Dr Letty POON (Cellist)
Awardee of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship Scheme 2002-03

A native of Hong Kong. Letty Poon received her education from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), the Stony Brook University (New York, USA) and the University of Hong Kong. Poon has been awarded degrees in cello performance in Hong Kong and the USA as well as a Ph.D. in musicology.

Poon has been serving as the Artistic Director of the Hong Kong International Cello Association since its establishment to promote cello music and cello playing in Hong Kong. To nurture the next generation of cellists and musician, she is a faculty member of the HKAPA, artist teacher of the Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Hong Kong. In 2018, she founded the Pacific Cello Orchestra to provide professional training for young cellists aged 18 or below.