46th Orchestral Season

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A Musical Journey of Cathay

Date and Time
15/7/2023 (Sat) 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$380, $300, $250, $200
Conductor
Sun Peng
This concert will take the audience on a virtual tour of the bounteous land of China from ages past to the present. With Sun Peng conducting, the Orchestra conjures up the agrarian features of northeast and northwestern China, the idyllic Jiangnan, the thriving cities of Macao and Hong Kong, and the rambling mountains of Yunnan through their music. The charm of Cathay unfolds before you in richly diverse mindscapes!
Programmes

Northeast

Chinese Ensemble Harvest Dance on Strings         Wang Danhong


Jiangsu

Jasmine Liu Wenjin


Yunnan

Three Melodies of West Yunnan Guo Wenjing
The first movement: A Va Mountain
The second movement: Jino Dance
The third movement: Sacrifice – Torches – Potent Liquors


Macao

Macao Impressions Zhao Jiping


Hong Kong

Flowing Phantasm Law Wing-fai      


Yellow River Basin

The Yellow River Capriccio Cheng Dazhao

Interactive Chinese rattle drum performance with audience


The concert runs approximately 80 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.