Hong Kong Theatre Newsroom

Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony is a true 20th century thriller. It is dark, compelling and under the baton of the superb young Finnish maestro Tarmo Peltokoski, it’ll keep you on the edge of your seat. Tchaikovsky’s great Violin Concerto, played by a legend among living violinists: the incomparable Leonidas Kavakos.

This is a dance venue as large as a city. Through the unique visual language of film, the creative force is expressed in the universal elements of water, fire, air, and earth. Dance is both about a discipline and an expression of souls.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) and the superb young Finnish Maestro Tarmo Peltokoski will conclude the orchestra's 2022/23 Season on 30 June & 1 July 2023 (Fri & Sat) with a stunning programme featuring the incomparable violinist Leonidas Kavakos in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. 

Hong Kong Philharmonic presents the Hkiosc Winners’ Concert with Sumi Jo next month. The performance is on 17 June at 8pm at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall.

Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony is one of the world’s best-loved classics, but live in concert it never gets any less thrilling! It’s an electrifying showcase for the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s magnificent 8000-pipe organ: you’ve simply got to hear it for yourself. First, though, the great French organist Olivier Latry puts this colossal instrument through its paces in Poulenc’s rip-roaring concerto, and his compatriot Stéphane Denève lights a fire, with a high-octave modern French classic.

Rachmaninov’s sweeping Third Concerto has been called the Everest of Romantic piano concertos. On these concerts, it's performed by Van Cliburn competition winner Zhang Haochen and conducted by the HK Phil Principal Guest Conductor Yu Long. The Maestro will bring a unique energy and authority to the powerful Symphonic Dances, sometimes described as the greatest orchestral suite Rachmaninov ever wrote.

World-renowned Japanese composer-conductor Joe Hisaishi will perform with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall from 22 to 24 June 2023.

The inaugural production of the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre's 2023–24 season offers a revised version of Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum's classic work The Isle, jointly directed by the HKRep's three Assistant Artistic Directors Fung Chun Kit, Lau Shau Ching and Yau Ting Fai.

Ivana Wong has been working on her Total Art project 'the missing something'. Coming to the third chapter, 'I'm not sure what to go with coffee: Iceland, that piano, or your portrait?' features her new orchestral works performed live by the HK Phil. Ivana will take the role of composer and artist to embark on her poetic, musical journey.

Aiming to become a leading chamber ensemble representing Hong Kong on the global stage, Musicus Soloists Hong Kong (MSHK) will make their overseas debut in April 2023. Three 'Bauhaus @Hong Kong' concerts take these emerging artists to meet international audiences in unique venues in Weimar and Berlin, Germany, and explore the significant influence of German music and architecture.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will present the first-ever symphonic work to be performed both in a concert hall and the metaverse.

Dance Theatre Womanhood, a work that “touches the very heart”, explores how women discover and realise themselves in contemporary society. Four performances will be held at the Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre from 12 to 14 May 2023. As Mother's Day is approaching, this work embodies the expression of the sincerest love towards the greatest women in the world.

On 27th March, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre announced its 2023–24 season under the leadership of new Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum with the motto “Life's creases and folds”, unveiling ten Mainstage and Black Box productions and the promotion of Resident Director Fong Chun Kit and two HKRep directors/actors Lau Shau Ching and Yau Ting Fai as Assistant Artistic Directors.

Bruckner imagined a story of knights, forests and distant castles, but he preferred to let the music speak for itself, and in the hands of guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach it will do precisely that. Opening the concert, superstar violinist Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn's gloriously tuneful Violin Concerto: you'll believe a violin can sing.

The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) and EntertainmentPulse opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). From 13 to 16 March, over 700 exhibitors will showcase films and TV shows to global buyers and build connections.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) welcomes two leading international conductors and two renowned soloists for two remarkable programmes: Christoph Eschenbach conducts the HK Phil with violinist Ray Chen on 31 March and 1 April 2023, while Paavo Järvi leads the orchestra with pianist Zee Zee on 7 and 8 April 2023.

The 19th Entertainment Expo Hong Kong is being held from 2 March to 16 April, showcasing the many facets of film, TV, music and digital entertainment. This year's Expo will feature eight exciting industry events during the month-long entertainment extravaganza.

Join string players from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the WKCD Tea House Theatre for an evening of intimacy and fervour! Among the most expressive musical instruments of both cultures, western string instruments and the traditional Chinese pipa have four strings and soundboxes in common.

The Main Stage of the HKRep 2022–23 season concludes with the final production helmed by Artistic Director Anthony Chan prior to his retirement. A moving story drawing on precious memories of noted filmmaker Roger Lee, this new play follows the success of his award-winning film A Simple Life, sharing personal recollections that touch people's hearts.

This year, Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC) will stage the Art Education Theatre All About The Three Kingdoms from 3-5 March 2023 at Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall.

Love is sweet but can also be bitter. Three BFFs make a pact as they embark on their journeys—tripping and falling along the winding road—in search of true love. In 2005, February 14–a musical enjoyed a sold-out premiere run at the HKRep's Black Box.

From February to March 2023, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) will present two concerts of the series, with all-time favourite film music by renowned Hollywood film music composer John Williams.

Filled with emotion, a survivor of great and terrible events tells his tale. As he sings of his friend's betrayal and killing, the ancient tragedy comes startlingly alive: a great chorus becomes an angry crowd, and even the listeners become part of the unfolding tragedy. This is Bach's St Matthew Passion, and it's simply overwhelming. Jaap van Zweden assembles a world-class team of soloists to perform a masterpiece that belongs to listeners of all faiths - and none.

Filled with emotion, a survivor of great and terrible events tells his tale. As he sings of his friend's betrayal and killing, the ancient tragedy comes startlingly alive: a great chorus becomes an angry crowd, and even the listeners become part of the unfolding tragedy. This is Bach's St Matthew Passion, and it's simply overwhelming.

International award-winners Bruce Liu and Wilson Ng join forces with Hong Kong's own world-class Philharmonic, and let their spirits soar - in Chopin's radiant Second Piano Concerto and Elgar's epic First Symphony.