The origins of lyrical abstraction can be traced back to the early 1940s. At that time, the uncertainty and sense of loss engendered by WWII encouraged many artists to embrace primitive forms of emotional expression in their creative work, utilizing the purest form of intuitive consciousness to explore perception and harmony in the color combination. […]
Youngclub Hong Kong Network+ is pleased to invite you to our first event, Cultural-Eco Forum (CEF), on 23 October 2021 (Sat) 10:00am - 12:30pm, to explore the new forms of collaboration between the arts, culture and business in Hong Kong. Youngclub Network+ aspires to become the first powerful and connective network platform for the next generation […]
Programme John WILLIAMS | Jurassic Park (Hong Kong Premiere) Joshua Tan, conductor The action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making. Now audiences can experience Jurassic Park as never before: projected […]
A youthful cast brings Rossini’s immortal comedy to sparkling life, led by Christopher Maltman as Figaro, the resourceful barber and man-about-town of the title. The lovely Isabel Leonard is Rosina, the clever young woman at the center of the story, and Lawrence Brownlee sings Count Almaviva, the man who loves her and—with Figaro’s help—rescues her […]
Featuring two works by Mozart – both written in 1791, the last year of his tragically short life – this concert opens with the spirited overture to La Clemenza di Tito, followed by the only concerto the prolific composer ever wrote for the clarinet and one of the most important in the instrument’s repertoire – the […]
Programme John WILLIAMS | Jurassic Park (Hong Kong Premiere) Joshua Tan, conductor The action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making. Now audiences can experience Jurassic Park as never before: projected […]
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, in collaboration with HKU MUSE, is delighted to showcase the bassoonists of the HK Phil, as part of this chamber music series spotlighting different sections of the orchestra. This varied programme gives the chance to know the bassoon more closely, with its large range of colours, textures and techniques. In […]
This year on 29th October, we will celebrate the 98th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. Coinciding with the week of our National Day, we will organize a Turkish Films Week between 25 to 29 October 2021 at the Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (7A Kennedy Road, Central). Within the […]
Who would have thought that behind a café on the busy Lai Chi Kok Road, there would be a tiny galaxy of music? Wontonmeen – an eclectic hostel – is known to independent musicians and jazz artists as an intimate place for music-sharing. Hong Kong Sinfonietta (HKS) entered the game in mid-2020 when Concertmaster James […]
Sizzling music from Berlin’s 1920’s hotspots This programme gets off to a sizzling start with Welsh saxophonist Joshua Jones performing a delicious hybrid of jazz-classical in Schulhoff’s Hot-Sonate. The music then travels to the hotspots of Berlin’s cabaret culture via Kurt Weill’s Little Threepenny Music. Joshua Jones Saxophone Colin Touchin Guest conductor Erwin Schulhoff Hot-Sonate […]
Broadway Cinematheque will present the 18th edition of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF) from 27 October to 14 November. The theme of the festival this year is 'Emancipation in variations'. From its festival's ambassadors to its lineup, the festival aims to unshackle audiences from their lock-down perspectives of things are, and free their […]
Fascinating, feline, feminine – no other piece of jewellery over the past century has captured the imagination so powerfully and evocatively as Panthère de Cartier. Gracefully transported untamed from the jungle to prowl high jewellery, watches and collectables, as well as handbags, eyewear and fragrances, the panther is the Maison’s most recognised and beloved icon. […]