Lim Kwuan Boon
Kwuan Boon picked up the Erhu when he joined Raffles Institution Chinese Orchestra in 2002. Kwuan Boon held several key positions in many orchestras, such as bowed string sectional leader and concert master, and is one of the founders and the Quartet Master of the Chinese string quartet, Stringanza. He was also the Associate Principal for Bowed Strings Section for Ding Yi Music Company from 2010 to 2016, as well as a member of the SAF Music and Drama Company.
Under the tutelage of both Mr. Wong Sun Tat and Ms. Shen Qin, Kwuan Boon obtained his diploma in Erhu performance in 2007 and won the second prize in the biennial National Chinese Music Competition Erhu open category in 2010 and 2016.
Currently, he has performed in more than 60 concerts, and has staged several solo and concerto performances with various orchestras. Notably, he staged his first recital together with two other musicians from Ding Yi Music Company in 2013 at the Esplanade Recital Studio. He has performed locally, as well as overseas in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Germany and Uzbekistan. Some of the International Arts Festivals he has taken part in are:
10th World Music Festival Sharq Taronalari at Samarkand, Uzbekistan in 2015
Hong Kong Chinese Chamber Music Festival in 2015
Borneo World Music Expo in 2014
Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival in 2014
Jogja International Performing Arts Festival in 2014
Taoyuan Traditional Music Festival in 2014
28th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in 2011
Kwuan Boon has also done music album and film recordings, some of which includes:
Ding Yi Music Company’s 2nd CD album Storytellers on Ann Siang Road
He was the Erhu soloist for the album title songRecorded soundtracks for Sangu Chakkaram, a Tamil Fantasy Horror Comedy film released in India
Recorded and performed for Swarhythm Ensemble’s debut CD Album Launch