Ivy Chuang is an acclaimed flute player from Hong Kong who maintains a distinctive and versatile career. A sophisticated, experienced and brilliant flutist, Ivy also possesses an impressive command of piccolo. She is a regular freelance flute and piccolo player with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Having started to learn to play the flute at the tender age of 10, she soon made her heralded debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at age 17 before embarking on her professional career. Her early days after graduation were also spent touring with the orchestra.
Internationally, Ivy made appearances as a freelance flutist and piccoloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. She has participated in the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias (Spain) and the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra (China) as a guest flutist and piccoloist. She was also invited by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (UK) as a guest piccoloist for their China Tour in 2011. In 2015, this prolific artist was invited as the guest piccolo soloist with the Boston University Wind Ensemble (USA). In addition, she has appeared as a soloist with the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble (Hong Kong), the Providence College Wind Ensemble (USA), the Chung Chi Wind Orchestra of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the New Hong Kong Philharmonia.
Over the years, Ivy has had the honour of working with some of the world’s finest conductors such as Pinchas Zukerman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lorin Maazel, Sergiu Comissiona, Edo de Waart, Sir Neville Marriner and Jaap van Zweden to name a few. Being a highly sought-after artist, Ivy has also made impressive performances in world-class venues such as the Royal Concertgebouw (the Netherlands), Konzerthaus Berlin (Germany) and the Tokyo Suntory Hall (Japan). Her outstanding playing has brought her to concerts across four continents.
Apart from her artistic development, Ivy is also very devoted and passionate about teaching. She aspires to promote flute and music education in Hong Kong ultimately. She is one of the few professionals who teaches flute and piccolo in the music performance faculty of numerous well-known local tertiary institutions. She is currently teaching at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University, the Education University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In addition, Ivy is frequently invited to present masterclasses and to sit on the jury of auditions and competitions in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the USA. Ivy is an alumna of the Asian Youth Orchestra with which she went on world tour for two years, and she is now the flute and piccolo coach of the Asian Youth Orchestra Summer Orchestra. Ivy has also been the faculty of the Rondo Festival in Malaysia twice, with RondoFest 2024 being her third time. She is devoted to cultivating the next generation and promoting music education in Asia.
Ivy received the BMus (1st hon) from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. With her outstanding talents and achievements, she was awarded the Jardine Matheson Scholarship by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music to further her studies at the Royal Northern College of Music (England). And once again, achieving with excellence, received the PGDip (distinction).
Ivy also released her first solo album "Russian Classics" in 2020, which was widely praised and received.
Recognizing her distinctive talents, Ivy is the first-ever artist sponsored by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc., a renowned manufacturer of professional and handmade flutes and headjoints. She was appointed as the Asian sole artist of Brannen Brothers from 2018 to 2020. And she is now, Brannen Brothers - Trio Music, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore artist. She plays on a Brannen Brothers 19.5K Rose Gold flute with a 14K Lafin headjoint.