Alvin Ho
29-year-old conductor Alvin Ho (Hong Kong/Great Britain) won First Prize at the Princess Astrid International Music Competition organized by Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera.
The Winner Alvin Ho has been described as “a thoughtful musician, extremely well prepared and meticulous in his approach” by the late Bernard Haitink. He was recently named Assistant Conductor of Naples Philharmonic Orchestra (FL, USA). He also enjoys a close relationship with Riccardo Muti, whom selected him as a student in 2018 and regularly invites him to observe his rehearsals with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Toby C Thatcher (33), Great Britain/Australia, won the 2nd prize and Junping Qian (32) from China won the 3rd prize.
