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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