Weihang Li Conducted the Southern Tasmanian Community Orchestra Till 2022
Weihang (Jason) Li – Southern Tasmanian Community Orchestra Conductor 2019-2022
Born in China, Jason started learning violin when he was 4 years old. He finished his masters degree of Music Studies (Conducting) in Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
During this period, he studied symphonic conducting with Maestro Eduardo Diazmunõz, Choir conducting with Neil McEwan and opera conducting with Dr Stephen Mould.
He conducted Beethoven Symphony No. 6 with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra (SCMSO) in 2015. He was then invited to be the guest conductor of several community orchestras in Sydney and was assigned as the guest conductor of Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China. He is enthusiastic and passionate.
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Here is an Article published by Business Culture & Lifestyle Education Employment 29/06/2021:
Weihang (Jason) Li finds his voice and musical home as a conductor in Tasmania
At four years old, Weihang (Jason) Li took up the violin. It would be an instrument that would lead to becoming a Tasmanian-based Music Director and Conductor of his own international music association, C-Silk.
Music has always been a big part of Jason’s life. Growing up in Taiyuan, about 600 kilometres from Beijing, his father introduced him to the violin at four years old. He practiced a minimum of four hours daily throughout his childhood until he reached high school. At this time, Jason realised his passion for classical music.
“My father came with me to lessons and took notes. He would not sleep until 1am, the time I often practiced until. If I had a Chinese music exam, I would practice up to seven hours a day. He wanted me to achieve and have skills that I could make a career from,” explains Jason who also trained with a professional table tennis coach in his early years.
The dedication paid off and Jason took to the podium as a conductor at just 18 years old for his high school symphony orchestra. Later, he was accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and completed a Master Degree of Music Studies in Conducting. During this time, he was assistant conductor to Maestro Eduardo Diazmunoz. Among other notable events, he performed in the Australian premiere of Leonard Bernstein Mass at the Sydney Opera House and conducted the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 6.
“As a teenager, I began to imitate conductor’s movements on television,” smiles Jason. “Holding the baton for the first time as a conductor – when I figured the temp and they reacted to me was a magical moment. I think it was in me all along from when my mother listened to Mozart when I was still in her tummy.”
Following graduation, he moved to Tasmania in July 2018, drawn in part by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and musical opportunities available in Australia’s island state. He had never visited before settling into southern Tasmania.
Weihang Li (Centre Left) and other members of the Hobart Wedding Quartet Quartet