With its profound power and emotional range, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem is a vivid depiction of light and dark, heaven and hell, life and death! Join HK Phil Principal Guest Conductor Yu Long, four illustrious soloists and the joint force of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus and the China National Opera House Chorus for this […]

Programme The Elements (Asia Premiere) LÜ Qiming｜Ode to the Red Flag ZHAO Lin｜A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (Hong Kong Premiere) The National Day Concert features the Hong Kong premiere of Chinese composer Zhao Lin’s A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. This symphonic poem was inspired by the only surviving work of the […]

Programme RAVEL｜La valse SHOSTAKOVICH｜Piano Concerto no. 1 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV｜Scheherazade Prior to cultural exchange concerts in Thailand the HK Phil presents renowned Thai pianist Poom Prommachart and HK Phil principal trumpet Nitiphum Bamrungbanthum. Together, they perform Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto, a work that features solo trumpet almost as much as the piano. HK Phil Resident Conductor Lio […]

Programme RIMSKY-KORSAKOV｜Capriccio espagnol SIBELIUS｜Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK｜Symphony no. 9, From the New World Double champion at the 2015 Paganini and 2022 Sibelius competitions, Korean violinist Inmo Yang plays Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, the work that catapulted him to international prominence. Spanish conductor Roberto González-Monjas makes his HK Phil debut conducting Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol and Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, […]

Programme BEETHOVEN｜Leonore Overture no. 3 TCHAIKOVSKY｜Capriccio italien DVOŘÁK｜Cello Concerto Celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, this special one-night-only event unites HK Phil Music Director Jaap van Zweden and beloved cellist Yo-Yo Ma for Dvořák’s magnificent Cello Concerto. Beethoven’s heroic Leonore Overture no. 3 opens the concert, and Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio italien […]

Join the HK Phil at the Central Harbourfront on 18 November 2023 for an unmissable evening of film and theatre music at Swire Symphony under the Stars! This popular music extravaganza will feature the talents of HK Phil Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman – performing as both conductor and piano soloist – alongside Principal Cello Richard […]

Programme RAVEL｜Piano Concerto A closer look at a symphonic work The new “Swire Music for Everyone” series brings audiences to dive deep into specific orchestral works. These free events offer a glimpse of a world-class orchestra in action. Our presenter’s live commentary provides fun anecdotes and educational insights, helping audiences appreciate and understand how professional […]

Following an exhilarating HK Phil debut last season, Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko returns to Hong Kong with an all-French programme, including the overture to Berlioz’s opera Benvenuto Cellini and Ravel’s complete music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé. Also returning is Van Cliburn gold medal laureate Nobuyuki Tsujii, who brings us Ravel’s jazz infused Piano […]

Vasily Petrenko continues with a German programme, featuring English soprano Elizabeth Watts in her Hong Kong debut. Hailed as “one of the most beautiful voices Britain has produced in a generation” (International Record Review), Watts will sing five ravishing lieder by Richard Strauss, including such perennial favourites as Morgen! and Cäcilie. Petrenko concludes with Mahler’s […]