headshot-new-2.jpg
 

Andrew Wong is an American baroque violinist and researcher in early music. He has performed with international ensembles such as the American Bach Soloists, Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Jupiter Ensemble, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Arion Orchestre Baroque and Formosa Baroque. His current research interests is focused on the influence of vocal music on violin playing, and he most recently presented his work at the 20th Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music.

Andrew Wong first discovered the wonders of historically informed performance through a period instrument recording of Haydn's String Quartets. He quickly embarked on an expedition to rediscover the violin, learning from violinists such as Marc Destrubé and David Wilson. He deepened his knowledge and immersed himself in a variety of playing styles, learning from Enrico Gatti, Antoinette Lohmann, Ryo Terakado and Kati Debretzeni while receiving a masters in historical violin at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague.

In addition to music, Andrew has degrees in physics and engineering from MIT and Stanford. He has worked professionally as a data visualization designer, specializing in making maps and building tools to understand complex data. He is currently interested in applying information design to early music research.