Julian Kwok serendipitously began playing the viola at the age of eight after being told that his school had run out of violins to borrow. Julian has since gone on to complete a Bachelor of Music (performance) degree with First Class Honours in 2024 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM), where he studied the viola with Stuart Johnson and Roger Benedict.
As an orchestral violist, he has played with the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), undertaken AYO’s Professional Immersion program with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and was principal viola of the Sydney Youth Orchestra (SYO). He has performed on tours to the United Kingdom and Europe with the SCM Symphony Orchestra in 2022, and SYO in 2019.
As a chamber musician, Julian has participated in the AYO’s Chamber Players program, and he is the violist of the Delvinian String Quartet, which was awarded Third Prize in the 2024 Convimus International Chamber Music Competition in Porto, Portugal. With this quartet, Julian has also participated in the 2025 Festival de Música de Santa Catarina, a music festival in Brazil. He has taught viola at the beginner and intermediate levels since 2023.