- Vision and Objective
- Occupation
- Past Works (Full Time)
- Education
- Professional Qualifications
- Honours/Awards
- Affiliations
- Experience as an Arts Critic
- Published Criticism Articles (Selection)
- Published Criticism Videos (Selection)
- Criticism Related Projects
- Experience as an Adjudicator or Assessment
- Experience in Presenting and Publishing
- Talk Series
- Concerts and Education Programmes
- Radio and Television Programmes
- Research and Writing Project
- Yearbooks
- Scores Engraving
- Experience in Organising Overseas Cultural Exchange Programmes
- Other Notable Works
- Contacts
Vision and Objective
Dennis Wu is a specialist for classical music in Hong Kong with vastly diverse activities and outputs: writer, critic, public speaker, editor, music producer, curator, programme host, composer, arranger and more. His rich experience in the industry makes him a sought-after writer and speaker for prominent institutes of classical music. He is also a veteran manager in digital marketing and works as a business analyst and consultant for digital projects, including web build, CRM, business analytics and mobile application development.
For a full list of his work, please see his website at https://www.denniswu.com
Occupation
Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd. • https://www.hk.artsfestival.org/ • 2017/1 – present
- Devise marketing strategy, particularly on digital marketing, for Hong Kong Arts Festival programmes and related activities
- Plan, implement and integrate between digital assets in producing business analytics and providing insights for decision making
- Devise uniform strategy for development of web portals, customer-relationship management systems, business analytics suites, online advertising platforms, point-of-sales systems and social media networks and facilitate integration between various systems
Past Works (Full Time)
St. Paul’s Co-educational College • 2009/8 – 2012/7
Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd. • 2007/5 – 2009/8
Radio 4, Radio Television Hong Kong • 2004/4 – 2007/4
Arts Education Section, Curriculum Development Institute, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government • 2002/4 – 2004/4
Education
Chinese University of Hong Kong • 2002
Chinese University of Hong Kong • 2000
Education Department • 1994–7
S.K.H. Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School 1990–7
Professional Qualifications
Trinity College of London • 1998
Trinity College of London • 1997
Honours/Awards
- Scholarship, Composers and Author Society of Hong Kong 2000, 2001
- Alumni Scholarship, Chung Chi College, CUHK 1997, 1998
Affiliations
Full member • Since 2017
Journalist member • Since 2016
Chairman • Since 2012
Professional member • Since 2011
Writer member • Since 1999
Experience as an Arts Critic
Published Criticism Articles (Selection)
《劇場閱讀》（澳門） • 中文 • 2016/8
《明報月刊》 • 中文 • 2016/5
《Artism Online》 • 中文 • 2015/7
《立場新聞》 • 中文 • 2015/1/8
《藝頻》 • 中文 • 2014/12/31
Published Criticism Videos (Selection)
《藝頻》 • 粵語 • 2015/7/27
《藝頻》 • 粵語 • 2013/12/13
Criticism Related Projects
Programme Curator and Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Jointly presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) • https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/tc/iatc1415_comment.php • 2015, 2016
藝評人 • 中文 • 國際演藝評論家協會（香港分會） • http://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/27978?tab=7 • 2014/8
Programme Curator and Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • World Culture Festival, Leisure and Cultural Services Department • http://www.worldfestival.gov.hk/2015/html/tc/writing_award.html • 2015/9/26, 2015/10/4
Mentor and Workshop Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Jointly presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) • 2012, 2013
Programme Curator and Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Jointly presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) • https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/tc/iatc1112_comment.php • 2011, 2013
Experience as an Adjudicator or Assessment
Hong Kong Arts Development Council • 2016–present
Assessor • Institute de Cultural, Macao • 2014–7
Assessment Panelist • Hong Kong Arts Development Council • 2016
Assessment Panelist • Hong Kong Arts Development Council • 2015
Experience in Presenting and Publishing
Talk Series
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Leisure and Cultural Services Department • May—July, 2019
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Leisure and Cultural Services Department • April—June, 2018
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese• Leisure and Cultural Services Department • January—March, 2017
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese• Leisure and Cultural Services Department • May—July, 2015
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese• Leisure and Cultural Services Department • May—July, 2014
Series Speaker • Lecture in Cantonese, Articles written in Chinese • Leisure and Cultural Services Department • July–August, 2013
Concerts and Education Programmes
- Programme curator, arranger and narrator • January 27, 29, 2015
- School tour speaker and demonstration • 2014–5
- Author of education booklet • Written in Chinese • 2014
- Programme curator, arranger and narrator • November 22, December 4, 2013
- School tour speaker and demonstration • 2013
- Author of education booklet • Written in Chinese • 2013
- Programme curator, composer, arranger and narrator • 2013/3/2–3; Rerun: 2014/10/24–5 (Taipei, Curated Programme Tour); 2015/2/4 (Hong Kong, as narrator)
- School tour speaker and demonstration • 2012–3
- Moderator for Talks with Yu Kwang-chung • 2013/3/1
- Programme curator, composer, arranger and narrator • November 20, December 3, 2012
- School tour speaker and demonstration • 2011–2
- Author of education booklet • Written in Chinese • 2011
Radio and Television Programmes
Music Score Advisor • RTHK TV • 2004–present
Recording Producer, Presenter • RTHK Radio 4 • 2004–present
Programme Presenter • RTHK Radio 4 • 2016–present
Programme Producer and Presenter • RTHK Radio 4 • 2015–6
Programme Presenter • RTHK DAB 31 • 2014–7
Programme Producer and Presenter • RTHK Radio 4 • 2–30/9/2018
Research and Writing Project
Researcher, Writer for Website, Writer for Artist Interviews, Writer for Roving Exhibition (In English and Chinese) • Music Office, Leisure and Cultural Services Department • https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/aboutus/40th-anniversary/40-year-retrospective.html • 2016–7
Yearbooks
Executive Editor • Institute de Cultural, Macao • 2018
Executive Editor • Institute de Cultural, Macao • 2017
Executive Editor • Institute de Cultural, Macao • 2015
Executive Editor • International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) • 2015
Scores Engraving
Engravist • Published by Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd. • 2012
Score Editor • Published by Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd. • 2010
Engravist • 香港中華文化促進中心出版 • 2009
Score Editor • Published by Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd. • 2008
Experience in Organising Overseas Cultural Exchange Programmes
Tour Manager • St. Paul’s Co-educational College • 2012/7/8–20
Tour Manager • St. Paul’s Co-educational College • 2012/4/28–5/4
Other Notable Works
Moderator on “Roundtable: When Arts Meets Technology: Innovation and Collaboration” • In English • Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association • 2017/9/27
Moderator on “Effective marketing through social media and the internet” • In English and Putonghua • Instituto Cultural, Macao • 2016/10/1
主講「評論還可以怎樣『玩』」？ • 粵語 • 國際演藝評論家協會（香港分會） • 2015/7/5
Mentor • Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks • 2015
Contacts
✉️ dennis@denniswu.com
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