John Ma is a violinist active in Hong Kong, Macau and China.
He holds a Bachelor Degree of Music (Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts)
and Master Degree of Music (University of Cincinnati, Conservatory-College of Music in United States),
under the guidance of Professor Michael Ma and Kurt Sassmannshaus.
As an orchestral player, he was selected as one of the members
of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas
and gave 3 performances in Sydney Opera House in March 2011.
He also participated in many major orchestras performances in Hong Kong and Macau,
like the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO), the Hong Kong Sinfonietta Orchestra (HKSO),
Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra (HKCCO), the Hong Kong Virtuosi Society Orchestra
and the Macau Chamber Orchestra (MCO) as a guest violinist.
He was the concertmaster of the Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts Academy Symphony Orchestra (HKAPA ASO),
the Macau Conservatory Chamber Orchestra and the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO).
Ma also appeared in different orchestras as a soloist such as the Macau Virtuosi,
the Macau Chamber Orchestra, the Macau Conservatory Orchestra,
the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Academy Symphony Orchestra.
In 2007, he won the HKAPA Concerto Competition,
and performed in the winners’ concert in the Juilliard Master Class
and Concerts Series with the HKAPA ASO.
He has also been invited by the RTHK 4 to be a guest artist to perform.
In 2013, Ma was the soloist of the Macau Virtuosi China Tour,
and in 2014 he was one of the soloists to perform the all Mozart Violin Concertos
within one day in the Macau Art Festival 2014.
In march 2016, Ma has accepted the invitation from the Stephen F. Austin University,
Texas USA, to give solo performance and masterclass.
Recently he has been invited to be the guest violinist of the RTHK 4 String Quartet.
Ma accepted the invitation to form the Strings Orchestra for the University of Macau (UMSO) in 2010,
and appointed to be the Music Director and Conductor,
aims to enhance the classical music in the campus and form the unique sound of the UMSO.
In the same year, he founded the John Ma Violin Studio.
He is currently the coach of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Excel program.
