About Me
Dr. Yusi Yang, M.H., settled in Hong Kong through Quality Migrant Admission Scheme since 2009. She joined Hong Kong Sinfonietta in 2010.
Apart from participating in music performances, she dedicates in nurturing new music talents by providing various music training sessions for teenagers. Over the years, many of her students have managed to be admitted by top music academies and have had outstanding and distinctive performances in grade exams, Hong Kong school music festival and other competitions. She is currently an instructor at the Department of Music of the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Dr. Yang founded the Hong Kong Society for Art and Charity Limited (HKSAC) in 2016, aiming to promote music to the general community. Since then, HKSAC has been organizing over a hundred charity activities in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay area, so as to introduce music to the communities. Later, “The Greater Bay Area Philharmonic” (“the Project”) was launched under the sponsorship of the Tung Foundation. Community volunteer orchestras were set up in the Bay cities under the Project, being the only organization to serve their respective communities and provide regular arts performances. Under the leadership of Dr Yang, The Greater Bay Area Philharmonic has participated in many key performances in Hong Kong and other community events over the past three years.
Dr. Yang enthusiastic on public welfare affairs, she is founder of the HKSAC, co-founder of The Greater Bay Area Philharmonic, Consultant of Hong Kong Metropolitan University Orchestra, member of Human Resources Planning Commission, Advisory Panel on Vetting of Amusement Games/Machines, Kennedy Town & Shek Tong Tsui Area Committee. She is also vice chairman of Hong Kong Youth Association, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association. In China mainland affairs, she is member of Guang Dong Women's Federation and Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Federation.
Dr. Yang has been awarded the Commendation from the Home Affairs Bureau in 2020 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the promote music and performing arts in community. She has also been awarded Medal of Honour (M.H.) in 2021 by the HKSAR Government in recognition of her dedicated and valuable community service, particularly her contribution to arts education and charity work in the community.
楊宇思博士 MH畢業於奧地利莫扎特表演暨藝術大學，於2009年通過優才計劃來到香港。2010年加入香港小交響樂團。除參與頻密的演奏活動外，她亦大力培養樂壇新秀，致力於青少年的音樂培訓，並任教於香港浸會大學音樂系。她所教授的學生每年均有多名被各著名專業院校錄取，其學員每年在考級、校際比賽及其他國內外賽事亦均出類拔萃，表現優秀。
此外，她於2016年創辦了香港文善社，致力將古典音樂教育推廣至社區的每一個階層。文善社自成立以來在香港及大灣區各城市舉辦了過百場免費公益演出活動，並在香港及大灣區社區推行古典音樂進入社區計劃。其後，在香港董氏慈善基金會的支持下成立了灣區愛樂計劃。該計劃下現在灣區多個不同城市都成立了為當地社團服務的社區樂團，他們由社區人士組成，樂手管理，由文善社提供運營社區樂團的標準化經營經驗，是當地唯一個提供恆常表演的藝術義工團體。灣區愛樂香港樂團及灣區愛樂香港樂團少年團在成立的兩年來在楊氏的帶領下參與了不少重要場合的演出，由會展至社區都有他們的蹤影，為香港各界階層所喜愛。
楊氏為文善社的創會會長、灣區愛樂聯合創始人、亦同時擔任香港公開大學社團顧問、人力資源規劃委員會委員、審查娛樂遊戲／遊戲機諮詢小組委員、堅尼地城及石塘咀分區委員。中國內地部分她為廣東省婦聯、廣州市僑聯委員。同時她也是香港青年會副主席，及相關中小企聯合會副主席。她擔任的公職涉及社會各個階層，成績斐然。
2020年她獲得了民政事務局局長嘉許狀，以表彰她在推動社區建設及音樂表演藝術的傑出貢獻。2021年香港政府為表彰她積極參與社區服務，尤其在藝術教育及社區慈善活動方面，貢獻良多，頒發榮譽勳章。