kenny wong

Kenny is a violinist and music teacher based in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated with a Bachelors of Music Performance degree from McGill University as a Schulich Scholar and received recognition for his “Outstanding Achievement in Violin Performance.”

Since his inaugural year at McGill, Kenny has worked with numerous orchestras in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Appassionata Chamber Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, and the Trois- Rivières Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Kenny had the privilege of performing in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘30th Anniversary Concert’, ‘Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’ twice with the Vancouver Film Orchestra, Michael Buble’s ‘Crazy Love’ album, as well as in concert with Il Divo. As a soloist, Kenny has performed with the Richmond Orchestra and the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra.

As a music instructor, Kenny has been teaching the violin for eighteen years. A number of his students have went on to study music at CEGEP, place at the Canadian Music Competition and regional concerto competitions, or perform concerts around Quebec. He was an instructor at the Montreal Academy of Music for over a decade and was on the faculty of Beethoven at Home. Back in Richmond, B.C where he grew up, Kenny worked as the string orchestral coach at Matthew McNair Secondary and was invited to teach several master classes at the Richmond Music School and other violin studios in the city.

In 2021, Kenny worked as the violin coach and orchestral consultant on the Hallmark movie, Christmas in My Heart, starring Heather Hemmens.

As part of the NUVO Music School Family, he is teaching Music lessons in BC as well as in Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.