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4BR Wednesday interview with Joey Wong

We meet up with the 22 year old conductor from Hong Kong hoping to become the 2026 National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain Conductors Competition winner.

Joey Wong
  Joey Wong is one of the finalists at the NYBBGB Conductors Competition

Welcome to the Wednesday 4BR interview — part of a regular new series where we not only link up with established personalities and performers to find out more about what they are doing, but also those hoping to make their mark on the banding movement in 2026.

Free event

On 17th January four young conductors will look to win the bi-annual National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain Conductors Prize. The free event which takes place at Tidworth Garrison Theatre (SP9 7EP) on Saturday 17th January.

We will be interviewing all four finalists to find out more about them — starting with 22 year old Joey Wong from Hong Kong.

To listen:


https://soundcloud.com/iwanfox/4br-wednesday-interview-with-joey-wong

To book a ticket for the event go to:


https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nybbgb-young-conductors-competition-2026-live-final-tickets-1967543299975

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