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Hong Kong Phil Presents YU LONG | FAURE REQUIEM Next Month by BWW News Desk
- October 31, 2022 Still waters run deep. Gabriel Fauré was a quiet man, and there’s no anger or fury in his haunting Requiem — just some of the loveliest choral music ever written. But it can’t conceal a world of heartfelt emotion. It’ll make a perfect contrast to Berlioz’s colourful and vivid Roman Carnival Overture, and Chen Qigang’s modern masterpiece: a profoundly poetic meeting of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
HK Phil's Annual Outdoor Extravaganza is Set For Next Month by BWW News Desk
- October 12, 2022 Swire Symphony Under The Stars, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's (HK Phil) free annual outdoor mega-concert will take place on 12 November 2022 (Sat) at the Central Harbourfront.
ROMEO & JULIET Comes to Hong Kong Phil This Month by BWW News Desk
- October 10, 2022 The HK Phil and Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman celebrate the 425th anniversary of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the three most popular musical settings of this timeless story! Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare, and the love theme from his Romeo and Juliet symphonic poem has become one of his most memorable melodies.
Chinese Arts Now Announces Rebrand by BWW News Desk
- September 29, 2022 Chinese Arts Now (CAN) has unveiled an exciting new name and bold new visual identity: Kakilang (自己人)- 'one of us' in the Hokkien dialect, evoking kinship and affinity - widely used amongst East and Southeast Asian diasporic groups, is the company's new name.
Review: GIRLS & BOYS at Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre by Rachel Wong
- September 16, 2022 What did our critic think of GIRLS & BOYS at Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre? The play, written by British playwright Dennis Kelly, ran at the Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre from 02 September 2022 until 11 September 2022, with the help of Cantonese translations from WONG Wing Sze and directions from Edward LAM Yik Wah.
Artistic Director Designate Poon Wai Sum's New Play CONFRONTATIONS Comes to Hong Kong by BWW News Desk
- September 15, 2022 Is it duty or love that motivates people to care for their frail, aging parents? As three generations of a family sit together at a rare buffet gathering, the matriarch suddenly makes an announcement that is hard to swallow.
Grand Original Dance Poem SHAN SHUI: An Ode To Nature Comes to Hong Kong by BWW News Desk
- September 07, 2022 Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature will be staged again from 14 to 16 October 2022 at Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Premiered in 2021 as Hong Kong Dance Company's opening performance for its 40th anniversary dance season, the show has won wide acclaim and was selected as one of ISPA 2022's Pitch New Works projects.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Ballet Present CARMINA BURANA by BWW News Desk
- August 31, 2022 Under the baton of HK Phil Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman, acclaimed soloists, dancers, two choruses and the HK Phil present the world premiere of The Last Song by HKB's Choreographer-in-Residence Ricky Hu Songwei and Artistic Director Septime Webre's powerful dance masterpiece Carmina Burana.
Poon Wai Sum Appointed as New HKRep Artistic Director by BWW News Desk
- August 26, 2022 The Council of the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre announced on 22nd August 2022 the appointment of Poon Wai Sum as the company's sixth Artistic Director, upon the retirement of Anthony Chan at the end of March 2023.
HK Phil Music Director Maestro Jaap Van Zweden Returns To Open The 2022/23 Season by BWW News Desk
- August 25, 2022 The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) opens its 2022/23 Season with Music Director Jaap van Zweden returning to Hong Kong to conduct two splendid programmes in two consecutive weeks of September – Season Opening:JAAP | Beethoven 9 on 9 & 10 September 2022(Fri & Sat),and National Day Concert: Tan Dun & Bruckner on 16 & 17 September 2022 (Fri & Sat), both in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall.
Lio Kuokman and Johnny Yim's JOURNEY OF TIME Comes to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall Next Month by BWW News Desk
- August 15, 2022 The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) will celebrate the coming of the 2022/23 Season with a refreshing and nostalgic musical journey of Cantopop classics re-arranged for symphony orchestra by Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman and renowned composer, arranger and producer Johnny Yim.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 'Phil Your Life' Season Three by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2022 The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil)'s acclaimed “Phil Your Life” reveals secrets of orchestral music in Season 3 through playful storytelling, HK Phil performances and various art forms. The first episode, titled The Four Families Conflict, is released on HK Phil online platforms.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 2022/23 Season Programmes by BWW News Desk
- July 05, 2022 Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) announces programmes and collaborations with esteemed arts groups from September to December 2022 of its 2022/23 Season. An array of virtuoso guest artists will be featured including four premieres. In this season, the HK Phil celebrates classical music that is timeless and transcendent.
LOVE A LA ZEN Launches The HKRep's 45th Anniversary Season by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2022 The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre celebrates its 45th anniversary both with local classics and new works, launching the season with Raymond To's Love à la Zen. The play enjoyed a sold-out run at its 1996 premiere and was named one of the Top Ten Popular Productions at the Hong Kong Drama Awards.
Hong Kong Dance Company Presents Grand Original Dance Poem Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature in September by BWW News Desk
- June 23, 2022 In this work, Hong Kong Dance Company draws on the image of nature under the brush, painting an inner world beyond the confines of time or space through dance. The dancers’ bodies become the brush’s dots, dashes and vigorous strokes; they are the artist’s eye for rhyme, rhythm and internal beauty.
Hong Kong Dance Presents Anthology of Korean Folk Dance Myth of the Dancing Durumi by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2022 Korean folk dances have a refined elegance that evokes images of a durumi (Korean crane) in flight. Breathing out, the dancers effortlessly glide. Breathing in, they pause with a subtle grace. Their colourful traditional Korean costumes move in harmony with the distinctive rhythms of their folk tunes.
Hong Kong Phil Presents TAN DUN | SNOW IN JUNE This Month by BWW News Desk
- June 06, 2022 Some composers just make you hear the world differently. John Cage drew on the I Ching to inspire his music; Lou Harrison, declared that his Violin Concerto “should finely shimmer and glitter while the violin chants”.
Hong Kong Dance Company Announces Art Education Theatre ALL ABOUT THE THREE KINGDOMS by BWW News Desk
- May 31, 2022 Gaining mastery of dance through years of practice, dancers convey the beauty of tradition in their rich and expressive movements. We'd like to offer you a chance to share in the joy of artistic creation in our vivid and interactive new dance performance. Pick your seat in the theatre and immerse yourself in the magic of dance!