A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Sylvia Chang

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Programme
MENDELSSOHN｜Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Celebrated actress, screenwriter and director Sylvia Chang brings to life one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Chang will showcase her remarkable talents by portraying all 14 roles in this special adaptation by Taiwanese writer Yuan-pu Chiao. Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman will lead the HK Phil, sopranos Vivian Yau and Dani Zhang Jingdan, and the ladies of the HK Phil Chorus to accompany Chang’s performance with Mendelssohn’s enchanting incidental music for the play, from which the world-famous Wedding March is drawn.

The concert runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with an intermission.

Artists
Lio Kuokman, conductor
Sylvia Chang, narrator
Vivian Yau, soprano
Dani Zhang Jingdan, soprano
Yuan-pu Chiao, lyrics translation and dramatic adaptation
Ladies of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is one of the leading orchestras in Asia. The annual schedule focuses on symphonic repertoire, with conductors and soloists from all over the world. The HK Phil runs an extensive education programme, commissions new works, and nurtures local talent. The most recent recording project is Wagner’s Ring Cycle following the first-ever performances in Hong Kong of these four operas. In 2019, the HK Phil received the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award – the first orchestra in Asia to receive this distinction. With Music Director Jaap van Zweden since 2012, the HK Phil has toured to Europe, Asia, Australia, and on numerous occasions to Mainland China. Yu Long is the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, while Lio Kuokman is the Resident Conductor of the HK Phil.