Swire Maestro Series: Michael Sanderling Conducts Also sprach Zarathustra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Dates: 5/15/2026 - 5/16/2026
📍 Theatre: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
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The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra presents two performances conducted by Michael Sanderling, Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. The programme opens with Brahms's Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, followed by the world premiere of the Maverick Cello Concerto by Hong Kong-born British composer Dani Howard, featuring HK Phil Principal Cello Richard Bamping. The programme concludes with Richard Strauss's symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, whose iconic opening fanfare was made famous by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Cast and Creative Team for Swire Maestro Series: Michael Sanderling Conducts Also sprach Zarathustra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Cast
Michael Sanderling
conductor
Richard Bamping
cello
François-Frédéric Guy
conductor/piano
Creative Team
Emily Hui
Media Relations & Communications Manager
Dennis Wu
Director of Marketing
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Composer-in-Residence
Long Yu
Principal Guest Conductor
François‑Frédéric Guy
Conductor
François‑Frédéric Guy
Piano
Richard Bamping
Cellist
Dani Howard
Composer
Tarmo Peltokoski
Music Director Designate
Lio Kuokman
Resident Conductor
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