中提琴研究生毕业，副教授。现任星海音乐学院附中管弦学科教研室主任。广东省小提琴协会副会长，广东省中提琴学会会长。 先后毕业于中央音乐学院，俄罗斯莫斯科革涅辛音乐学院。师从王坷、曹海、隋克强、Alexandra Frantseva教授学习中提琴演奏。
多名学生在国内外重大比赛获奖，如首届全国中提琴比赛学生钟华荣获少年组第一名；香港国际弦乐比赛李谦、钟华获得公开组并列第二名；“星海杯”全国中提琴比赛徐坤博获得青年组第一名；杜娟获得少年B组第一名等其他奖项。所教学生大部分考入国外优秀院校，如柯帝士音乐学院、新英格兰音乐学院、英国皇家音乐学院等；多次担任香港国际弦乐比赛及国内比赛评委工作，多次获得国内外优秀指导教师称号。
Associate Professor of Viola,is currently serving as the head of the strings and winds department at the Middle School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou China.He is the vice-president and president of the violin and viola associations of Guangdong Province respectively.Hou gained his Master degree from the Gnessin State Music Conservatory in Moscow,Russia and Bachelor degree from Central Conservatory of Music studying with Wang Ke,Cao Hai,Sui Keqiang and Alexandra Frantseva.
Hou has focused on education in recent years.His students were awarded prizes in both national and international competitions,include the first prizes in the Hong Kong International String Competition and the National Viola competition.Many of his students were also accepted by prestigious music colleges such as Curtis Institute of Music,New England Conservatory of Music in the United States and Royal Academy of Music in the UK.Hou was also awarded the ‘Teacher of Excellence’ on many occasions and appointed as a Jury member in national and international competitions.
Hou initiated and successfully held the first Xinghai Cup National viola competition in 2013.He has published these include ‘Viola and Hindemith’,’Discussion on Viola Performing Art’,’Viola in Orchestra’.
