WestK x Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra: Free Reed Sounds

The Box, Freespace, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong

This February, join the musicians of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and mark the end of the Lunar New Year festivities with an evening of contemporary pieces demonstrating the versatility of the sheng. One of the oldest musical instruments in China, the sheng – a mouth-blown free-reed gourd instrument with multiple bamboo pipes – has […]

$300

Zhang Guoyong & HKCO

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Western

Zhang Guoyong is one of the most eminent conductors of orchestral music in China. Under his baton, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra joined by violinist Lao Li, will perform Wang Ning’s Festivities, Zhao Jiping’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and Wang Danhong’s Symphonic poem Four Seasons in Lingering Garden.

$250 – $400

Silken Notes of the Pipa

Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra opens its 49th concert season with Silken Notes of the Pipa, a programme inspired by the cultural exchanges along the ancient and modern Silk Road. Throughout history, plucked string instruments played in a “cradled” position like the pipa have flourished across diverse cultural landscapes, giving rise to a burgeoning repertoire […]

$250 – $450