DE LI WONG 黄德励

Assistant Conductor of the Ding Yi Music Company, Conductor of the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra and 2014 National Arts Council Arts Scholarship Recipient. 2016, He was featured by the Straits time Scholars' Choice.

He graduated with Masters in Orchestral Conducting at the China Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Prof Yang You Qing, with the guidance of Maestro Tsung Yeh. He graduated from The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 2007, Diploma in Music, majoring in Suona Performance. After his Graduation, He received guidance in conducting from Singapore renown Chinese music Educator, Singapore Cultural Medallion Dr. Tay Teow Kiat.

In 2006, Dedric clinched the first prize in the National Arts Council Chinese Music Competition’ Suona Open Category. Since than Dedric has further his Suona performing skills under the tutelage of many Suona masters in China. In 2008, he stages a Suona concerto with the Xi’An Music Conservatory Oriental National Symphony Orchestra. 

In 2011, Dedric was invited by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra as a soloist to perform the Renowned Suona Concerto Farewell my concubine and accompanied by the Orchestra.Dedric has also been selected to participate in the 2013 Taipei Chinese Orchestra Conducting Masterclass by Prof Zhang Guo Yong and Mr. Qu Chun Quan. While in 2015, he was selected to participate in the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Conducting workshop conducted by Maestro Tsung Yeh. 2016-2017 served as the conducting fellowship with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

In 2016, Dedric he guest conducted and  staged his conducting recital with the China Conservatory of Music Middle School Youth Chinese Orchestra. In the recent years, he has been actively performing and representing Singapore in many International Arts Festival, in countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, London, Wales, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia