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SHAUN NG

Viola da Gamba

Lute & Theorbo

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Shaun Ng has established himself as one of Australia’s most versatile early musicians, performing on the violin, viola da gamba, lute and theorbo. He received his musical training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, University of Western Australia and Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award to pursue a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Historical Performance and Musicology.

 

His development as a historical performer has been shaped by studies with leading specialists in the field. He studied Baroque violin with Margaret Faultless and Oliver Webber, and began his studies of the viola da gamba with the late José Vázquez before continuing with Mieneke van der Velden at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. His work on lute and theorbo has included studies with Tommie Andersson, Lucas Harris and Xavier Díaz-Latorre. He has also broadened his experience through distinguished early music programs and seminars, including Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute, the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute and seminars of the Lute Society of America.

 

As an active freelance performer, Shaun has collaborated with numerous ensembles throughout Australia. Recent highlights include performances with The Marais Project, HIP Company, the Canberra Bach Ensemble and Southern Concert. His work encompasses a broad range of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire, with particular interests in French Baroque music and historically informed performance practice. Since 2023, he has co-led Early Music Collective Sydney alongside Karen Carey OAM, contributing to the promotion and performance of historically informed music in Sydney.

 

Shaun is also an experienced music educator, maintaining a busy private teaching studio and working with schools across Sydney. His teaching spans both modern and historical instruments, with students ranging from beginners through to advanced and tertiary preparation. Since moving to Western Sydney, he has joined the teaching faculty at Penrith Conservatorium, where he teaches violin and viola, and also coaches the Penrith Youth Orchestra.