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Kwong Chung Chi Michelle

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fgzeMQdHtQgbOdZ3hro7hPDRUwOAnXV4/view?usp=drive_link The Above Link is more complete. Michelle Kwong is a multi-talented 14-years old young soprano pursuing professional vocal training in the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts with performances and awards that have taken her to prestigious stages in Hong Kong and around the world. She was the cover artist in Knowledge Magazine (the most popular school magazine in HK), with coverage in SingDao Daily (the most popular newspaper in HK), and as featured artist of the Maestro Magazine August 2025 issue. With an unwavering passion for music, she has earned numerous accolades, including Gold Awards in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festivals, the Hong Kong Professional Singing Competitions (2023-25), and consecutive wins at the PERMIA International Young Artist Music Festival (2023- 24). Her competition successes extend to top honors in the Global Young Musicians Competition, the International Music Competition Classical Stars, Claude Debussy Competition and the New York Classical Music Competition, Salzburg International Music Competition 2025, GASCA International Music Competition (Japan), along with Silvers at the International Mozart Competition Vienna, the European Virtuoso Music Awards 2024, and the London Classical Music Competition 2024. Michelle 's performance career highlights include appearing as a soloist with the Orchestra Filarmonica Città di Roma at Rome 's Basilica del Sacro Cuore, where she also performed as a soprano soloist in the oratorio Elijah under Italian opera singers Alessandro Luciano and Laura Balla. She has graced the stage as a solo vocalist with the In-heritage Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Fan Ting at the Hong Kong City Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 2023 and 2024, and as a featured soloist in The Snowman & The Bear 2023 with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. Her Carnegie Hall debut as a soloist in July 2024, accompanied by Steinway Artist Carol Yu, marked a special milestone. Recently, she performed as a soloist with the Vienna Boys Choir in Vienna and at the New Palace of Stuttgart, Germany in January 2025, and then with the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra in the Ten Outstanding Persons Concert in February 2025. In January 2026, she performed “Waiting on a Wish” from the musical Snow White, the awarded song in her singing contest in Tokyo, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under the Baton of Conductor Liu KuokMan. Beyond classical performance, Michelle has also explored her passion for musical theater, playing the Diction Coach in Singin ' in the Rain (Hong Kong City Hall 2023), the leading role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Heung Yee Kuk Theatre Hall 2024), and the leading role of Jasmine in Aladdin (May 2025), and tried to portrayed Mother Abbess in the Sound of Music (Xiqu Centre, May 2026). She further developed her craft through a masterclass with Natalie Duncan for the role of Maria in The Sound of Music, and Disney Singer cum Awarded Actress in HK Film Award, Crisel Cosunji, and the Voice, UK Singer Caudellia Hollaway after winning the open auditions. Through these diverse accomplishments, Michelle continues to establish herself with her passion, especially through participating in the performances and competitions at the prestigious stages in Hong Kong and across continents in Italy, Denmark, Germany, Vienna, Japan and USA! In 2026, she composed her 1 musical repertorie, “My Voice - Your Score” and won the composition award in the 1 HK MusicalCon Festival, then debut her song at FreeSpace West Kowloon Culture District, Poly University Jockey Club Auditorium in the Hong Kong Outstanding Persons’ Association Concert, and Concert Hall with Inheritage Philharmonic.

Latest Recognition
  • Platinum Winner
VOICE
Fenix Award International Music Competition — 3/2026
Awards & Recognitions

A timeline of recognition

Fenix Award International Music Competition — 3/2026
VOICE · D
My Voice, Your Score is an original English song composed and written by Michelle Kwong, with orchestration by her father, Jimmy Kwong. It was selected as a winning work in the Composition Category at the inaugural Hong Kong MusicalCon 2026, making 13-year-old Michelle the festival’s youngest award recipient. The first idea came while Michelle was watching The Phantom of the Opera. As Christine Daaé sang to the mysterious figure she believed to be her musical mentor, Michelle began to ask, “Who is my true musical mentor?” She started writing the lyrics and humming a melodic line, allowing the emotion of each passage to guide the rise, release and colour of the melody. The song traces a singer’s growing understanding of her gift. At first, she sees the stage and applause as rewards she has earned. Through doubt, failure and uncertainty, she recognises that her voice has been entrusted to her. This realisation is expressed in the central line: “You are the Composer, and I follow where You go.” The title carries two connected meanings. In faith, Michelle offers her voice to the Creator and follows the score written for her life. Within her family, Michelle supplies the voice and melody while her earthly father listens, writes the orchestral score and later conducts her performance. Both fathers witness her growth, one as Creator and the other as musician, mentor and parent. Michelle first performed the song live on 26 January 2026 at Freespace’s The Box. Jimmy then followed her melodic line in preparing the full orchestration. The same orchestral score was performed with the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra under the baton of Jimmy himself on 8 March and with the In-heritage Philharmonic under Maestro Fan Ting at Hong Kong City Hall on 30 March 2026. The song has received wide coverage in Hong Kong and overseas media: Sing Tao USA, 30 January 2026https://www.singtaousa.com/2026/01/30/news/china/musical-festival-winning-composition-premiere/ Sing Tao Headline Hong Kong, 31 January 2026https://www.stheadline.com/society/3540528/2026- Sing Tao Headline Hong Kong, Art Can, 5 February 2026https://www.stheadline.com/culture/3542042/-- ArtCan Hong Kong Facebook, 5 February 2026https://www.facebook.com/ArtCanHK/posts/1390240533121180/
  • Platinum Winner
BACH International Music Competition — 3/2026
Voice · D
*My Voice, Your Score* is an original English song composed and written by Michelle Kwong, with orchestration by her father, Jimmy Kwong. It was selected as a winning work in the Composition Category at the inaugural Hong Kong MusicalCon 2026, making 13-year-old Michelle the festival’s youngest award recipient. The first idea came while Michelle was watching *The Phantom of the Opera*. As Christine Daaé sang to the mysterious figure she believed to be her musical mentor, Michelle began to ask, “Who is my true musical mentor?” She started writing the lyrics and humming a melodic line, allowing the emotion of each passage to guide the rise, release and colour of the melody. The song traces a singer’s growing understanding of her gift. At first, she sees the stage and applause as rewards she has earned. Through doubt, failure and uncertainty, she recognises that her voice has been entrusted to her. This realisation is expressed in the central line: “You are the Composer, and I follow where You go.” The title carries two connected meanings. In faith, Michelle offers her voice to the Creator and follows the score written for her life. Within her family, Michelle supplies the voice and melody while her earthly father listens, writes the orchestral score and later conducts her performance. Both fathers witness her growth, one as Creator and the other as musician, mentor and parent. Michelle first performed the song live on 26 January 2026 at Freespace’s The Box. Jimmy then followed her melodic line in preparing the full orchestration. The same orchestral score was performed with the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra under the baton of Jimmy himself on 8 March and with the In-heritage Philharmonic under Maestro Fan Ting at Hong Kong City Hall on 30 March 2026. The song has received wide coverage in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese media: **Sing Tao USA, 30 January 2026** https://www.singtaousa.com/2026/01/30/news/china/musical-festival-winning-composition-premiere/ **Sing Tao Headline Hong Kong, 31 January 2026** https://www.stheadline.com/society/3540528/2026- **Sing Tao Headline Hong Kong, Art Can, 5 February 2026** https://www.stheadline.com/culture/3542042/-- **ArtCan Hong Kong Facebook, 5 February 2026** https://www.facebook.com/ArtCanHK/posts/1390240533121180/
  • First Prize with Special Mention
Ravel Award International Music Competition — 2/2026
COMPOSITION · E
My Voice - Your Song Composed, Lyric, and Sung by Michelle Kwong Conducted by Jimmy Kwong (with his orchestration with Hong Kong Youth Orchestra) This is a song for a musical setting, about a diva singing about her gift, her voice. Throughout the whole performance, she realizes that her gift is indeed a gift by God, and humbly surrenders her ownvoice under the real composer, the creator of the world. I wrote the lyric after watching ‘ The Phantom of the Opera” world tour, when Christine Daae is singing to her musical mentor, the Phantom. As I am a Christian, the thought of “ Who is my real musical mentor?” stuck out to me, so I used this concept in my song. The first phase on my mind on writing the lyrics are “This is how I see You, now I finally know: You are the Composer, and I follow where You go” I think this part really deepens the logical meaning of my song, so I applied it in the actual production. Another meaning of the song is telling the audience that I love to sing but am unsure of the path that lies ahead of me. This song is also the reflection of my music journey. With my melody and lyric, my father helped complete the orchestral arrangement to suit my voice. The name of the song “My voice, Your Score” has two meanings, one of the meaning is conveying that My Voice is following the “creator’s” score, and the other meaning is about how this unique song is created. Please enjoy. (This is an awarded song in Hong Kong 1st MusicalCon Festival with Premiere in 3 public performance venue and accompanied by 2 orchestras)
  • Platinum Prize
World's Best Musicians Competition — 3/2025
Voice · C
If I loved You - From Musical " Carousel" by Rodgers & Hammerstein - Accompanied by Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Outstanding Laureate
Global Young Musicians Competition — 2/2025
Voice · D: 12-13
Castle on a Cloud and Part of Your World , composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alan Menken.
  • Platinum Award
Classical Music Stars — 1/2025
Voice (Soprano) · D:-12-13-y.o.
Castle on a Cloud and Part of Your World , composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alan Menken.
  • 1st Prize with Special Mention
Global Young Musicians Competition — 2/2024
VOCALIST · D: 12-13
Castle on a Cloud and Part of Your World , composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alan Menken. With the renowned In-heritage Philharmonic in Hong Kong.
  • Gold Prize