Peltokoski, 24, conducts the opening programme of the Phil’s 51st season on September 5 and 6. It features a soloist a year younger than the Finn – Swedish violinist Daniel …
Why is it so important to have a great hall? Because high-profile international soloists and conductors always like to go to an orchestra which has a marriage with a great …
“He is young and my perspective is that here’s somebody who doesn’t carry with him the negative potential baggage that tends to come with a long career in a difficult …
Much repertory, and many high-profile soloists, came to Hong Kong as something of a package deal; new works in particular often fared better in the Phil’s hands, given the orchestra …
The time has come for Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden to sail away from Hong Kong, his home port of sorts for the past 12 years. He is conducting two …
This European tour, the longest in the orchestra’s history, was now being billed as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The Hong Kong Philharmonic performed in Singapore to warm up …
Naturally, rumours have been circulating. So here are the five names we have come across – an all-male cast, sadly – although the orchestra will neither confirm nor deny those …
Keyboard wizardry was always on the cards given Lang Lang’s style of performance, and even for the relatively light drama found in Beethoven’s Concerto No 3, expectations for the unexpected …
Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 is an expression of nobility, tragedy, and ultimately freedom. The composer had intended it as an overture to his only opera, Fidelio, but deemed it …