About Alice

Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, multi-hyphenate musician Dr. Alice Hong is an internationally acclaimed violinist and composer whose work bridges tradition and innovation. Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” (2018), her compositions have been praised as “beautifully cinematic” and “stunning” (EarRelevant), performed by leading ensembles including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony, Georgian Bay Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig Symphony Orchestra, and the Amersfoort Youth Orchestra.

Alice’s music has been heard across the United States, Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, and China. She has received commissions from a wide range of institutions, such as the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Summer Music, Lövstabruks Kammarmusikfestival, Chamber Music @ New Park, and ensemble vim, and performers of her music include members of the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic. Her works have earned top honors in the ASCAP Morton Gould Awards and first prizes in the International Keuris Competition, Carl E. Baldassarre Composer-Virtuosi Competition, NorCal Viola Society Commission Contest, Pikes Peak Composition Competition, and more—including recent recognition at the 2024 Rapido! Cycle 7 Composition Competition. Upcoming projects include a new string trio for ARCOnaut Trio.

As a violinist, Alice has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras in the Southeast as well as in the violin sections with orchestras across North America including Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. A passionate chamber musician, she has shared the stage with luminaries such as James Ehnes, Frans Helmerson, Mihaela Martin, Jonathan Crow, the New Orford String Quartet, and Barry Shiffman. Her compositions and performances have been featured on CBC Radio, WABE 90.1 Atlanta, and WSMR 89.9 Tampa.

She appears regularly at summer festivals such as Colorado Music Festival, The Hamptons Festival of Music, Highlands Chamber Music Festival, and the newly launched Classical Remix Music Festival, where she serves as Music Director. She has also performed her own works at major venues including the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Spoleto Festival USA, and Heifetz on Tour. As a student, she participated in summer festivals such as Kneisel Hall, Sarasota Music Festival, Lake George Music Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Banff Centre Masterclasses for Strings and Winds, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Heifetz Institute of Music and more.

Alice holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto under the mentorship of Jonathan Crow, a Master of Music from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a Dorothy R. Starling Foundation Scholar studying with Cho-Liang Lin, and a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music with David Updegraff.

As a private violin instructor, Alice’s students have participated in prestigious ensembles such as the Georgia Music Educators Association’s All-State Orchestras, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra. Her students have gone on to pursue violin performance degrees at institutions such as the Yale School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and the University of Notre Dame. She has also served as a Teaching Assistant at both the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Toronto, working with faculty members Jonathan Crow, Annalee Patipatanakoon, Norbert Palej, and Gary Kulesha.

Beyond music, Alice is an enthusiastic crafter and painter; her handmade creations are available on this site under Flora & Fold. She also began acting in 2019 and made her screen debut in Netflix’s Red Notice (2021), starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. She also appears in Marvel’s Hawkeye, Netflix’s First Kill, First Wives Club on BET+ and various commercials. She is represented by STW Talent Agency.