A roller-coaster ride: Freddy Kempf piano recital
Freddy Kempf has a heavy programme on hand. He solidly performs them all, but in surprisingly different approaches. Things get nasty at the
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A passionate Vladimir Ashkenazy and an articulate Hong Kong Philharmonic
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic with fiery passion and freshness on Richard Strauss and Jean
Hong Kong Philharmonic 2013–4 season
Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic unveils today the new 2013–4 season which marks the orchestra's 40th
Evelynn Glennie returns with more drummings
Evelynn Glennie is coming to Hong Kong, again with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, in May. This time she is also playing highland
Goodbye Igor: Hong Kong Philharmonic announces new concertmaster
It is rather unanticipated to hear the departure of Igor Yuzefovich, the Russian concertmaster who became Hong Kong Philharmonic in January
Handel’s Messiah with the “all-new” Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus rejoices in celebrating its resurrection rightly in Easter with a massive
Hong Kong musicians to perform on period instruments
The programme features Hong Kong musicians playing music of Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, Marin Marais, Georg Muffat and Anton Huberty …
Transforming the fateful exploration to a successful Antarctic Journey
Classical music lovers, myself included, often complain of a general lack of imagination in orchestra concert programming. Innovative programmes do exist, as …
Interviewing Laurence Dreyfus: violist and musicologist
"You need to be focused on music when you are a musician; you have to be emotional and connected to the music. To be a scholar, however, you have to consider …
Chicago Symphony Orchestra — Second evening in Hong Kong
The lively, octogenarian Lorin Maazel continues to command the mighty Chicago Symphony Orchestra, making some surprisingly different result to the