MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

Award-winning Malaysian conductor and arts leader Eugene Pook is dedicated to building sustainable orchestral ecosystems across community, youth, and professional platforms. He is the Founder, Music Director, and Conductor of the Selangor Symphony Orchestra and Selangor Symphony Youth Orchestra, and also the founder of the Kinta Valley Wind Orchestra. Eugene Pook currently serves as Guest Conductor of the Global Summer Institute of Music in Bad Vöslau, Austria. In 2016 he served as assistant to Charles Dutoit at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland.

 

As an arts leader, Eugene Pook leads musicians, administrators, and stakeholders to deliver innovative, high-quality musical experiences while nurturing talent development and community engagement. His contributions to arts and culture have been recognised with the ASEAN Outstanding Chinese Award (Orchestra Conductor) in 2026, WOW Awards by the Branding Association of Malaysia in 2025, and Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian Award in 2012.​

 

Eugene Pook has guest-conducted professional orchestras including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Daegu International Symphony Orchestra (South Korea), Henan Symphony Orchestra (China), Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra (China), Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra, and Pleven Philharmonic (Bulgaria), among others. ​

 

Eugene studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada), the University of Missouri–Kansas City (U.S.A), and the Eastman School of Music (U.S.A).