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18 Oct 2008
Slavonic Symphony and Russian Concerto
(The Nodame Maestro)

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Swire New Generation
Slavonic Symphony and Russian Concerto
(The Nodame Maestro)

18-10-2008 Sat 8PM
19-10-2008 Sun 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

Maestro Mácal has unfortunately withdrawn from the concerts owing to illness. We are grateful that young Japanese conductor Yasuo Shinozaki has agreed to step in for the performances at very short notice.
 
DVORAK Czech Suite: Polka
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2
DVORAK Symphony No.7

Yasuo Shinozaki
conductor
John CHEN
piano
$280
$220
$160
$120
SoundFest
Bravo Broadway Rocks!
24 & 25-10-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Queen Elizabeth Stadium
 
A programme of highlights from Broadway hits including: The Wiz, Jekyll and Hyde, Hairspray, Movin’ Out, Dracula, The Lion King, Rent, Tommy, Wicked, Chess, Dreamgirls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Spamalot, Phantom of the Opera, Hair

Gerald Steichen
conductor
Christiane Noll
vocalist
Capathia Jenkins
vocalist
Robert Evan
vocalist
Hugh Panaro
vocalist
$380
$280
$200
$160
SoundFest
Exotic birds and sad songs
1-11-2008 Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
MESSIAEN Petites esquisses d’oiseaux
MESSIAEN Oiseaux exotiques
GORECKI Symphony No.3 – Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

David Atherton
conductor
Joanna MacGregor
piano
$250
$200
$150
$100
Great Performers
Yo-Yo Ma and the HKPO
9-11-2008 Sun 5PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

Very limited tickets available
 
RAVEL Alborada del gracioso
PIAZZOLLA Bandoneón Concerto
MÁRQUEZ Danzón No.2
Osvaldo GOLIJOV Azul

Lan SHUI
conductor
Yo-Yo MA
cello
$1580
$1080
$680
$380
Great Performers
Bel Canto - Sumi Jo in Hong Kong
15-11-2008 Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette – Je veux vivre
BELLINI I Capuleti e I Montecchi – Eccomi in lieta vesta
VERDI Rigoletto – Caro nome
MEYERBEER L’étoile du Nord – C’est bien l’air que chaque matin
DONIZETTI La Fille du régiment – Il faut partir
VERDI La traviata – E strano…Sempre libera

Luciano Acocella
conductor
Sumi Jo
soprano
$880
$580
$380
$280
Simply Classic
Peak Performance -
a collaboration with the HKAPA

28 & 29-11-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.2
R STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony

Edo de Waart
conductor
Colleen LEE
piano
$280
$220
$160
$120
Swire Maestro
De Waart’s Mahler Cycle: the Ninth
5 & 6-12-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
MAHLER Symphony No.9

Edo de Waart
conductor
$480
$380
$280
$180
Swire Maestro
Stephen Hough plays Brahms
12 & 13-12-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1
BACH orch. ELGAR Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 537
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.6

Mark Elder
conductor
Stephen Hough
piano
$380
$280
$200
$150
Specials
Young Musician of the Year 2008
16-12-2008 Tue 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 

ZHANG Guoyong
conductor
Young Musician of
the Year 2008

piano
$250
$200
$150
$100
Specials
A Prelude to the 2009 HKPO China Tour
7-1-2009 Wed 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/11/2008
 
BEETHOVEN Coriolan: overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3
MAHLER Symphony No.5

Edo de Waart
conductor
Chen Sa
piano
$250
$200
$150
$100
Swire Maestro
A Viennese Odyssey with David Zinman
23 & 24-1-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 15/11/2008
 
WEBERN Passacaglia
MAHLER Symphony No.10 - adagio
R STRAUSS Thus spake Zarathustra

David Zinman
conductor
$300
$250
$200
$150
SoundFest
Bravo! China
30 & 31-1-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/12/2008
 
LI Huan Zhi Spring Festival Overture
ZHOU Chenglong Boat Trackers of the Yellow River (guanzi)
XU Zhenmin Nighttime Drifting near Maple Bridge
Trad Hundred Birds Saluting the Phoenix (suona)
CHEN Peixun High Spirits Riding High on the Waves
WANG Luobin In That Distant Place (tenor)
MEILIQIGE The Never-setting Sun Rising above the Prairie (tenor)
WANG Shiguang Song of the Yangtze River (tenor)

En SHAO
conductor
GUO Yazhi
suona/guanzi
WEI Song
tenor
$280
$220
$160
$120
Swire New Generation
The Lio brothers
8-2-2009 Sun 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
RESPIGHI Gli uccelli (The Birds)
SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

Edo de Waart
conductor
LIO Kuok-Wai
piano
LIO Kuok-Man
piano
$280
$220
$160
$120
SoundFest
Poetic songs and playful words
13 & 14-3-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/01/2009
 
BRITTEN Sinfonia da requiem
BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
WALTON Façade, an entertainment

David Atherton
conductor
Mark Vines
horn
Timothy Robinson
tenor & speaker
Ann Murray
speaker
$300
$250
$200
$150
Great Performers
The Labèque Sisters
20 & 21-3-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 15/01/2009
 
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire: overture
POULENC Concerto for two pianos
DEBUSSY En blanc et noir
FRANCK Symphony in D minor

David Atherton
conductor
Katia Labèque
piano
Marielle Labèque
piano
$580
$440
$280
$180
Swire Maestro
David Atherton + Lynn Harrell
27 & 28-3-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/02/2009
 
GRIEG Peer Gynt: Suite No.1
SIBELIUS Symphony No.7
MUSSORGSKY Khovantschina: prelude
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1

David Atherton
conductor
Lynn Harrell
cello
$380
$280
$200
$150
Mozart in the City
Sinfonia Concertante
10 & 11-4-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
HK City Hall Concert Hall
Available from 15/02/2009
 
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3
MOZART Sinfonia concertante K.364
MEALE Cantilena pacifica
BARTÓK Divertimento

John Harding
director/violin
$280
$220
$160
$120
Swire Maestro
Julian Rachlin – unparalleled mastery
17 & 18-4-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 15/02/2009
 
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.3 Polish

Arild Remmereit
conductor
Julian Rachlin
violin
$380
$280
$200
$150
Specials
Truls Mørk plays Dvorak
24 & 25-4-2009 Fri & Sat 8PM
HK City Hall Concert Hall
Available from 15/02/2009
 
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
BRAHMS Symphony No.3
DVORAK Cello Concerto

Edo de Waart
conductor
Truls Mørk
cello
$300
$250
$200
$150