49th Orchestral Season

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An Evening With HKCO Principals

Date and Time
24 Jan 2026 (Sat) 8:00pm
Venue
Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium
Ticket Fee
$380, $300, $250, $200
Conductor
Chew Hee Chiat
Performed by
Percussion : Luk Kin Bun
Eco-Gaohu : Wong Sum Ho
Liuqin : Ge Yang
Sheng : Chen Yi-wei

“An Evening with HKCO Principals” offers a full programme of virtuosic concertos highlighting the extraordinary artistry of four illustrious principals. Chen Yi-wei is renowned for pushing traditional boundaries on the sheng with modern techniques, creating a soundscape that is both ethereal and virtuosic. Ge Yang is celebrated for her delicate tones on the Liuqin, and for infusing the instrument with poetic and nuanced lines. Luk Kin Bun blends traditional and experimental approaches to the percussion,  while Wong Sum Ho is noted for Cantonese finesse on the gaohu, navigating between delicate lyricism and fervent intensity. 


This concert not only highlights the virtuosity of four HKCO principals but also guides audiences through the beauty, exuberance and uniqueness of Chinese music, focusing on different instrumental families (bowed and plucked strings, wind and percussion).


Programmes

Joyous New Year Medley               Compiled and Arranged by Ng Cheuk-yin


Concerto for Chinese Percussion        Bronze Age of Shang(Excerpts)     Wang Chenwei (Hong Kong Premiere)

First Movement: Yuè - Battle Axe of Kings

Third Movement: Dǐng - Ritual Cauldron of Sovereignty

Percussion: Luk Kin Bun


Gaohu Concerto       Suite of Fantasia on Guangdong Music Themes (Excerpts)            Chan Pui-fang

Second Movement: Autumn Moon on a Placid Lake

Third Movement: Thunder in a Drought

Eco-Gaohu: Wong Sum Ho


Liuqin Concerto       Afterglow      Li Alex Kelvin(Hong Kong Premiere)

Liuqin: Ge Yang


Sheng Concerto   Yisi: Revolution Hexagram     Chen Yi-wei (commissioned by the HKCO / World Premiere)

Sheng: Chen Yi-wei