Ling Hock Siang holds a doctoral degree in art studies. He is a recipient of the 2004 Young Artist Award and Singapore Youth Award (Culture and Arts Team Category, The Huqin Quartet). In 2021, he was awarded the Commendation Award by Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) and also received an award from the China Yangtze River Delta National Orchestra Performance, for his outstanding contributions. He is currently the Erhu Associate Principal of SCO and the Vice Secretary-General of the Singapore Chinese Music Federation. He was previously an erhu instructor with the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and School of the Arts.

Ling Hock Siang graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1998. Under the tutelage of Professor Wang Yongde, he was the first Singaporean to achieve a Master’s degree in erhu performance in 2005. In 2012, he entered the Beijing Normal University to study a doctoral degree in arts studies (theory), under Professor Zhang Xiaomei.

Ling Hock Siang joined the SCO since 1997 and performed in various Europe and Asian countries. In July 1999, SCO organised a concert titled “Melodies with a Difference” – Recital by Ling Hock Siang and Quek Ling Kiong. In November 2005, Ling Hock Siang staged a solo recital titled “Hock Siang & Friends”. In November 2007, he held an erhu and guan recital in collaboration with ex- SCO guan musician Han Lei titled “Oriental Folk Music”. In 2017, he performed at the Esplanade Recital Studio as part of the SCO Silk String Quintet “5trings”. Since 2006, Ling Hock Siang has been invited to be an adjudicator for the National Arts Council’s biennial National Music Competition. In addition, he has also frequently represented Singapore at international conferences on the erhu as well as at workshops and arts meets in Asia.