From Indie Rock to Jazz: The Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s Cool Summer Festival
Over the summer, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta (HKS) teams up with local and international musicians for an eclectic series of concerts.
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Big Band Night: The Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra Jazzes Up Fringe Club
The Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra, a 20-strong big band from Hong Kong, will perform swing and jazz standards from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and more at The Fringe Club’s recurring Big Band Night.
Endless Summer Hong Kong International Reggae Ska Festival
A celebration of uplifting Jamaican music, this festival brings a versatile line-up of both international and local reggae and ska bands to Hong Kong.
Waiting Heart: Revisiting Tong Tik-sang’s Masterpiece ‘The Legend of the Purple Hairpin’
The Hong Kong Dance Company and Utopia Cantonese Opera Workshop stage a modern-day take on Tong Tik-sang’s classic love story, bringing together live music, video projection, dance theatre and Cantonese opera.
Requiem For A Witch: Acclaimed Conductor James MacMillan Comes To Hong Kong
American pianist Ben Kim and Huang Shan, Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s principal trumpeter, will perform Shostakovich piano concertos no. 1 and 2, and compositions by conductor James MacMillan, under the baton of McMillan himself.
Accaimed Violinist Kirill Troussov Performs Mendelssohn and More with Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra
Russian violinist Kirill Troussov (b. 1982), who is widely recognised as one of the leading soloists of his generation, teams up with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong for a performance of Concerto for Violin, Op.64 by Mendelssohn and more.
