06/12/2025
KCCC Cup instrumental Music Competition - Western Instrument Category Judges
Lee Kok Leong
Resident Conductor & Music Director, The klpac Orchestra
With over two decades of experience in Malaysia’s orchestral and music education scene, Lee Kok Leong has established himself as a versatile violist, conductor, and educator dedicated to nurturing musical excellence and community engagement.
As a violist, Kok Leong has performed widely with prominent ensembles including the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Penang Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuala Lumpur City Hall Orchestra, RTM Orchestra, Galaxy Chamber Orchestra, Friends of Strings Chamber, and Malaysia’s first baroque music ensemble, Wicked Music People. His performance career has spanned symphonic, chamber, and contemporary repertoires. Among his notable appearances was a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the YinQi Festival Choir and Orchestra, a collaboration that further showcased his depth as both musician and ensemble leader.
Kok Leong made his conducting debut with the Galaxy Orchestra in 2005 and later served as its Resident Conductor from 2007 to 2011. From 2010 onwards, he was mentored by the late Brian Tan, founder of The klpac Orchestra, whose passion and vision for community music deeply shaped his artistic philosophy. He further honed his craft through conducting masterclasses under renowned pianist and conductor Elaine Pao. In 2015, Kok Leong was appointed Resident Conductor and Music Director of The klpac Orchestra, continuing his mentor’s legacy of developing young musicians and bringing orchestral music closer to the public.
Beyond The klpac Orchestra, he has guest-conducted at the Klang Music Festival, Soundbridge Contemporary Music Festival, and in theatrical productions such as Euphrasia The Musical, which toured nationally after its Kuala Lumpur premiere. Since 2014, he has also led the Friends of Strings Chamber Ensemble.
A passionate music educator, Kok Leong founded Ottava Music in 2019 and currently directs string ensembles at Chong Hwa, Tsun Jin, and Pin Hwa Independent High Schools. He is also a frequent adjudicator for national and international music competitions.
In 2016, he was nominated for Best Music Direction / Conductor at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards. Most recently, in September 2025, he led The klpac Orchestra in a monumental performance of Yellow River Cantata at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, collaborating with nearly 200 choir members from Kuen Cheng High School, Confucian Private Secondary School, Tsun Jin High School, Pay Fong Middle School, Malaysia Institute of Art, and Resonance Choir.
《皇城杯》器乐大赛 西乐组评委
李国良老师
驻团指挥兼音乐总监｜吉隆坡表演艺术中心管弦乐团 (The klpac Orchestra)
拥有逾二十年丰富音乐历练的李国良，是一位兼具中提琴演奏、指挥与音乐教育的多才音乐家，长期致力于推广本地管弦乐艺术与音乐教育的发展。
作为中提琴家，他活跃于大马乐坛，曾参与演出之乐团包括：马来西亚爱乐青年管弦乐团(MPYO)、国家交响乐团(NSO)、槟城爱乐乐团（PPO）、吉隆坡市政局交响乐团、马来西亚电台管弦乐团(RTM Orchestra)、Galaxy 室内乐团、Friends of Strings 室内乐团，以及马来西亚首个巴洛克音乐团体 Wicked Music People。他亦曾与音契节庆合唱团与管弦乐团(YinQi Festival Choir & Orchestra) 合作演出贝多芬《第九交响曲》，展现深厚的音乐造诣与合奏经验。
李国良于2005年首次以指挥身份登台，2007年至2011年担任 Galaxy 管弦乐团驻团指挥。自2010年起，他师从已故吉隆坡表演艺术中心管弦乐团创办人 Brian Tan，深受其“以音乐连结社群”的理念启发，后亦随著名钢琴家及指挥 Elaine Pao 修习指挥艺术。
2015年，他接任吉隆坡表演艺术中心管弦乐团驻团指挥兼音乐总监 一职，延续导师的音乐理想，培育新一代本地音乐人才。
除klpac外，他亦多次受邀参与 巴生音乐节、Soundbridge 当代音乐节 等活动，并指挥音乐剧《Euphrasia》，该剧于吉隆坡首演后巡演怡保与亚庇。自2014年起，他亦担任 Friends of Strings 室内乐团指挥。作为热忱的音乐教育者，李国良于2019年创办 Ottava Music，并自2021年起带领 中华、循人及培华独中的弦乐团，同时多次受邀担任国内外音乐比赛评审。
2016年，他凭《Symphonic Swing》获 BOH Cameronian 艺术大奖最佳音乐指导／指挥 提名。2025年9月，他率领 klpac 管弦乐团 于 国油爱乐音乐厅（Dewan Filharmonik Petronas） 盛大演出《黄河大合唱》，与来自 坤成中学、独中董教总孔仲尼中学、循人中学、培风中学、马来西亚艺术学院（MIA）及 Resonance Choir 近200位合唱团员携手合作，成就一场规模空前的音乐盛会。
