Swire Proudly Sponsors: Belt and Road: Zitong Wang Plays Chopin

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Third Prize Winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition Zitong Wang brings Chopin’s Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, a work that pairs poetic lyricism with dazzling virtuosity. The concert opens with Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave, a rousing and dramatic work infused with folk-inspired melodies and patriotic spirit. Yao Chen’s Garden: Unearthing the Way Home follows, before Rachmaninov’s First Symphony concludes with sweeping intensity and symphonic grandeur.

Programme

TCHAIKOVSKY Marche Slave, op. 31
YAO Chen Garden: Unearthing the Way Home
CHOPIN Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22
RACHMANINOV Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13

The concert runs approximately 2 hours with an intermission.

Free Pre-concert Talk
Time: 26 SEP 2026 (Sat) 4:15pm-4:45pm (Conducted in Cantonese)
Venue: Podium Workshop, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Speaker: Mr Homer Lee