David Atherton

David Atherton (艾德敦) conducting Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for Swire Symphony under the Stars concert
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David Atherton OBE, (born 3 January 1944) is an English conductor.

Atherton was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. When studied music at Cambridge University where his operatic conducting aroused much interest. After becoming the youngest conductor ever to appear at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, he spent twelve years there as resident conductor giving over 150 performances. He has also appeared regularly with English National Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and has a particularly close relationship with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

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Swire Symphony under the Stars

Swire Symphony under the Stars ( 太古《港樂‧星夜‧交響曲》) : Handel : Royal Fireworks Music
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Event: 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
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Happy Valley Racecourse Recreation Ground
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On 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
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Under 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)
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Artists
Conductor: David Atherton (艾德敦)

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Piano: Zuo Zhang (左章)

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Programme
Copland : 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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