Yip Wing-sie

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Yip Wing-sie is a conductor in Hong Kong. She is the music director of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Two decades after winning the First Prize and "LYRE d'OR" of the prestigious Concours International des Jeune Chefs d'Orchestre de Besçon, Yip has become an icon for classical music in the city. She was Principal Conductor and later Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2003 and Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra from 1986 to 2000.