Wednesday, June 20, 2007

HKPO 2008 season

I have just browsed through the website of HKPO and here are the concerts I am interested in for 2008 season:

8 & 9-9-2007 Sat & Sun 3PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Available from 22/06/2007

Saturday
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.1
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Sunday
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.4
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5

Edo de Waart
conductor
Aristo Sham
piano(Sat)
Wai-yin Wong
piano(Sat)
Rachel Cheung
piano(Sat)
Chen Sa
piano(Sun)
Yingdi Sun
piano(Sun)


16 & 17-11-2007 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/10/2007

R Strauss Four last songs
Mahler Symphony No.6

Edo de Waart
conductor
Soile Isokoski
soprano
7 & 8-12-2007 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/11/2007

Sibelius Karelia: suite
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No.6
Sibelius Finlandia

David Atherton
conductor
Viviane Hagner
violin
11 & 12-1-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/12/2008

Chen Qigang The Five Elements
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Schumann Symphony No.3 Rhenish

Edo de Waart
conductor
Jian Wang
cello
18 & 19-1-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/12/2008

MacMillan Britannia!
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
Elgar Symphony No.1

Edo de Waart
conductor
Mengla Huang
violin
25 & 26-4-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/03/2008

Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla: overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3
Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky Overture 1812

Jakub Hrusa
conductor
Barry Douglas
piano
16 & 17-5-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/04/2008

Nielsen Maskarade: overture
Nielsen Flute Concerto
Wagner arr. Henk de Vlieger The Ring – an orchestral adventure

Edo de Waart
conductor
Emmanuel Pahud
flute
23 & 24-5-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Available from 01/04/2008

Haydn Symphony No.43 Mercury
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Mozart Masonic Funeral Music
Mozart Symphony No.38 Prague

Edo de Waart
conductor
Leila Josefowicz
violin
30 & 31-5-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/04/2008

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: suite
Walton Henry V

Edo de Waart
conductor
Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus
4 & 5-7-2008 Fri & Sat 8PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Available from 01/06/2008

Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No.7 Leningrad

David Atherton
conductor
Alison Balsom
trumpet

2 Comments:

Blogger Dennis said...

Atherton is really my hesitation. His last year's Sibelius is a demerit. Of course the Shosty 7 is a rare occasion, but... why Atherton?

Mahler 6 is a super must-go. What a stellar cast. I'm quite impressed by their line-up this year.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:30:00 PM  
Blogger yuen luk luk said...

I need to grab the brochure, will attend some of those concerts.

Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:01:00 PM  

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