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Lap Hang Cheng began his music education at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he was a student of Dr. Felix Ungar. While in Hong Kong, Mr. Cheng was invited to play as the assistant viola principal in the “Orchestra of the Future”, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, and performed at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.

After completing his Master of Music degree at New England Conservatory in May 2021, where he was a student of Nicholas Cords, Mr. Cheng then continued his studies at Cleveland Institute of Music, with Robert Vernon, Wesley Collins, and Stanley Konopka. While in Cleveland, Mr. Cheng started playing as a substitute musician with the Cleveland Orchestra and played in the Canton Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Cheng is now serving as the principal violist with the Oakville Symphony Orchestra, and substitute violist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.