Dr. Alvin WONG is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is an internationally acclaimed cellist hailed by the press for his "warm, hall-filling sound," "remarkable technique," and "ability to convey poetry expressively" with a global presence across performance, teaching, and arts leadership.

Alvin has performed as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across five continents in prominent venues such as Carnegie Hall and Hong Kong Cultural Centre. A dedicated advocate for contemporary music, he has premiered numerous concertos and solo cello works by some of today's most esteemed composers, including Grammy, Pulitzer, and MacArthur-winning artists like Aaron Jay Kernis, Bright Sheng, Zhou Long, Chen Yi, Narong Prangcharoen, and Augusta Read Thomas. Alvin's influence in new music extends internationally through regular appearances at major contemporary music festivals in Australia, Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand, Thailand, and the United States.

As a passionate chamber musician, Alvin was a founding member of the award-winning Noble Piano Trio in the U.S. and co-founded the Ormond String Quartet, the faculty-resident ensemble at the University of Melbourne. His chamber music collaborations span a broad repertoire, with a special emphasis on contemporary works. He has released collaboratively several new music albums, including Bushfire Dreams on Tall Poppies Records. As an orchestral musician, Alvin has served as the principal cellist of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and performed as a guest principal with leading orchestras in Germany, Australia, and the United States.

Alvin's research explores artistic practice, pedagogy, and cross-cultural hybridity in contemporary music. He has presented at conferences, including the AUSTA National Conference and the Chinese Composers' Festival in Hong Kong, China, and received multiple competitive grants, including the Hanson-Dyer Research Grant from the University of Melbourne for international performances and research. His doctoral thesis examined the fusion of Chinese and Western idioms in contemporary cello repertoire.

In arts administration, Alvin has held leadership roles shaping cultural strategy and education. As Deputy Director of the Ostfildern City Music School in Germany, he advised on institutional development, digital transformation, and regional partnership expansion. As Head of Strings, he oversaw faculty leadership, event organisation, and musical development for young talents. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Melbourne Cello Festival—praised by Stringendo (AUSTA) as "a huge success…well run and inspiring"—which drew international artists and audiences, and secured major government and philanthropic support.

Alvin is highly respected for his holistic pedagogical approach, blending technical precision with expressive storytelling. Prior to CUHK-Shenzhen, he held academic appointments at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (Germany), Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (Australia), and Connecticut College (USA), where he led restructuring of programs in strings and chamber music, supervised postgraduate research, and drove curriculum reforms grounded in global standards and student success. Students under his mentorship have gone on to win competitions, secure teaching positions, and join leading orchestras across multiple continents, and were admitted to leading institutions in Australia, Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. for advanced studies. Alvin regularly conducts masterclasses throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America, sharing his expertise with the next generation of cellists.

Born in Hong Kong, China, Alvin's early talent was recognised when he won the "Student Musician of the Year 1999" award from the South China Morning Post. He pursued professional training in the U.S. on full scholarships, earning degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and Yale University, where he was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His principal teachers include legendary cellists and pedagogues János Starker and Aldo Parisot. He also holds a Bachelor's in Biology from the University of Rochester.