Swire Symphony under the Stars ( 太古《港樂‧星夜‧交響曲》) : Handel : Royal Fireworks Music
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071130-210806-01Event: Swire Symphony under the Stars ( 太古《港樂‧星夜‧交響曲》)
Date: 30, Nov., 2007 (Friday)
Place: Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens
Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071130-184726On 1 December 2006, 20,000 audience members witnessed the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO)’s Symphony under the Stars – the largest outdoor symphonic concert in this city – and all free tickets were given out in three days! This year, on Friday at 7pm on 30 November, HKPO will move to the Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground for another magnificent musical evening under the magical night sky
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071130-203115Under the baton of Conductor Laureate David Atherton, the Hong Kong Philharmonic will play a range of easy-listening Western and Chinese classical hits, including excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet music, The Nutcracker, Handel’s Royal Fireworks Music (alledgely attracting an audience of 12,000 at its premiere and causing a three-hour traffic jam on the London bridge) and Hua Yan-jun’s Moon Reflection in the Er Quan. Chinese pianist Zuo Zhang will also share the stage with the HKPO in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a romantic classic made timeless by the movie Somewhere in time. TV celebrity Patrick Dunn will again take to the stage to be master of ceremony for this special event.
Chinese pianist Zuo Zhang (左章)
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071130-195636ArtistsConductor: David Atherton (艾德敦)
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071027-153022Piano: Zuo Zhang (左章)
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071130-195747ProgrammeCopland : Fanfare for the Common Man
Tchaikovsky : Excepts from Nutcracker
Rachmaninov : Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Rossini : William Tell: overture
Hua Yan-jun : Moon Reflection in the Er Quan
Faure : Pavane
Handel : Royal Fireworks Music
More info at
HKPO website.
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