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Hong Kong Philharmonic Announces its 40th Professional Season (2013/14 Season)

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Announces its 40th Professional Season (2013/14 Season)

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Hong Kong Philharmonic announces appointment of Jing WANG as Concertmaster for the 2013/14 Season

BERNARD VAN ZUIDEN MUSIC FUND
Scholarships For Music Studies 2013/2014
Open for Application

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An Easter Special! All-New Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus Unveiled at Handel’s Messiah (29&30 March)

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Sit Back and Relax. Enjoy Wonderful Music at HK Phil’s Brand New “Swire Denim” Series, Perfect for Busy Urbanites and Music Lovers

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Skip the Rush Hour and Treat Yourself to Beautiful Chamber & Orchestral Music Performed by HK Phil in “After Hour Classics” 19-22 February at ArtisTree
Free Concerts Feature HK Phil Musicians, Ballet Dancers and Soprano

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Hong Kong Philharmonic’s Salute to a Cultural Icon, with Orchestral Music and Footage from Leslie Cheung’s Greatest Films Conducted by Gerard Salonga (19&20 March)

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Maestro Jaap van Zweden Returns to Lead the HK Phil, with Violin Sensation Nicola Benedetti in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto (7&8 Feb); Piano Wunderkind Conrad Tao in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 and His Highly Acclaimed Titan Symphony (15&16 Feb)

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Change of Soloist - Australian Organist David Drury to Replace Simon Preston in HK Phil’s “The King of Instruments” (11&12 Jan 2013) Concert Programme Will Remain Unchanged

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Conductor Hugh Wolff Conducts Tan Dun in an Exciting Programme Also Featuring Works by Ravel and Rachmaninov (1&2 Feb 2013) Change of Programme: Concerto for Orchestra by Tan Dun to Replace Chen Qigang’s New Commission by the HK Phil

 Special traffic arrangement at Tsim Sha Tsui on 24 & 31 December 2012

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  Hong Kong Philharmonic Programme Listings November 2012 - February 2013

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Sinfonia Antartica – A Valiant Story of Man and Nature Retold by the HK Phil and Polar Explorer, Dr Rebecca Lee, in an Exciting Multimedia Experience (18&19 Jan 2013)

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Experience the Power of the 8000-pipe Organ at the Cultural Centre. World Acclaimed Organist Simon Preston Showcased in Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto under the baton of HK Phil’s Former Music Director David Atherton (11&12 Jan 2013)

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Brilliant Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Igor Yuzefovich, Makes His Concerto Début in Two Great Violin and Orchestra Showpieces with Conductor Jun Märkl (4&5 January 2013)

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Staged the Very First Show at The New Central Harbourfront Annual Musical Extravaganza – Swire Symphony Under The Stars Brought a Magical Evening to over 15,000 Music Lovers

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Ring in 2013 in Traditional Viennese Style with Sparkling Waltzes, Polkas and Arias The Macallan Bravo Series: A Viennese New Year (30 & 31 December)

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Harry's Christmas Sing-along! Join Harry Wong and HK Phil for a Spectacular Christmas Concert Filled with Joy and Laughter Great Eagle Festive Series: Harry's Christmas (23 & 24 December)

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Mr Alex & Mrs Alice Cai Support Hong Kong Philharmonic's Chair Endowment Fund for Principal Flute, Ms Megan Sterling

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A Stellar Cast of 200 in Brahms' German Requiem: Jaap van Zweden to Lead the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Soprano Lyubov Petrova, Baritone Stephan Genz & 100 Choristers from Two Leading Australian Choruses on 30 November & 1 December

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Two Supreme Dutch Artists Collaborate for the First Time on the HK Phil Stage (7 & 8 December): Jaap van Zweden Conducts Two Mendelssohn Masterpieces, and Elgar’s Song Cycle with Renowned Mezzo-Soprano Christianne Stotijn

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Hong Kong Philharmonic’s Latest Recording of Three Seminal Works Composed and Conducted by Tan Dun Recording Sponsored by AIA Hong Kong Released Now on Naxos and Available in Stores in Hong Kong and Worldwide

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Final Show for 'Pixar in Concert' by HK Phil (21 November) Added! Tickets on Sale Tomorrow (19 October 2012) 22 & 23 November Shows Already Sold Out!

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Take an Inspired Journey with Music by Mozart & Tchaikovsky HK Phil’s Principal Clarinet Andrew Simon as the Soloist in Mozart’s Sublime Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 (6 November)

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Swire Symphony under the Stars Returns Perry So Leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic in the Annual Grand Outdoor Concert on 9 November At The Brand New Site – The New Central Harbourfront

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Hong Kong’s Favourite Entertainer Harry Wong Tricks and Treats alongside the Hong Kong Philharmonic on 27 & 28 October A Halloween Music Party

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Anne-Sophie Mutter Makes Her Much-Anticipated Début with the Hong Kong Philharmonic on 16&17 Nov in Mendelssohn and Currier Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Change of Programme: Mutter will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, replacing the previously advertised Concerto by Dvořák

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A New Star. A New Tomorrow. The New HK Phil.

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Hong Kong Philharmonic's New Music Director Jaap van Zweden Leads the Orchestra and Violinist Ning Feng in His Inaugural Concert

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Bank of China (Hong Kong) Proudly Presents: "Lang Lang in Recital" (24 Nov) Features Works by Chopin and Mozart All Tickets Sold Out in One Day

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus Returns! Be the Voice to Sing Handel's Messiah Application Deadline: 28 September, Auditions: 13-16 October

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Piano Superstar Yundi Kicked off the Hong Kong Philharmonic's 2012/13 Season with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 Conductor Vassily Sinaisky Leads the HKPO in a Russian Programme

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Player Appointments in 2012/13 Season. Former Associate Conductor, Perry So, Returns as Guest Conductor.

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Internationally Acclaimed Pianist Melvyn Tan Joins Conductor Lawrence Renes in Mozart's Piano Concerto No.22 Experience the Power of Music Live in Shostakovich's Remarkable LeningradSymphony (19&20 October)

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A Brand New Collaboration between Two Local Talents – Conductor Perry So and Renowned DJ Chu Fun E in HKPO’s Family Concert “Music for Smart Kids!” (22&23 Sept)

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Record-Breaking Advance Subscription Results to Welcome the HKPO’s New Music Director Jaap van Zweden The Van Zweden Era Begins with “Welcome, Jaap! A National Day Celebration” featuring Violinist Ning Feng in Butterfly Lovers (28 & 29 September)

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Maestro Antoni Wit Leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Argentinean Pianist Ingrid Fliter Makes Her Hong Kong Philharmonic Début in Saint-Saëns’Second Piano Concerto

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Piano Superstar Yundi Returns to Open the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s 2012/13 Season – JAAP! with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 on 7&8 September Tickets Available at URBTIX from 16 July

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Turkish Pianist Extraordinaire Huseyin Sermet Closes HKPO 2011/12 Season With Ravel’s Two Piano Concertos (6 & 7 July)

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European Star Violinist Isabelle Faust & Famed Conductor Carlo Rizzi headlined in The Ingenious Pairing of Bartok and Schumann (29 June)

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Conductor Oleg Caetani Replaces Alexander Vedernikov in Splendour of Russia: “When Tchaikovsky Meets Moser” (15&16 June)

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Sing Handel & Mozart Sing! Charismatic Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams Sings Arias by Two Master Composers (22 & 23 June)

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"When Tchaikovsky Meets Moser" Fast-rising Cellist with "Rock Star Energy", Johannes Moser, in Rococo Variations (15 & 16 June)

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Piano Superstar Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Conductor Jun Markl in All-French Program including Ravel's Bolero 'Great Performers: L'Exotique' (8 & 9 June) Opening Performance is sponsored by Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch (Asia) Limited

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Flute Superstar Marina Piccinini Debuts with the HKPO in Ibert's Flute Concerto Conductor Hans Graf to Lead the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Polish Symphony

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces its 2012/13 Season – JAAP!

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Prolific Classical Recording Pianist, Ronald Brautigam Joins Debuting Conductor Paul McCreesh for 'Moments in the Sun' (25 & 26 May) Opening performance sponsored by CIC Investor Services Limited

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Grammy Award Winning Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Performs Brahms First Piano Concerto Conductor Johannes Wildner Returns with a Programme of Debussy and Britten (18 & 19 May)

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Maestro Edo de Waart’s Eight Glorious Seasons with the HKPO Concluded with the Magnificent Beethoven Symphony No.9

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Violin Wunderkind – Multi-award Winning Violinist Ray Chen HKPO Associate Conductor – Perry So In Programme of Bruch, Sibelius and Rautavaara (11 & 12 MAY)

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A Brilliant Russian Musical Extravaganza with Maestro Alexander Lazarev on 4 & 5 May

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Kolja Blacher Directs the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Two of Bach's Celebrated Violin Concertos

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Please note that the HKPO’s website will be temporarily shut down for maintenance on 22 March (Thur) from 9 am to 1pm. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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'HSBC Insurance Creative Notes' Brings Joy of Music to Sheung Shui Community through Two Excellent Concerts in Collaboration with Fung Kai Innovative School Students on 25 Feb

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From Mahler to Beethoven – Maestro Edo de Waart's Eight Glorious Seasons with the HKPO Conclude with the Magnificent "Farewell to Edo Trilogy" from 6-21 Tickets on Sale from 3 February

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Experience a New Take on Rhapsody in Blue with Virtuoso Pius Cheung and his Magic Marimba Asian Premiere of Bright Sheng's Colours of Crimson under the Baton of Singaporean Conductor Joshua Tan

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The Legend Returns – Russian Maestro Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Pairs with His Wife, Pianist Viktoria Postnikova in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.2 on 16&17 March

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Legendary Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin Showcases Virtuosity in Recital with Works by Haydn, Brahms, Ravel and Stockhausen on 7 March and Joins Maestro Shao-Chia Lu in Two Late-Romantic Showpieces on 9&10 March

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HKPO Welcomes New Music Director Maestro Jaap van Zweden Takes the Helm from Season 2012/13

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Dress Up in Your Favourite Movie Costumes and Join Grammy Award-winning Conductor Richard Kaufman in John William's Fascinating Film Music World

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Announces Two Senior Management Appointments

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Story Time! Maestro Robert Spano Tells Magical Music Tales by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov Pianist Hong Xu plays Mozart's Jeunehomme Piano Concerto

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Hong Kong Philharmonic's Popular Family Concert Returns! Join Conductor Lio Kuokman and Presenter Harry Wong on an Exciting Adventure with "Peter and the Wolf"!

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Musical America's "Instrumentalist of the Year" - Gil Shaham Dazzles Hong Kong Audience in Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto under the Baton of Maestro Andrew Litton

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The Best Way to Celebrate New Year A Selection of Festive Viennese Dances Johannes Wildner Returns to Conduct Hong Kong Philharmonic in The Macallan Bravo Series: "A Viennese New Year"

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German Conductor Andreas Delfs Replaces Lu Jia in Simply Classic: "Zimmermann Plays Beethoven" (16&17 December)

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The Best Christmas Treat for Family and Friends - Hong Kong Philharmonic's "Symphony of Christmas Angels"

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Violin Virtuoso Frank Peter Zimmermann Makes His Hong Kong Philharmonic Debut with Beethoven's Violin Concerto on the 1711 Stradivarius "Lady Inchiquin"

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Show Time! Three of Broadway's Leading Vocalists join Hong Kong Philharmonic and Conductor Carl Topilow in "Best of Broadway" on 7&8 December

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Gramophone Award Winner Paul Lewis Returns to Perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23 with Conductor Osmo Vanska (2&3 Dec) Paul Lewis in All-Schubert Recital on 4 Dec

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Hong Kong's Largest Symphonic Event - Swire Symphony under the Stars - Perry So Gives Music Lovers Memorable Musical Magic

One more day to SUTS. Please be reminded to dress warmly as weather forecast calls for cool temperatures. Enjoy!

SUTS 2011 iPhone app is available NOW! Enhance your listening pleasures and join us for a large outdoor music-making experience with close to 15,000 music lovers!

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Dutch Maestro Jaap van Zweden Leads the HKPO in Two Programmes in November Highlighted by the Asian Premiere of Glass' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (18&19 Nov) & Britten's Violin Concerto in D minor (25&26 Nov)

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A Celestial Swire Symphony under the Stars Conductor Perry So, Soprano Lindsay Russell and HKPO Blast You off on A Space Odyssey (11 Nov) Free Tickets to be Distributed from 28 Oct New SUTS 2011 iPhone App Available Soon

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Maestro Ashkenazy Leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic and World-famous Pianists in Gala Performance on Nov 2

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Two Acclaimed British Musicians – Cellist Paul Watkins & Conductor Mark Wigglesworth making their HKPO Debuts in Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Dear patrons, please note that the National Day Celebration Concert tonight will be staged as originally scheduled if the Typhoon Warning No 8 is lowered by 5pm. Please revisit our website or Facebook for further updates. Thank you for your attention.

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Winner of the Paganini International Violin Competition Feng Ning Shines on Cultural Centre Stage - Swire New Generation: "Feng Ning's Paganini" on 7&8 October

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World Renowned Singers Michelle DeYoung & Stuart Skelton with conductor Lawrence Renes Opened the Hong Kong Philharmonic's 2011/12 Season Brilliantly with Mahler's The Song of the Earth

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Welcomes New Concertmaster and Other Talents

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Transport Yourself to China, the Homeland with Perry So joined by Acclaimed Harpist Dan Yu in the Asian Premiere of Bright Sheng's Never Far Away A Celebration of the 62nd National Day of the People's Republic of China

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"Drumroll, please!" Conductor Ain?rs Rubi?is Just Announced Winner of The 2nd Annual Nestle and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award - Rubi?is makes his Hong Kong debut on 17 September

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Lawrence Renes Replaces Maestro Edo de Waart in Season Opening Gala (2 & 3 September) and in Rachmaninov Gala: Rach 3 (9 & 10 September)

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"Drumroll, please!" - Winner of the Third International Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition - Ain?rs Rubi?is makes his Hong Kong debut on 17 September

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Hong Kong Philharmonic launches Free iPhone App

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World-renowned pianist Simon Trp?eski continues the acclaimed Rachmaninov series with the magnificent Third Piano Concerto on 9 & 10 September; “Simon Trp?eski in Recital” on 11 September 3pm

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World renowned singers Michelle De Young & Stuart Skelton join forces with Maestro Edo de Waart in Mahler's The Song of the Earth on 2&3 September to celebrate the HKPO’s 2011/12 New Season

HKPO's website wins 2011 Award of Distinction at The 17th Annual Communicator Awards

Maestro De Waart and the HKPO have recorded a video, Soldier of Orange - for the Orchestras of the Netherlands, which is in protest against the plan of the Dutch government to make drastic cuts in the arts budget.

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HKPO 2010/11 Season concluded with the triumphant three-week "Tchaikovsky Festival" under the baton of Maestro Edo de Waart

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Brilliant pianist Joyce Yang & violinist Midori join Maestro Edo de Waart to celebrate the HKPO's Tchaikovsky Festival

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Zhang Haochen, the Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition showcases Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.2 with conductor Carolyn Kuan and the HKPO in "Pictures from Russia" on 10&11 June

The Award-Winning Wunderhorn

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Hear the Electrifying Sounds of Latin America From the King of Tango, Astor Piazzolla, on 3 & 4 June

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra announces the 2011/12 Season "Our Great Journey with Edo"

Maestro Ling Tung, the HKPO’s Third Music Director Passed Away on 14 May 2011

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Finnish Violin Virtuoso Pekka Kuusisto Joins the HKPO for a Colorful Programme of Mozart, Sibelius and Haydn

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Perry So Leads the HKPO in The Monumental Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz; Asian Premiere: Hong Kong Composer Fung Lam's Unlocking On 20 & 21 May

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2010 Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award Winner The Cello Sensation from Argentina Sol Gabetta plays Dvo?ak on 13 & 14 May

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Meet Mozart the Serious & Brahms the Buoyant at the HKPO's Mozart +: "Stormy Mozart Sunny Brahms" on 6 & 7 May

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The Violin Sensation from Singapore Min Lee plays Sibelius on 29 & 30 April

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Bruckner Expert Lawrence Renes Leads the HKPO in the Composer's 75-minute Monumental Fifth Symphony One Performance Only!

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"HSBC Insurance Creative Notes" Tung Chung Community Concert Hong Kong Philharmonic made its Tung Chung Debut on 26 March Selling Out Fast!

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"HSBC Insurance Creative Notes" Tung Chung Community Concert Hong Kong Philharmonic made its Tung Chung Debut on 26 March

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"Sing Mozart Sing" with Conductor de Vriend and Soprano Mastalir on 8 & 9 April

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Music-loving luminaries lighted up Cultural Centre Hong Kong Phil and Friends "The Community in Harmony" Fundraising Concert (23 March)

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Hong Kong's Largest Free Music Education Programme Reaches Out Once Again "HSBC Insurance Creative Notes" Makes its Tung Chung Debut on 26 March

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Russian Virtuoso Vadim Repin showcases Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Hong Kong Philharmonic on 1&2 April

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HKPO brings to you a Dvo?ak Experience on 20 March Rachel Cheung & John Harding join hands in Piano Quintet in A

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Michael MacLeod Appointed Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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Change of Artists German baritone Stephan Genz to replace Konrad Jarnot in "De Waart conducts Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony" on 25 & 27 February

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"De Waart's Mahler Six" - Meet-the-Artist Session Edo de Waart joins music critics Profs. Leo Lee & Louis Lee on Mahler and Zemlinsky

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Lyrics by Tagore. Music by Zemlinsky. Edo de Waart leads the HKPO in HK's Premiere of Composer's Lyric Symphony Chip Tsao, "First Wit in Hong Kong" reveals the works of Tagore, the legendary Indian poet, at the pre-concert talks

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Edo de Waart leads the HKPO on a 80-minute Symphonic Journey of Mahler's Symphony No.6

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Acclaimed pianist Simon Trp?eski returns to showcase Rachmaninov's captivating Piano Concerto No.2 under the baton of Maestro Edo de Waart

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Hong Kong Philharmonic's Own Fantastic Five Fires up Mozart

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"When HKPO meets Tubby and Tuba?" Great Family Fun!

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Three Senior Management Appointments

Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Orchestral Fellowships 2011-12 is now open for applications

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Italian Maestro Carlo Rizzi leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic in Ravel and Debussy's orchestral masterpieces Italian diva Antonacci sings Berlioz's Les nuits dete

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Change of Artists - Conductor Ken Lam and the HKPO's Principal Trumpet Colin Oldberg to replace Harry Bicket and Lucy Crowe in SoundFest: "Christmas with the Philharmonic" on 23 & 24 Dec

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SOLD OUT: Two Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra concerts with Japanese composer-conductor Joe Hisaishi and Korean soprano Sumi Jo

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Come celebrate a Baroque Christmas with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra!

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Hong Kong's largest symphonic event - Swire Symphony Under the Stars Perry So leads the HKPO to bring a magical evening to over 15,000 music lovers

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra proudly presents two great symphonies of Haydn & Mozart under the Dutch Maestro's baton in 'Ton Koopman's Haydn & Mozart'

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Hong Kong's Largest Symphonic Event - Swire Symphony Under the Stars 2010 (26 Nov); Lights up the City Sky with Great Music; Free Tickets to be Distributed from 5 Nov

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Maestro Edo de Waart leads the HKPO and two legendary classical stars, Cho-liang Lin and Wang Jian, in Brahms's Double Concerto

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HKPO's newly promoted Associate Conductor Perry So's first performance in his new role; The youngest artist ever to record the Paganini 24 Caprices, Tianwa Yang debut with the HKPO in Dvo?ak’s Violin Concerto

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Dizi virtuoso Tang Junqiao shines the world premie`re of Guo Wenjing’s newly commissioned Dizi Concerto No.2 "Wildfire", under the baton of Maestro Edo de Waart in the New Vision Arts Festival

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Co-presented by the HKPO and RTHK Radio 4; 50 Years of Enchanting Music - Tribute Concerts for Chan Ho-choi

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Maestro Lu" Jia and Young Chinese Pianist Chen Jie join hands in Yellow River Concerto to celebrate the National Day of China

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Four Magnificent Opera Stars join forces with Maestro de Waart to open the 2010/11 season for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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"The Pride of China" Lang Lang returns to play the Piano Concert No.1 of Liszt and Beethoven under the baton of Ste'phen Dene`ve [Sold Out]

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Winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Shen Yang and Maestro Edo de Waart join forces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mahler

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra China Tour 2010

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Four Magnificent Chinese Opera Stars Raise the Curtain on Maestro Edo de Waart's Seventh HKPO Season

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The 2009/10 season concluded with 85% attendance; 2010/11 "A Season of Bravos" heralded in with an increase of 48% in number of subscriptions