Benjamin Moermond is currently teaching bassoon at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He graduated from The Juilliard School and is originally from Cincinnati, US. He has served as the faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts.

Benjamin Moermond has been the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Bassoonist since joining in 2010. He is an active performer in Hong Kong (China) and throughout the region. As a soloist, he has performed Weber’s Concerto for Bassoon in F, Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante, Telemann’s Double Concerto for Bassoon and Recorder, and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the HK Phil. As an invited guest he has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival.