Whether you love classical music, theatre, impressionism, contemporary art or immersive experiences, you’ll be in for a treat in Hong Kong this February. Enjoy our selection of cultural happenings across the city!
EVENTS IN FOCUS
Czech National Ballet, La Sylphide
53rd HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL
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The iconic festival will feature more than 1,300 international and local artists in over 125 performances of more than 45 programmes, and about 300 PLUS, outreach and education events. It will open with the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna under the baton of revered Maestro Donato Renzetti, performing the music of Rossini and Mendelssohn.
1 February to 31 March – Various locations – More details here
STORM CLOUDS
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The classic martial arts dance drama is back to the stage after nearly ten years, utilising cutting-edge multimedia projection technology, sophisticated lighting, an award-winning musical score, and a stage design featuring a gleaming pool of water to evoke the breathtaking and dynamic atmosphere of the story.
14 to 16 February – Xiqu Centre – More details here
AWOL ERIZKU: QUAQUAVERSAL
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Los Angeles- based conceptual artist Awol Erizku is back in Hong Kong with this bold showcase, featuring paintings, neon installations and a newly unveiled series of bronze sculptures, build on the artist’s ongoing engagement with the city, first initiated in his 2018 exhibition Slow Burn.
Until 8 March – Ben Brown Fine Arts – More details here
JAAP & NIU NIU
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Following his sensational performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with the HK Phil and Maestro Jaap van Zweden in 2022, Niu Niu returns to complete the piano concerto cycle with the relatively less performed Third concerto. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony represents the great Russian composer’s mastery of orchestration and his ability to evoke powerful emotions through music.
7 & 8 February – Hong Kong Cultural Centre – More details here
TONIGHT WITH THE IMPRESSIONISTS, PARIS 1874 – AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION IN VIRTUAL REALITY
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Organised in collaboration of Musée d’Orsay to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition, this exhibition integrates unpublished research materials, 3D reconstruction and immersive VR technologies, providing a 42-minute long VR experience that will bring visitors on a journey to explore the origins and influences of the Impressionist art movement.
Until 11 May – HKDI – More details here
Oscar yi Hou, To look, aka: Realest Blue, 2024
ALGORITHMS OF LONGING
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The group exhibition charts complex ideas, desires and resonances in the Asian diaspora, situated in conversation with works that speak to post-Socialist and post-human longings. It brings together works by Amanda Ba, Ching Ho Cheng, Oscar yi Hou, Yifan Jiang, Lawrence Lek, Jarod Lew, Paulina Olowska, and Stipan Tadić.
Until 27 February – Pace Gallery – More details here
GREAT PIANO CONCERTOS: PAVEL KOLESNIKOV PLAYS BEETHOVEN
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Piano virtuoso Pavel Kolesnikov makes a highly anticipated return to Hong Kong to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4 with the orchestra and Music Director Christoph Poppen, in a programme which also features Schumann’s majestic Symphony No 3, “Rhenish” and the world première of Hong Kong composer Hui Tak-cheung’s Remains for Those Remain.
22 February – 8pm – Hong Kong City Hall – More details here
WESTK NIGHTSCAPES
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Celebrate Chinese New Year on weekends at Art Park with Chinese music and traditional festival performances, as well as “Fai Chun” activity for everyone to write their own creative blessings and phrases in calligraphic style.
Until 23 February – Art Park, WestK – More details here