“A fast-learning violinist with very good musical sense.” – Ani Schnarch
“A very powerful and promising Prokofiev violin sonata!” – Alina Ibragimova

Sit Pak Hong started taking violin classes at the age of six. He received his Bachelor of Music from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he studied with Cheng Yat Wah and Cheng Yue Albert, with full support of the Y. S. Liu Foundation scholarship. In 2010, he performed in a masterclass of French violinist Renaud Capuçon and was described as “A versatile and very musical violinist”. In addition, Sit attended a summer course at the University of Mozarteum, where he had an opportunity to study with the Russian violinist Igor Oistrakh, son of the legendary violinist David Oistrakh. He received the “Most Musical and Best Interpretation” award in Igor’s class.

Upon graduation from the HKAPA, Jeffrey further pursued his study at the Royal College of Music, where he earned the Masters of Performance degree in 2013, under the tutelage of the Dutch violinist Berent Korfker. In London, he worked with renowned musicians such as Alina Ibragimova, Ani Schnarch, Levon Chiligirian, Simon Smith, Madeleine Mitchell and Susie Maszaros, and received very positive remarks from them.

Jeffrey is active as a violin player in solo, chamber music and orchestra. He has played in various orchestras, such as the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Virtuosi, Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Festival Orchestra, Hong Kong Medical Association Orchestra etc. He is currently a violin tutor in Yip’s Choral and Performing Arts Centre.

“學習很快及音樂感很強的一位小提琴家” - Ani Schnarch
“強而有力的普羅高菲夫小提琴奏鳴曲!” – Alina Ibragimova

薛柏康在六歲時開始學習小提琴。他在香港演藝學院獲得學士學位，師承鄭日華和鄭裕。２００８年獲得劉元生慈善基金全數學費支持。 2010年他在法國著名小提琴家Renaud Capuçon 的大師班上課，隨後被形容為一位‘多元化及音樂感豐富的小提琴家’。 除此之外，薛柏康在同年夏天前往薩爾斯堡莫札特大學(Universität Mozarteum Salzburg) 師隨俄羅斯著名小提琴大師 Igor Oistrakh ，其間獲得最佳音樂感及演繹獎。

薛柏康在香港完成學士學位後便前往英國進行深造，在皇家音樂學院就讀音樂演奏碩士，師承荷蘭小提琴家Berent Korfker，並在2013年順利完成碩士學位。在倫敦，他曾和許多專業音樂家共事，包括Alina Ibragimova, Ani Schnarch, Levon Chiligirian, Simon Smith, Madeleine Mitchell, Susie Maszaros等，並獲得很高的評價。

薛柏康活躍於獨奏，室樂和管弦樂團。他曾在香港管弦樂團，香港名家樂友，香港室樂團和香港醫學會管弦樂團等表演，樂團經驗豐富。他現在任教於葉氏兒童音樂實踐中心任教小提琴。