Rira Kong - Cello Teacher

Born on the Gold Coast, Australia, to a Korean background, cellist Rira Kong studied with Mei-Lee Stocker throughout her schooling years. She completed her Bachelor of Music under the guidance of Markus Stocker at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University. 

Rira was awarded her (AMusA) in 2008, followed by her  (LMusA) in 2009. During her time at the Queensland Conservatorium, she won all major performance prizes. She later continued her studies in Switzerland at the Basel Music Academy with Thomas Demenga and Wolfgang Boettcher, and completed a Master of Arts at the Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland under Antonio Meneses.