Swire SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS Shines the Spotlight on Young Musical Prodigies

Swire Symphony Under The Stars, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's free annual outdoor mega-concert, is just around the corner. This year, the HK Phil has invited two young Hong Kong musical prodigies, pianist Johnson Li and violinist Paloma So, to perform against the backdrop of the city's spectacular harbour skyline.

The winning piece of the HK Phil's Hong Kong Composers Showcase 2017, Chan Kai-young's Climbing to the Light, will be given its premiere under the baton of the HK Phil's Principal Guest Conductor, Yu Long, voted the audience's favourite at the Showcase in January this year, the piece explores the different varieties of hope, truth and love that guide us out of darkness into the light.

Johnson Li will perform Chopin's Grande Polonaise brillante and Paloma So will play Waxman's Carmen Fantasy. Many other great works will be performed by the Orchestra under Yu Long. With the ever-lively Harry Wong (or Harry Goh Goh) as M.C., the evening promises to be very entertaining.

Swire Symphony Under The Stars is made possible by the generous support of the Swire Group. As the principal patron of the HK Phil since 2006, Swire has shared its long-term vision to promote artistic excellence and foster cultural appreciation. Together with the Orchestra, Swire aims to bring the world of classical music to the widest possible audience.

Tickets for Swire Symphony Under The Stars are free of charge.

NEW TICKETING PROCEDURE THIS YEAR!

Tickets will be available to the general public for registration on 23 October 2017 (Mon) at 10AM through suts.hkphil.org in four simple steps:

For each registration, one email address can register for one ticket only. You can register for up to four tickets with four different email addresses. Before the registration starts, please make sure that you have all the email addresses of the audience members ready.

Please check that the given information is correct. After submitting the information, your ticket quotas will be reserved. However, your registration is not yet complete. There is one important step left - "Ticket Activation".

A ticket activation email will be sent to each of the registered email addresses. Please make sure to remind all audience members under your registration to activate their tickets before 25 October 2017 23:59PM. Otherwise, the ticket quotas will be released.

After activation, tickets will be sent to each of the registered emails. Print the ticket or save it on a smartphone. Show the QR code on your smartphone or the printed ticket to enter.

Photo Credit: Cheung Wai Lok / HK Phil