Benjamin Moermond has been principal bassoon with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since joining in 2010. He is an active performer in Hong Kong and throughout the region. As a soloist, he has performed Weber’s Concerto for Bassoon in F Major, Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante, Telemann's Double Concerto for Bassoon and Recorder, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with the HKPhil. He has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival and has served on faculty for the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts.
Benjamin is originally from Cincinnati, USA and is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Judith LeClair