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Bank of Communications brings to you - Season Opening Gala - Heaven & Earth
Mahler 100 - The Song of the Earth

2&3-9-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
MOZART
Symphony No.41 Jupiter
MAHLER
The Song of the Earth
 
Lawrence Renes
conductor
Michelle DeYoung
mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton
tenor
 
Change of Conductors

Limited tickets! Choir stall seats on 2 Sep are available now.
Simon Trpčeski Piano Masterclass

8-9-2011
Thu 6PM
HK Academy for Performing Arts Recital Hall
 
Simon Trpčeski
 
Rachmaninov Gala - Rach 3
Trpčeski's Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3

9&10-9-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 3
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 2
 
Lawrence Renes
conductor
Simon Trpčeski
piano
 
Change of Conductors

Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of "Simon Trpceski in Recital" tickets together

Autograph sessions with Simon Trpčeski will be arranged after the concerts.
Recital
Simon Trpčeski in Recital

11-9-2011
Sun 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
CHOPIN
Nocturne in B, Op.32 No.1
CHOPIN
Nocturne in A flat, Op.32 No.2
CHOPIN
Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op.48 No.2
CHOPIN
Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1
PANDE SHAHOV
Songs and Whispers (Asian première)
LISZT
Petrarch Sonet No.104, S161 No.5
LISZT
Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este, S163 No.4
CHOPIN
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66
CHOPIN
Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20
 
Simon Trpčeski
piano
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of "Rachmaninov Gala - Rach 3" tickets together

An autograph session with Simon Trpčeski will be arranged after the concert.
Swire Classic Insights
Trains of Thought – Composers and Locomotives

16-9-2011
Fri 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
HONEGGER
Pacific 231
DVOŘÁK
Symphony No.7 (excerpts)
 
Ainārs Rubiķis
conductor
 
Presented in English
Simply Classic
Drumroll, please!

17-9-2011
Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
HONEGGER
Pacific 231
HAYDN
Symphony No.103 Drumroll
DVOŘÁK
Symphony No.7
 
Ainārs Rubiķis
conductor
 
Outreach Programme – Discover the Italian Symphony
Colleges & Universities Students Concerts

20, 21 & 22-9-2011
Tue 3PM, Wed 5:30PM, Thu 1:30PM
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 Italian
 
Perry So
conductor & presenter
 
SoundFest
Centenary Concert – a National Day celebration

29-9 & 1-10-2011
Thu & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
LU QIMING
Ode to the Red Flag
BRIGHT SHENG
Never Far Away – for Harp and Orchestra (Asian Première)
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.5 Fate
 
Perry So
conductor
Dan Yu
Harp
 
Limited Tickets

Owing to the traffic controls in Tsim Sha Tsui on 1 Oct, audiences are advised to allow extra time to go to the Cultural Centre.

Autograph sessions with Dan Yu will be arranged after the concerts.
Swire Classic Insights
Revolutionary Beethoven

30-9-2011
Fri 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 (excerpts)
 
Perry So
conductor
Samson Young
presenter
 
Presented in Cantonese
Swire New Generation
Apotheosis of the Dance
Feng Ning's Paganini

7&8-10-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
SIERRA
Fandangos
PAGANINI
Violin Concerto No.1
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.7
 
Andreas Delfs
conductor
Ning Feng
violin
 
Autograph sessions with Feng Ning will be arranged after the concerts.
Great Performers
Ice Bird, Fire Bird
André Watts plays Grieg

14&15-10-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
SIBELIUS
The Swan of Tuonela
GRIEG
Piano Concerto
STRAVINSKY
Firebird
 
Andreas Delfs
conductor
André Watts
piano
 
Autograph sessions with André Watts will be arranged after the concerts.
Simply Classic
Just Rewards
Elgar's Cello Concerto & Beethoven's Pastoral

21&22-10-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.6 Pastoral
ELGAR
Cello Concerto
WAGNER
Tannhauser: Overture
 
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
Paul Watkins
cello
 
The 3rd Hong Kong International Piano Competition

16-10 to 2-11-2011
7pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
 
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
Cristina Ortiz
piano (2/11)
Tigran Alikhanov
piano (2/11)
Peter Frankl
piano (2/11)
Gary Graffman
piano (2/11)
 
A Star in a Hall of Fame
HKPO x Hins Cheung

4,5&6-11-2011
Fri, Sat & Sun 8:15pm
Star Hall, KITEC
 
Gerard Salonga
conductor
Hins Cheung
pop-singer
 
Swire Symphony Under the Stars
A Space Odyssey 2011

11-11-2011
Fri 7:30PM
Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground
R STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra: opening
HAYDN
Il mondo della luna: Overture
HAYDN
Il mondo della luna: Se la mia stella
MOZART
The Magic Flute: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn!
DEBUSSY
Clair de lune
MOSOLOV
The Iron Foundry
HUA YANJUN
Reflection of the Moon on Erquan
HOLST
The Planets - IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
HOLST
The Planets - I. Mars, the Bringer of War
KHACHATURIAN
Gayane: Dance of Welcome
KHACHATURIAN
Gayane: Adagio
KHACHATURIAN
Gayane: Lezhginka
KHACHATURIAN
Gayane: Sabre Dance
MOZART
The Magic Flute: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
J STRAUSS II
The Blue Danube
 
Perry So
conductor
Lindsay Russell
soprano
 
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Swire Maestro
Jaap van Zweden’s Brahms
Jaap van Zweden - The Essential I

18&19-11-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
WAGENAAR
Cyrano de Bergerac
GLASS
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (Asian Première)
BRAHMS
Symphony No.4
 
Jaap van Zweden
conductor
Michael Guttman
violin
Wendy Sutter
cello
 
Creative Notes 2011/12
Teachers' Seminar

25-11-2011
Fri 5:00pm-6:30pm
CR1, 7/F, Concert Hall Backstage, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
 
 
Great Performers
Before and After
Jaap van Zweden - The Essential II

25&26-11-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BRITTEN
Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.5
 
Jaap van Zweden
conductor
Simone Lamsma
violin
 
Great Performers
Vänskä Returns – Mahler 5

2&3-12-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
MOZART
Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K488
MAHLER
Symphony No.5
 
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
Paul Lewis
piano
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of "Paul Lewis in Recital" tickets together.
Recital
Paul Lewis in Recital

4-12-2011
Sun 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
SCHUBERT
Four Impromptus, D935
SCHUBERT
Moments Musicaux
SCHUBERT
Fantasy in C Wandererfantasie
 
Paul Lewis
piano
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of “Vänskä Returns – Mahler 5” tickets together.
Creative Notes 2011 / 12
Schools Concerts

5, 6 & 8-12-2011
Mon, Tue & Thu
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings - Waltz
COPLAND
Rodeo - Hoe Down
 
LIO Kuokman
conductor
 
SoundFest
The Best of Broadway

7&8-12-2011
Wed & Thu 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
JULE STYNE
Funny Girl: Overture
JULE STYNE
Gypsy: All I Need is the Girl / Together Wherever We Go
JULE STYNE
Funny Girl: Don’t Rain on My Parade
COLE PORTER
Jubilee: Begin the Beguine
LERNER/LOEWE
My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night
TESORI
Thoroughly Modern Millie
WARREN
42nd Street
BERNSTEIN
Candide: Glitter and be Gay
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Cats: Memory
SHAIMAN
Hairspray: You Can’t Stop the Beat
KANDER/EBB
Chicago: Overture / All that Jazz / All I Care About is Love
KANDER/EBB
Cabaret
SCHÖNBERG
Les Misérables: On My Own
ANDERSSON/ULVAEUS
Mamma Mia!: Medley
BERNSTEIN
West Side Story: Overture
SCHWARTZ
Wicked: Defying Gravity
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Phantom of the Opera: Phantom of the Opera / Music of the Night
 
Carl Topilow
conductor
Christiane Noll
vocalist
Debbie Gravitte
vocalist
Doug LaBrecque
vocalist
 
Show Time!
Very Limited Tickets!
Creative Notes 2011/12
Teachers' Seminar

16-12-2011
Fri 5:00pm-6:30pm
CR1, 7/F, Concert Hall Backstage, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
 
 
Simply Classic
Musical Heroes
Zimmermann plays Beethoven

16&17-12-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto
 
Andreas Delfs
conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin
 
Change of conductors and programme
SoundFest
Symphony of Christmas Angels

23&24-12-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
ANDERSON
A Christmas Festival
ANON.
Salva Nos Stella Maris / Gaudete
TRAD. (arr. Walker)
Ding Dong Merrily on High
HANDEL
Let the Bright Seraphim
MOZART
Laudate Dominum
TRAD. (arr. Walker)
Il est né le divin enfant
BIZET
L'arlésienne: Farandole
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Willcocks)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
TRAD. (arr. Willcocks)
The First Nowell
TRAD. (arr. Rutter)
Coventry Carol
GRAINGER
Blithe Bells
REGER
Maria Wiegenlied
ADAM (arr. Rutter)
Oh Holy Night
BIZET
L'arlésienne: Carillon
GRUBER (arr. Mager)
Silent Night
TRAD. (arr. Willcocks)
O Come, All Ye Faithful
 
Guy Noble
conductor
Elvira Fatykhova
soprano
The Hong Kong Children's Choir
Jon Dante
trumpet
 
Owing to the traffic controls in Tsim Sha Tsui on 24 Dec, audiences are advised to allow extra time to go to the Cultural Centre.
SoundFest
The Macallan Bravo Series
A Viennese New Year

30&31-12-2011
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
von REZNICEK
Donna Diana: Overture
J STRAUSS II
Fledermaus Quadrille, Op.363
Josef STRAUSS
Brennende Liebe Polka-mazurka, Op.129
Josef STRAUSS
Sphären-Klänge Walzer, Op.235
J STRAUSS II
Furioso Polka, Op.260
J STRAUSS II
Wiener Blut, Op.354
von SUPPÉ
Dichter und Bauer: Overture
Josef STRAUSS
Eingesendet Polka schnell, Op.240
Josef STRAUSS
Delirien Walzer, Op.212
J STRAUSS II
Eljen a Magyar! Schnellpolka, Op.332
Josef STRAUSS
Feuerfest! Polka française, Op.269
J STRAUSS II
Wein, Weib und Gesang! Walzer, Op.333
Eduard STRAUSS
Bahn Frei! Polka schnell, Op.45
 
Johannes Wildner
conductor
 
FULL HOUSE

Owing to the traffic controls in Tsim Sha Tsui on 31 Dec, audiences are advised to allow extra time to go to the Cultural Centre.
Great Performers
Homeland Music
Shaham plays Barber

4&5-1-2012
Wed & Thu 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
William SCHUMAN
New England Triptych
BARBER
Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.6
 
Andrew Litton
conductor
Gil Shaham
violin
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of "Gil Shaham in Recital" tickets together.
Recital
Gil Shaham in Recital
Shaham, Purely Bach

8-1-2012
Sun 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BACH
Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV 1006
BACH
Sonata No.3 in C Major, BWV 1005
BACH
Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004
 
Gil Shaham
violin
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of “Homeland Music” tickets together.
Creative Notes 2011 / 12
Schools Concerts

11-1-2012
Wed
Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium
J.S.BACH
Orchestral Suite No.3, BWV1068 - Gavotte
MOZART
Symphony No.36, K425 - Minuet
BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No.5
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio
STRAVINSKY
The Firebird Suite - Finale
 
LIO Kuokman
conductor
 
Family Series
Harry and the Wolf

13&14-01-2012
FRI & SAT
DVOŘÁK
Slavonic Dance No. 8
DUKAS
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance No. 5
PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf
 
LIO Kuokman
conductor
Harry Wong
presenter
 
Very Limited Tickets
Prelude Concert I
HKPO at Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival 2012

16-1-2012
Mon
Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
DVOŘÁK
Quintet No.2 in G Major Op.77
 
Liu Boxuan
Violin
Zhang Shaonan
Violin
Fu Shuimiao
Viola
Pan Yan
Cello
DaXun Zhang
Bass
 
Rush Hour Recital
HKPO at Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival 2012

17-1-2012
Tue
The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central
DVOŘÁK
Quintet No.2 in G Major Op.77
 
Liu Boxuan
Violin
Zhang Shaonan
Violin
Fu Shuimiao
Viola
Pan Yan
Cello
DaXun Zhang
Bass
 
Prelude Concert II
HKPO at Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival 2012

18-1-2012
Wed
Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
JANÁČEK
String Quartet No.1 Kreutzer
 
Jia Shuyang
Violin
Jia Shuchen
Violin
Yuan Yiching
Viola
Pan Yan
Cello
 
Swire New Generation
Story Time

20&21-1-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
RAVEL
Mother Goose Suite
MOZART
Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K271 Jeunehomme
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade
 
Robert Spano
conductor
Hong Xu
piano
 
SoundFest
Richard Kaufman leads the HKPO in tribute to the king of movie music - John Williams

27&28-1-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
JOHN WILLIAMS
Superman: March
JOHN WILLIAMS
Jurassic Park
JOHN WILLIAMS
Memoirs of a Geisha: Sayuri's Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Suite
JOHN WILLIAMS
Yes, Giorgio: If We Were In Love
JOHN WILLIAMS
Star Wars: Main Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders March
JOHN WILLIAMS
Far and Away: Suite
JOHN WILLIAMS
Harry Potter: Harry's Wondrous World
JOHN WILLIAMS
Hook: The Face of Pan
JOHN WILLIAMS
Hook: Flight to Neverland
JOHN WILLIAMS
Jaws
JOHN WILLIAMS
E.T. : Adventures on Earth
 
Richard Kaufman
conductor / presenter
 
Full House
J. S. BACH

The Six
BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS

HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
directed from the keyboard by
JORY VINIKOUR

1-2-2012
Wed 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
 
Jory Vinikour
director / harpsichord
 
The quota is already full due to overwhelming response. Successful registrants will receive an email confirmation from us on or before 27 Jan.
HKPO。ArtisTree - After Hours Classics
The Robert Ho Fellows in Concert

15-2-2012
Wed 6:30-7:30PM
ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place
JANÁČEK
String Quartet No.1 Kreutzer Sonata
DVOŘÁK
String Quintet No.2 in G, Op.77
 
 
HKPO。ArtisTree - After Hours Classics
The Forest

16-2-2012
Thu 6:30-7:30PM
ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place
WEBER
Der Freischütz: Overture
GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suite No.1
HUMPERDINCK
Hansel and Gretel: Overture
DVOŘÁK
In Nature's Realm
SMETANA
The Moldau
 
Francesco Lecce-Chong
conductor
 
HKPO。ArtisTree - After Hours Classics
A Classical Affair

17-2-2012
Fri 6:30-7:30PM
ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place
MOZART
Idomeneo: Overture
MOZART
Symphony No.31 in D Paris
MOZART
Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.1 in D Classical
 
Francesco Lecce-Chong
conductor
David Thompson
horn
 
Creative Notes 2011 / 12
Schools Concerts

20-2-2012
Mon
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
MOZART
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, 'Jupiter'
COPLAND
El Salón México
 
LIO Kuokman
conductor
 
Hong Kong Philharmonic & Friends Fundraising Concert
Romancing the Night Away

22-2-2012
Wed 7:45PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
 
Gerard Salonga
conductor
Michelle Cheng
Edwin Cheung
Patricia Fang
David Fang
Linda Wong
Anthony Chow
Doris Lau
Owen Chan
Andrew Chan
Rachel Hui
William Louey
Ella Lau
John Shaw
Maggie Tsai
Raymond Young
 
HSBC Insurance Creative Notes
Sheung Shui Community Concert

25-2-2012
Sat 2:15–3:15pm and 4:00-5:00pm
Fung Kai Innovative School, Sheung Shui
Mozart
Idomeneo - Overture
Smetana
Vltava - The Moldau
Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
 
LIO Kuokman
Conductor
 
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma

2-3-2012
Fri 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
BRAHMS
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
YANOV-YANOVSKY
Night Music: Voices in the Leaves (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No. 1 in D, Op.25, ‘Classical’
SCHUMANN
Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op.129 (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
 
Lan Shui
conductor
Yo-Yo Ma
cello
 
FULL HOUSE
Recital
Marc-André Hamelin in Recital

7-3-2012
Wed 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
HAYDN
Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI:34
STOCKHAUSEN
Klavierstück IX
RAVEL
Gaspard de la Nuit
BRAHMS
Sonata No.3 in F minor
 
Marc-André Hamelin
piano
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of the standard tickets for both "Marc-André in Recital" and “Hamelin, The Piano Wizard”.
Great Performers
Virtuosos: Soloist and Orchestra
Hamelin, The Piano Wizard

9&10-3-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
RAVEL
La Valse
FRANCK
Symphonic Variations
R STRAUSS
Burleske
LUTOSLAWSKI
Concerto for Orchestra
 
Lu Shao-Chia
conductor
Marc-André Hamelin
piano
 
Enjoy a 10% discount with the purchase of the standard tickets for both “Hamelin, The Piano Wizard” and "Marc-André in Recital".
Splendour of Russia
Poetic Solitude
Rozhdestvensky, The Legend

16&17-3-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No.2 (original version)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Manfred Symphony
 
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
conductor
Viktoria Postnikova
piano
 
HKPO Goes Chamber with Pius Cheung and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Percussionists

20-3-2012
Tue 1pm
Entrance Foyer, Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
JS BACH
Largo from Keyboard Concerto in F minor
PIUS CHEUNG
Etude in C minor
HAROLD ARLEN (arr. PIUS CHEUNG)
Over the Rainbow
MINORU MIKI
Marimba Spiritual
JOE GREEN
Xylophonia
 
Pius Cheung
marimba
 
Music Appreciation and Marimba Masterclass with Pius Cheung

20-3-2012
Tue 4:30pm – 6:30pm
AST916, Au Shue Hung Building, Ho Sin Hang Campus,
Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong
 
Pius Cheung
marimba
 
Swire New Generation
Colours of Marimba

23&24-3-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
BRIGHT SHENG
Colours of Crimson – Fantasy for Marimba and Orchestra (Asian Première)
BARTÓK
Dance Suite
MILHAUD
The Ox on the Roof
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue
 
Joshua Tan
conductor
Pius Cheung
marimba
 
Great Performers
Creative Flame
Northern Lights

30&31-3-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
SIBELIUS
Symphony No.7
SIBELIUS
Four Finnish Songs
GRIEG
Three Norwegian Songs
NIELSEN
Symphony No.4 Inextinguishable
 
Thomas Dausgaard
conductor
Inger Dam-Jensen
soprano
 
Artist Cancellation & Change of Programme
Edo de Waart Festival
Bank of Communications brings to you
Farewell to Edo - Visions Unveiled

6&7-4-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
CHEN QIGANG
Iris Dévoilée
WAGNER (arr. de Vlieger)
Parsifal - an orchestral quest
 
Edo de Waart
conductor
Chen Xiaoduo
soprano
Meng Meng
qingyi and soprano II
Wang Nan
erhu
Li Jia
pipa
Chang Jing
zheng
 
Edo de Waart Festival
Farewell to Edo - Dream Harmonies

13&14-4-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
R STRAUSS
Don Quixote
JOHN ADAMS
Harmonielehre
 
Edo de Waart
conductor
Andrew Ling
viola
Richard Bamping
cello
 
Edo de Waart Festival
The Macallan Bravo Series
Beethoven 9 – The Moment of Farewell

20&21-4-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BERLIOZ
La Mort de Cléopâtre
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9
 
Edo de Waart
conductor
Lisa Larsson
soprano
Susan Graham
mezzo-soprano
Henry Choo
tenor
Mark Schnaible
bass-baritone
Shanghai Opera House Chorus
 
FULL HOUSE
The Robert Ho Fellows in Concert
After Hours Classics

26-04-2012
Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer
Haydn
String Quartet No.62 in C, Op.76 No.3 Emperor
Dvořák
String Quartet in F, Op.96 The American
 
Zhang Shaonan
Violin
Jia Shuchen
Violin
Jia Shuyang
Violin
Yuan Yiching
Viola
Liu Boxuan
Violin
Pan Yan
Cello
 
Mozart +
The Singing Violin
Bach, 2 Violin Concertos

27&28-4-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
MOZART
Symphony No.35 Haffner
BACH
Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1052
BACH
Violin Concerto No.2 in E, BWV1042
SHOSTAKOVICH (orch. Barshai)
Chamber Symphony, Op.110a
 
Kolja Blacher
director / violin
 
Change of Programme
Splendour of Russia
3 Alexanders
Alexander Lazarev in Russian Extravaganza

4&5-5-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
GLAZUNOV (arr. Korndorf)
Raymonda Suite
STRAVINSKY
Concerto in E flat Dumbarton Oaks
BORODIN
Symphony No.2
 
Alexander Lazarev
conductor
 
Swire Classic Insights
Angels and Visions

10-5-2012
Thu 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Rautavaara
Symphony No. 7 Angel of Light
 
Perry So
conductor
 
Swire New Generation
Angel of Light
Ray Chen Plays Bruch

11&12-5-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
RAUTAVAARA
Symphony No.7 Angel of Light
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No.1
SIBELIUS
The Tempest Suite
 
Perry So
conductor
Ray Chen
violin
 
Programme
Artists
Great Performers
Spirit of the Sea
Ohlsson Plays Brahms

18&19-5-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BRITTEN
Peter Grimes –Four Sea Interludes
DEBUSSY
La Mer
BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No.1
 
Johannes Wildner
conductor
Garrick Ohlsson
piano
 
Mozart +
Moments in the Sun
Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn

25&26-5-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
MOZART
Symphony No.34
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Concerto No.1
SCHUBERT
Rosamunde: Ballet Music II
SCHUBERT
Rosamunde: Entr’acte III
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.8
 
Paul McCreesh
conductor
Ronald Brautigam
piano
 
Swire Maestro
Fount of Inspiration
Piccinini in Ibert Flute Concerto

1&2-6-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
RESPIGHI
Fountains of Rome
IBERT
Flute Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.3 Polish
 
Hans Graf
conductor
Marina Piccinini
flute
 
Great Performers
L’Exotique
Thibaudet & Märkl Boléro

8&9-6-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
DEBUSSY (orch. KOECHLIN)
Khamma
SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian
RAVEL
Alborada del Gracioso
RAVEL
Rhapsodie Espagnole
RAVEL
Boléro
 
Jun Märkl
conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
piano
 
Splendour of Russia
Russian Shakespeare
When Tchaikovsky Meets Moser

15&16-6-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY
Hamlet Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY
Rococo Variations
PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet (Vedernikov Suite)
 
Alexander Vedernikov
conductor
Johannes Moser
cello
 
Mozart +
The Voice of Maturity

22&23-6-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
RAMEAU
Naïs Suite
HANDEL
Rinaldo: Sibillar gli angui d’Aletto
HANDEL
Siroe, Re di Persia: Gelido in ogni vena
HANDEL
Tamerlano: Nel mondo e nell’abisso
MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro: Hai già vinta la causa!...Vedrò mentre io sospiro
MOZART
Così dunque tradisci…Aspri rimorsi atroci
MOZART
Symphony No.36 Linz
 
Nicholas McGegan
conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams
bass-baritone
 
Simply Classic
Unfinished Business

29-6-2012
Fri 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
SCHUMANN
Zwickau Symphony
BARTÓK
Violin Concerto No.1
SCHUMANN
Fantasie in C
BARTÓK
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
 
Carlo Rizzi
conductor
Isabelle Faust
violin
 
Swire Maestro
Enigmas

6&7-7-2012
Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
BRAHMS
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
RAVEL
Piano Concerto in G
RAVEL
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
ELGAR
Variations on an Original Theme Enigma
 
Lawrence Foster
conductor
Hüseyin Sermet
piano
 
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Artists