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HK Phil and HKAPA Reveal Selected Musicians for The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong 2023/24 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2023
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) have announced the musicians selected for The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong (TOA)’s two schemes in its third season, Beyond Boundaries.
Jaap van Zweden Opens the HK Phil's 50th Professional Season With Soloists Joshua Bell and Rudolf Buchbinder
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2023
To mark its 50th professional season, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) and its Music Director Jaap van Zweden will present two programmes in two consecutive weeks of September, along with renowned violinist Joshua Bell (8 & 9 September) and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder (15 & 16 September) respectively.
Beijing Music Festival Reveals Lineup of 2023 Events
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
The Beijing Music Festival unveiled the details of its 25th/26th festival, scheduled from Sept. 22 to Oct. 15, with the theme Music·Youth·Future·Attitude.
LIU RUSHI, MY DEAR Comes to HKRep
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2023
Following the success of Hu Xueyan, my Dear, HKRep Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum creates another play based on a historical figure: Liu Rushi. Despite many fateful turns, Liu shattered conventional ideas of womanhood in the dynastic era: she was true to herself and steadfast in love.
Jaap van Zweden, Acclaimed Violinist Tianwa Yang and the HK Phil Embark on Tour to Nanjing and Shanghai
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2023
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) will  kick off its 50th professional season with an exciting tour in Nanjing and Shanghai on 1 and 2 September 2023.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Performs NATIONAL DAY CONCERT: A PANORAMA OF RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS in September
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2023
The National Day Concert features the Hong Kong premiere of Chinese composer Zhao Lin’s A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. The performance is set for 30 September 2023.
Crisel Consunji and Roy Rolloda Perform in Hong Kong in August
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2023
Hong Kong-based performers Crisel Consunji and Roy Rolloda are bringing their highly anticipated musical theatre repertoire to Hong Kong audiences on 12-13 August 2023 at The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District.
Yu Long Performs Verdi Requiem at Hong Kong Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2023
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 special one-night-only performance of a musical tour de force.
Hong Kong Dance Company Reveals 2023/24 Dance Season
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2023
Hong Kong Dance Company has announced the new 2023/24 dance season, with a diverse range of dance performances that blend traditional and contemporary practice inspired by the concept of “Rebirth and Transcendence”.
Hong Kong Soul Launches With Three Programmes at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
At a time of dynamic change, Hong Kong-based dance company TS Crew is launching Hong Kong Soul, a new platform to communicate the radical creativity, diversity and talent of the Hong Kong contemporary dance and performance scene and connect it to a wider global audience.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Unveils 2023/24 Season Celebrating 50 Years Of Artistic Excellence
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2023
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) has announced its 2023/24 Season, marking the orchestra's 50th professional season as well as the final season led by Jaap van Zweden as Music Director of the HK Phil.
HK Philharmonic Presents SEASON FINALE: PELTOKOSKI & KAVAKOS
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2023
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.
Hong Kong Dance Company and Film Director Chan Kin Long Collaborate on WHERE WE LAND, WHERE WE DANCE
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2023
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 HK Phil Concludes its 2022/23 Season With Tarmo Peltokoski and Leonidas Kavakos
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
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. 
HKIOSC Winners' Concert with Sumi Jo Will Be Performed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2023
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.
Stéphane Denève Conducts The Organ Symphony at Hong Kong Phil in June
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2023
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.
Zhang Haochen Plays Rachmaninov at Hong Kong Philharmonic This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2023
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.
Joe Hisaishi Will Perform with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2023
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 ISLE Comes to HKRep
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 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 Performs With the Hong Kong Phil Next Month With THE MISSING SOMETHING
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2023
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.
Trey Lee Leads Musicus Soloists Hong Kong In Their Germany and International Debut This April
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2023
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.
HK Phil Presents The First-Ever Metaverse Symphony, Performed Both In A Concert Hall and The Sandbox
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2023
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will present the first-ever symphonic work to be performed both in a concert hall and the metaverse.
Hong Kong Dance Company Presents Dance Theatre Womanhood - A Shift In Time, A Dance Of Herstory
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
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.
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2023-24 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2023
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.
HK Phil Presents ESCHENBACH & RAY CHEN
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2023
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.

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