Marcus was born in New York. He is a thirteen-year-old violinist. Marcus enjoys playing violin and his musical journey started at age four and a half with his violin teacher Ms. Jungwon Yoon. He is currently a student at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Program Division. Marcus has been selected to earn full scholarship from the Chloe Kiffer Precollege Scholarship and the Kate Bamberger Memorial Violin Scholarship at MSM. He has participated and received awards in local and international competitions since 2023. Some of the competitions are the Camerata Artists International Competition Concerto (2023 and 2024), Prima Volta Music Competition (2023), the 16th Edition of the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition Category II 2024 (Brussel, Belgium), the Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition 2024 (San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy), the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division Symphony Strings Concerto Competition (2024). He has performed at the Carnegie Hall as the 1st prize winner pf the Prima Volta Music Competition in 2023. He also participated in masterclasses with Shlomo Mintz and Yvonne Lam.
Watch Marcus Chong-Wah Wong perform Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato by Henryk Wieniawski on the violin for the 2025 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.