceptionally admitted to the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, earning Master's degrees with all-distinction results and the Excellence and Karajan Scholarships.
In Europe, she served as principal of numerous orchestras and performed with conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Riccardo Muti and André Previn. She settled in Hong Kong in 2009, joining the Hong Kong Sinfonietta the following year.
With over fifteen years of teaching across Mainland China, Austria, Italy and Hong Kong, she now also teaches at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her individualised, inquiry-based teaching stresses fundamentals, score-reading and sight-reading, and interest-driven learning. Many students have entered leading institutions such as the New England Conservatory and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
In 2016, she founded the charity Hong Kong Society of Arts and Charity Limited (文善社) and co-founded the Greater Bay Area Philharmonic. With over one thousand volunteer musicians, she has delivered more than four hundred free performances to over one hundred thousand audience members. In 2020, she received the Secretary for Home Affairs' Commendation, and in 2021 the Medal of Honour (MH).
Contact details
Email: ykyo@thei.edu.hk
Phone: +852 3890 8286
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2009 : Master of Arts “MA” in Violin Performance, University Mozarteum Salzburg
EMPLOYMENT
- 2010 – Present : Hong kong Sinfonietta
- 2023 – Present : Hong Kong Baptist University
TEACHING AREAS AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Applications of Live Arts Technology
- Instrument Pedagogy and Instrumental Teaching
- Orchestral and Ensemble Training
- Community Music and Arts Outreach
AWARDS
- 2021: Awarded the Medal of Honour (MH) by the Hong Kong SAR Government for her outstanding contributions to community building, arts education, and music charity initiatives.
- 2020: Received the Secretary for Home Affairs’ Commendation Certificate in recognition of her exceptional service to grassroots community development and regional musical arts.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Founder and Director, Hong Kong Society for Art and Charity Limited (HKSAC) (since 2016)
- Co-founder, The Greater Bay Area Philharmonic
- Member – KSAR Board of Review (Film Censorship) (2024 – 2026)
- Member – Human Resources Planning Commission (2018 – 2024)
- String Consultant, The Open University of Hong Kong Orchestra (2016 – 2021)
RESEARCH, ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC LECTURERS
- [Yang Kyo., & Feng Shi (2026). Swallows at the Endless Palace [Musical score]. Independently published. ISBN 979-8187436002