Cities of Light – A Love Affair between France and Hong Kong

EVENT DESCRIPTION

French May Arts Festival proudly presents an unprecedented Hong Kong-France cultural exchange concert.

Renowned Hong Kong composer Leon Ko, together with pop diva Gin Lee and jazz vocalist Talie Monin, bring you a music fest filled with iconic Hong Kong songs and their French counterparts. Tchin-Tchin, the French version of Tsai Chin’s The Forgotten Time from the world-famous movie Infernal Affairs, the Cantonese version of La Vie en Rose by Danny Chan, the concert will present surprising gems and adaptations of the past, taking audiences on an extraordinary musical journey of Hong Kong and French popular music.

The concert and masterclass are exclusively sponsored by First Initiative Foundation (FIF). Over the past 12 years, FIF’s initiatives has striven to support and promote the arts, music and education by uplifting the best of Hong Kong and in turn benefiting the community at large.

Highlight programme of the French May 2022.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Artistic and Music Director: Leon Ko
Arranger and Band Leader: Pong Law
Stage Designer: Albert Au
Costume Designers: Victor Chan, Doris Kath Chan
Stage Director: Ata Wong Chun Tat
Singers: Gin Lee, Talie Monin