Tsung Yeh joined the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) as Music Director in January 2002. Under his direction, SCO expanded its repertoire with innovative works such as Marco Polo and Princess Blue — A Symphonic Epic, Instant is a Millennium– A Musical Conversation with Tan Swie Hian, The Grandeur of Tang, Thunderstorm, Admiral of the Seven Seas and Awaking. In 2013, Tsung Yeh was awarded the Cultural Medallion, the highest accolade in the arts in Singapore. He is also the advisor to the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra.
As Music Director of Singapore’s National Day Parade 2007, Tsung Yeh conceptualised a symphonic music structure with supreme, textured virtuosity that incensed the national pride in the air. His illustrious career spans beyond Singapore; he served as the Music Director of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra (SBSO) in the United States from 1988 to 2016 and holds the esteemed title of Conductor Laureate by the SBSO Association. His international collaborations include renowned orchestras from San Francisco, Tokyo, Shanghai, and more.
In the realm of education, Tsung Yeh is a distinguished professor at the China Conservatory of Music and a guest professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He imparts his expertise through conducting workshops and masterclasses globally, with recent appointments including Principal Guest Conductor of the China National Traditional Orchestra and roles in prestigious institutions like the Jiangsu Centre for the Performing Arts and the He Luting Chinese Music Research Institute of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
