Since 2000, James Boznos has been the Principal Timpanist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil). He has performed two of William Kraft’s Concertos for Timpani with the HK Phil and as a guest principal timpanist with orchestras in Kanazawa, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Guangzhou and Taichung. A versatile musician, he is also a composer/performer, writing under the pen name OZNO, and in 2019 he premiered his Concerto No.2 “Pavilions” for Extended Timpani, Orchestra and MP3 with the China Philharmonic and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestras. His Concerto for Timpani, No.1 was premiered with the HK Phil in 2003. The HK Phil have also performed several other of his compositions including Oikogeneia, Social Distancing, Dragon Factors conducted by Jaap van Zweden and his Concerto for Piccolo for Linda Stuckey. James Boznos currently teaches timpani and percussion at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Prior to his engagement with the HK Phil, he worked regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and several other leading ensembles in the Boston and Chicago areas. Besides orchestral music, OZNO also composes in choral and electronic genres. In recent years the Hong Kong Bach Choir premiered his Cantata No.2 “Nevu’ah”, Cantata No.3 “Gabriel” and Cantata No.4 “Unseen Things.”