Dennis Wu has a diverse work experience in the arts and music industry. Dennis is currently working as an Arts Advisor for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, providing professional advice and support to various artform groups. Previously, they served as the Director of Marketing for The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and as a Producer and Presenter for Radio Television Hong Kong, where they produced and presented a classical music radio program. Dennis has also held roles such as Associate Marketing Director for the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, Music Critic for Hifi Review, and Music Administrator for St. Paul's Co-educational College. Additionally, they have worked as an Assistant Marketing Manager for the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society and as a Curriculum Project Coordinator for the Arts Education Section in the Curriculum Development Institute.
Dennis Wu has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which they completed from 1997 to 2000. Dennis also holds a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the same university, which they obtained from 2000 to 2002. In addition, Dennis is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Historical Musicology at The University of Hong Kong, with an expected completion date in 2022. Prior to their university education, they attended S.K.H. Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School from 1990 to 1997. Furthermore, Dennis holds certification as LMusTCL and AMusTCL from Trinity College London, which were obtained in 1998 and 1997 respectively.
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The Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is recognised as Asia's foremost classical orchestra. Presenting more than 150 concerts over a 44-week season, the HK Phil attracts more than 200,000 music lovers annually. In 2019, the HK Phil received the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award – the first orchestra in Asia to receive this distinction. Jaap van Zweden, one of today's most sought-after conductors, has been the orchestra's Music Director since the 2012/13 concert season. Maestro van Zweden is also Music Director of the New York Philharmonic since the 2018/19 season. Yu Long has been Principal Guest Conductor since the 2015/16 season. Under the dynamic leadership of Jaap van Zweden, the HK Phil has attained new heights of artistic excellence, garnering international critical acclaim. The orchestra successfully completed a four-year journey through Wagner's Ring Cycle, performing and recording one opera from the cycle each year from 2015 to 2018. The concert performances and live Naxos recordings were enthusiastically received by audiences, praised by critics at home and abroad and garnered Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award 2019. The orchestra has toured extensively – to Europe, throughout Mainland China on numerous occasions, and to Seoul, Osaka, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney in 2017 as part of the HKSAR's 20th anniversary celebrations. Thanks to a significant subsidy from the Hong Kong SAR Government and long-term funding from Principal Patron Swire, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and other supporters, the HK Phil presents an annual schedule of core classical repertoire and innovative popular programming, extensive education and community programmes. Originally called the Sino-British Orchestra, it was renamed the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957 and became fully professional in 1974. The HK Phil is a registered charitable organisation.