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Johnny Mok, cellist, was born in Hong Kong, and he began cello lessons at the age of five at the Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy. He continued his musical studies in New Mexico, where he moved with his family when he was in elementary school. Mok was awarded a full scholarship, sponsored by Camilla Huxford, at the University of Alabama for the Bachelor of Music Degree in Cello Performance under the tutelage of Carlton McCreery. During his college years he won every string competition in the state of Alabama, including the Birmingham Music Guild, Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, and the Camilla Huxford Concerto Competition. At the age of twenty, Mok won the position of Section Cello with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, Mok performed Shostakovich鈥檚 First Cello Concerto, under the baton of Blake Richardson, as a result of the Camilla Huxford Competition.

After his undergraduate degree, Mok went on to study at The Boston Conservatory with Andrew Mark. In Boston he continued his passion for chamber music and solo performing. In 2016, he was the founding member of the Aston String Quartet and was featured in Berklee College of Music/Boston Conservatory 150th Anniversary. He and the Aston String Quartet premiered 鈥淎lcantara鈥� by Scott Ethier. In the summer of 2017, Mok was invited as a Cello Fellow at the National Repertory Orchestra, where he where he performed with the notable musicians Stephen Hough, Karina Canellakis, Brett Mitchell, and Michael Stern. Immediately after his Master of Music Degree, Mok was awarded full tuition to a Professional Studies Certificate at the Boston Conservatory. During his certificate studies, Mok appeared as a soloist performing Popper鈥檚 Hungarian Rhapsody with the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. In recent years, Mok founded the Aroma Duo with his piano partner, Tianhong Yang. Together they have been actively performing in various chamber music series and venues across the New England Area. Last month he appeared as cello soloist with the New Hampshire Philharmonic in the Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky.

Mok is Principal Cello of Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, and New Hampshire Philharmonic, and he frequently performs with the Lowell Chamber Orchestra. He is a member of the music faculty at Middlesex Community College and an active teacher in the Boston area. Mok is currently pursuing a DMA at Boston University with Michael Reynolds. 

Cello, Independent Study