Woon Wen Kin is a prolific performer, educator and promoter of music and the most experienced symphony orchestra conductor in Malaysia. Educated in Penang. Maestro Woon initially studied the violin with local famous violinist, Louis Lim, before furthering his music studies at the Trinity College of Music in London. In England his violin major was enhanced with accompanying the International Oxford Bach Festival, The annual Sir Henry Wood’s Concerts and the London Opera Center and also make several violin recital recordings for BBC Overseas Service in London. In 1967, he was selected to represent UK in the British Youth symphony, to perform for the International Youth Music Congress in Vienna, Austria. In 1977 he represented Malaysia as a violin tutor at the 1st Regional Asian Youth Music Camp in Manila and in 1978, was one of two key musicians chosen by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to establish the National Music Camp. He was appointed principal conductor of the 1st ASEAN Youth Music Workshop hosted by Malaysian in 1980 and is the founding President of the Penang Symphony Society in 1981 and has served as Music Director since.