Elijah Yu-Hong Hong

He is a Taiwanese composer whose music is deeply inspired by philosophy, literature, and contemporary social issues. Drawing on a wide range of compositional techniques, he seeks to translate profound reflections and observations into musical expression.

His orchestral work was awarded First Prize in the Composition Competition of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO), making him the youngest First Prize recipient in the competition's history. He has also received awards in composition competitions organized by the Taiwan Film and Cultural Creative Industry Association, the Taiwan Choral Association, and the New Taipei City Cultural Foundation.

Hong has been selected for the NTSO Symphonic Taiwan Commissioning Project, the ISCM Taipei International New Music Festival, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) One-Minute Symphony Project, and Unsuk Chin's Composition Workshop at the Weiwuying International Music Festival. His works have also frequently received grants and commissions from the National Culture and Arts Foundation, the Taiwan Music Institute, and the Ministry of Education's Aesthetic Education Program.

His music has been performed across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has collaborated with conductors and ensembles including Jun Märkl, Shao-Chia Lü, Yin-Fang Chang, Wen-Chen Chuang, Ting-Yu Wu, Cheng-Te Yeh, Chih-Yuan Chang, Yu-Te Wu, Chih-Yao Chang, the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, the Taipei Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and NanaFormosa Percussion Duo. He has also worked with distinguished musicians including percussionist Aiyun Huang, a prizewinner of the Geneva International Music Competition, and flutist Pei Hua, a recipient of the Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music, Johanna Pichlmair, Violinist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Maria Krykov, Principal Double Bass of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin..

Hong is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition at Taipei National University of the Arts, where he studies with Lily Chen. He received his Master of Music degree in composition from Taipei National University of the Arts and his Bachelor of Music degree in composition from National Taiwan University of Arts. His former composition teachers include Mei-Fang Lin, Chia-Lin Pan, Tseng-Ling Lin, Yu-Tsan Wang, and Wan-Yu Sung. He has also received guidance from Unsuk Chin, Ken Ueno, Anders Hillborg, Manos Tsangaris, and Pi-hsien Chen.

洪郁閎的作品深受哲學、文學與當代社會議題啟發，並擅長運用豐富的作曲手法，將這些深刻的觀察轉譯為音樂。其管弦樂作品曾獲國立臺灣交響樂團（NTSO）音樂創作競賽首獎，其他作品也曾於臺灣電影文創產業協會、台灣合唱協會及新北市文化基金會等單位舉辦之創作競賽中獲獎。他曾入選國立臺灣交響樂團「交響臺灣」委託創作計畫、ISCM臺北國際現代音樂節、國家交響樂團（NSO）「一分鐘交響曲」計畫，以及衛武營國際音樂節陳銀淑作曲工作坊等；他的作品亦常獲國家文化藝術基金會、台灣音樂館及教育部全民美育旗艦計畫之補助與委託。

他的音樂曾於臺灣、美國、德國、比利時及中國等地演出，並曾參與影集《天橋上的魔術師》、沉浸式劇場《浮世百願》等音樂製作。曾合作之指揮、樂團與音樂家包括準・馬寇爾（Jun Märkl）、呂紹嘉、張尹芳、莊文貞、吳庭毓、葉政德、張致遠、吳昱德、張智堯、臺灣國家交響樂團、國立臺灣交響樂團、台北愛樂青年管弦樂團、那娜擊樂二重奏、Johanna Pichlmair、Maria Krykov、黃皚雲、華姵等。

他現就讀國立臺北藝術大學音樂系博士班作曲組，師事陳立立教授。他畢業於國立臺北藝術大學音樂系研究所作曲組、國立臺灣藝術大學音樂系作曲組，曾師事林梅芳、潘家琳、林岑陵、王毓璨、宋婉鈺。亦曾接受陳銀淑（Unsuk Chin）、上野健（Ken Ueno）、安德斯・希爾博格（Anders Hillborg）、馬諾斯・桑加里斯（Manos Tsangaris）、陳必先等國際音樂家指導。