One of the world's leading jazz stars, trumpeter Erik Truffaz loves to travel the world in search of new sounds. He possesses an incredible ability to blend genres and converse between eras. With his last albums Rollin' & Clap!, released in April and October 2023, he makes a 180° turn. He now revisits major themes from French […]
From Paris, with love – an unparalleled Hong Kong-France female duo that tugs at the heartstrings on the piano, and bewitch the audience with mesmerising jazz music for the soul. Local accomplished jazz pianist Joyce Cheung meets celebrated French singer-pianist Sarah Lancman for a Paris Rendezvous, which marks the first-ever collaboration between the two phenomenal pianists, […]
Take your ears on a trip around the world! Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s Associate Conductor Vivian Ip is back with another brilliant programme specially designed for families. Featuring a selection of beloved masterpieces, you and your little ones will see different corners of the world through the lens of classical music, and learn to appreciate the […]
One of the most well-loved violin concertos of all time, Bruch's Violin Concerto in G minor is celebrated for its boundless exuberance, expressive lyricism and dramatic energy. This French May Arts Festival, French star violinist Alexandra Soumm will make her Hong Kong début playing this virtuosic classic with Hong Kong Sinfonietta, under the baton of […]
Three-time winner of Chamber Music Ensemble of the Year at the French Victoires de la Musique Classique, Trio Wanderer will be making their much-anticipated Hong Kong début. Apart from the recital on 14 May, they will also join hands with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Music Director Designate of Prague Symphony Orchestra Tomáš Netopil to present Beethoven’s […]
Inside a restaurant, men and women mingle, testing each other’s wit. There may be happy talk during the meal, but ominous undercurrents linger. When a man believes he has a winning hand, a woman smiles and flips the chessboard. Love stories do not apply here; being coy is a trap; behind a smile is a […]
Three-time winner of Chamber Music Ensemble of the Year at the French Victoires de la Musique Classique, Trio Wanderer will be making their much-anticipated Hong Kong début with a recital of exquisite piano trio classics by Debussy, Ravel and Mendelssohn. Acclaimed for their extraordinarily sensitive style and technical mastery, Trio Wanderer has performed on the […]
Hailed as a “master storyteller” for his superb technique, purity and warmth of tone and directness of communication (The Australian), German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most eminent cellists on today’s international stage, performing with such distinguished orchestras and conductors as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Budapest Festival […]
Leading cellist Nicolas Altstaedt brings a showstopping recital programme showcasing the brightest gems in the solo cello repertoire. Opening with monumental French composer Dutilleux’s Trois Strophes sur le Nom de Sacher, a poetic piece in three stanzas composed in tribute to the important Swiss conductor Paul Sacher at the request of legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, […]
Direct from New York and following a sold-out international tour, world-renowned illusionist, mentalist and performance artist Scott Silven brings his unique form of theatrical enchantment to the HKAF. Inspired by the cinematic world of Alfred Hitchcock and fascinated with the enigmatic and unexplainable, Silven is a modern-day marvel, pushing the boundaries of the illusionist craft by creating […]
No Limits 2025 opens with the Hong Kong debut of award-winning young American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Matthew Whitaker. In two individual performances, he showcases his extraordinary musicianship and musical influences ranging from jazz to gospel, soul, Latin, rhythm and blues, and hiphop. Playing piano and organ – alongside quintet partners Liany Mateo on bass, Marcos […]
This Christmas, HKRep Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum and Assistant Artistic Director Fong Chun Kit mobilise nearly the entire company, assembling nine excellent actresses to join a Christmas Special Force to challenge “an impossible task.” Passionate and motivated, they travel to the coldest corners in the world to bring warmth and good cheer. The Absolute Task is […]