Opening Concert of the 44th Orchestral Season - One Hundred Chinese Music Classics Select - The Timeless Spring River and AmbushHong Kong Chinese Orchestra

In its history of more than 40 years, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra has commissioned around 2,300 original compositions or arrangements which are now in its repertoire. In order to share such notable works with music enthusiasts in Greater China and all parts of the world, the HKCO launched the project entitled ‘One Hundred Chinese Music Classics Select’, with over one hundred orchestral and ensemble pieces and concertos hand-picked by our artistic team to be performed over a timeframe of three years. The first showcase features such classics in Chinese music as Song of the General, Moonlight on the Spring River, Ambush on All Sides and more. The Insect World, the modern classic by Doming Lam, will be performed with recitation by the three Lung siblings, grandchildren of Lam. The Butterfly Lovers – a gaohu concerto transposed from the world famous violin version has gained world classic status. On this occasion, the heartrending story of the star-crossed lovers will be retold by Wong Sum Ho, young erhu virtuoso who joined the HKCO last year, using an HKCO Eco-Gaohu.