What’s in your bag, Kahchun Wong?

The Singaporean conductor impresses not only with technical brilliance, but also with his relaxed approach. At just 32, the rising star has already been appointed Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra. In February, he will be performing in Germany and New York. Lufthansa Magazin peeked inside the cosmopolitan conductor’s bag at Hamburg Airport.

What's in your bag, Kahchun Wong?
© Roman Pawlowski

1 Baton
In Singapore, I run a music project for children. They call my baton my “Harry Potter wand.” I have four spares in my bag, which travel with me everywhere.

 

2 Headphones
These were a birthday present from some friends in Singapore. To me, music is as important as the air I breathe, so I naturally take my headphones with me everywhere I go.

 

3 Musical score
Instead of a book, I like to read music on the plane to prepare for my next concert. I’ve got Pictures at an Exhibition by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgski with me today.

 

The sound of Kahchun Wong

“Inaugurationskonzert”

Kahchun Wongs Playlist

3. Sinfonie – Gustav Mahler

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Dream Theater

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

For more about Kahchun Wong, visit kahchunwong.com