02
May
03
May
Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers: When East Meets West
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Artistically directed by Tang Shu-wing, with French guest music director Béatrice Thiret, and re-edited by filmmaker Jérôme Diamant‑Berger, the work is built around Henri Diamant‑Berger’s 1921 French silent film The Three Musketeers. It reimagines the classic through a contemporary dialogue with the Chinese literary masterpiece Water Margin. The visual language of French silent cinema is combined with original music composed by students from the Composition and Electronic Music Department and a newly written Cantonese script, performed by students from the School of Music and the School of Drama, alongside multimedia content created by students from the School of Film and Television.
Date:02 May (Sat) - 03 May (Sun)
Venue:HK Jockey Club Amphitheatre
18
Apr
24
Apr
Academy Cello Festival 2026
We welcome you to the Academy Cello Festival 2026 at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts between April 18-24, 2026. We eagerly await your presence at our concerts and we thank you for the continuing support in advance for joining us in the William Au Concert Hall.
18 April Saturday 19:30
Opening Concert - Celestial Harmonies
19 April Sunday 15:00
Junior Music Programme Showcase
20 April Monday 19:30
Friends and Neighbours Concert - Tianjin Juilliard School Cellists
21 April Tuesday 19:30
Alumni Concert
*The Academy free event, e-tickets are released for registration three hours before the start of the performance via the “Academy e-Ticketing System” on a first-come-first-served basis
22 April Wednesday 19:30
Academy Cello Soloists
24 April Friday 19:30
Gala Closing Concert - Symphonic Cellos
18 April Saturday 19:30
Opening Concert - Celestial Harmonies
19 April Sunday 15:00
Junior Music Programme Showcase
20 April Monday 19:30
Friends and Neighbours Concert - Tianjin Juilliard School Cellists
21 April Tuesday 19:30
Alumni Concert
*The Academy free event, e-tickets are released for registration three hours before the start of the performance via the “Academy e-Ticketing System” on a first-come-first-served basis
22 April Wednesday 19:30
Academy Cello Soloists
24 April Friday 19:30
Gala Closing Concert - Symphonic Cellos
Date:18 Apr (Sat) - 24 Apr (Fri)
Venue:William Au Concert Hall
24
Mar
28
Mar
Academy Opera: La Cenerentola
Date:24 Mar (Tue) - 28 Mar (Sat)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
04
Mar
(Mon)
Academy Chinese Orchestra Open Class - Sun Peng (Guest Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra)
Sun Peng
Guest Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Sun Peng is a Ph.D candidate and Associate Professor in Conducting at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, appointed under the Talent Introduction Scheme, currently serving as Deputy Head of Ethnic Instrumental Music; Director of the Centre for Teaching and Research in Composition, Arrangement and Chamber Music; Director of the Centre for Teaching and Research (Conducting) in the Department of Composition; and Principal Conductor of the Northern Traditional Orchestra of the Conservatory and the Wuxi Chinese Orchestra. Previously, Sun was the first Resident Conductor of the Macao Chinese Orchestra (2016 – 2019), the first Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Chinese orchestra of the Shanxi Song and Dance Troupe (2012 – 2014) and the first Guest Assistant Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (2011).
Sun was exposed to music at an early age and successively trained under Professor Sun You and Professor Wen Jialiang. Initiated by Professor Yu Hongxia in conducting, Sun received postgraduate training in Chinese Conducting under Professor Yan Huichang, an educator and also the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for Life of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and graduated with flying colors. In 2019, he was a government-funded Visiting Scholar at the Department of Symphony and Opera Conducting of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory where his supervisor was Professor Stanislav Dyachenko. He completed his attachment with flying colours.
Sun Peng has worked with numerous orchestras, virtuosi and composers both in China and overseas, conducting hundreds of concerts in recent years. In 2011, at the first International Conducting Competition for Chinese Music held by HKCO, Sun Peng was placed first among 55 contestants and received the Prize for ‘Best Interpretation of Works of Hong Kong’. Sun successively conducted the HKCO concert ‘Champions in Concert’ in 2013, ‘Have Dizi, Will Travel’ in 2015 and ‘White Mountains, Black Waters – The Rustic Landscape of Northeastern China’ in 2019 – the first concert with the theme of Northeast China in the history of HKCO.
His other achievements include Gold prize at the 2012 Festival of Traditional Music for Liaoning Arts Colleges, 8 gold and 2 silver awards for his leadership of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music Northern Folk Orchestra, and a Gold prize at a national arts competition for university students.
Date: 04 Mar (Mon)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall
01
Mar
(Fri)
Academy Piano Concert
PROGRAMME
Sonata in A minor, D.784 Franz Schubert
Allegro giusto
Andante
Allegro vivace
Ulani LO Cheuk-yee (BMus3)
Allegro Appassionato, Op.70 Camille Saint-Saëns
Sean FENG Ban-hou (BMus1)
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op.83 Sergei Prokofiev
Allegro inquieto
Andante caloroso
Precipitato
Alex WUN Man-ho (BMus4)
Sonata No.8 in B-flat major, Op.84 Sergei Prokofiev
Andante dolce
Andante sognado
Vivace
Alexander LAU Shing-ho (Visiting Student 2)
Sonata in A minor, D.784 Franz Schubert
Allegro giusto
Andante
Allegro vivace
Ulani LO Cheuk-yee (BMus3)
Allegro Appassionato, Op.70 Camille Saint-Saëns
Sean FENG Ban-hou (BMus1)
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op.83 Sergei Prokofiev
Allegro inquieto
Andante caloroso
Precipitato
Alex WUN Man-ho (BMus4)
Sonata No.8 in B-flat major, Op.84 Sergei Prokofiev
Andante dolce
Andante sognado
Vivace
Alexander LAU Shing-ho (Visiting Student 2)
Date: 01 Mar (Fri)
Venue: The Society of APA Recital Hall
26
Feb
(Mon)
Academy Percussion Concert
PROGRAMME
Watercolor Sun by Ivan Trevino (1983-)
Player 1: Wong Kwun Hang Dennis (BMus2)
Player 2: Fu Siqi Sich (BMus3)
Player 3: Im Pui Yan Priscilla (BMus2)
Player 4: Ng Chun Sze Emma (BMus4)
The Golden Age of Xylophone arranged by Floyd Werle (1929-2010) and Randall Eyles
Xylophone: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia (BMus3)
Piano accompanist: QuennieWong (Guest)
Canned Heat by Eckhard Kopetzki (1956-)
Multiple-percussion: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
IV. Bourrée
Marimba: Ng Chun Sze Emma (BMus4)
Marimba Spiritual (Part II) by Minoru Miki (1930-2011)
Marimba: Wong Jun Hin Jeffrey (BMus1)
Percussion 1: Fu Siqi Sich (BMus3)
Percussion 2: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia(BMus3)
Percussion 3: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Prelude No.1 by Emmanuel Séjourné (1961-)
Marimba: Im Pui Yan Priscilla (BMus2)
Tamacun by Rodrigo Sánchez (1974-) and Gabriela Quintero (1973-) transcribed by Eugene Yang
Player 1: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia (BMus3)
Player 2: Chung CheukKa Cherry (BMus3)
Player 3: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Drum set: Wong Jun Hin Jeffrey (BMus1)
Watercolor Sun by Ivan Trevino (1983-)
Player 1: Wong Kwun Hang Dennis (BMus2)
Player 2: Fu Siqi Sich (BMus3)
Player 3: Im Pui Yan Priscilla (BMus2)
Player 4: Ng Chun Sze Emma (BMus4)
The Golden Age of Xylophone arranged by Floyd Werle (1929-2010) and Randall Eyles
Xylophone: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia (BMus3)
Piano accompanist: QuennieWong (Guest)
Canned Heat by Eckhard Kopetzki (1956-)
Multiple-percussion: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
IV. Bourrée
Marimba: Ng Chun Sze Emma (BMus4)
Marimba Spiritual (Part II) by Minoru Miki (1930-2011)
Marimba: Wong Jun Hin Jeffrey (BMus1)
Percussion 1: Fu Siqi Sich (BMus3)
Percussion 2: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia(BMus3)
Percussion 3: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Prelude No.1 by Emmanuel Séjourné (1961-)
Marimba: Im Pui Yan Priscilla (BMus2)
Tamacun by Rodrigo Sánchez (1974-) and Gabriela Quintero (1973-) transcribed by Eugene Yang
Player 1: Tung Hiu Wai Valencia (BMus3)
Player 2: Chung CheukKa Cherry (BMus3)
Player 3: Cheuk Yee Lam Seiko (BMus1)
Drum set: Wong Jun Hin Jeffrey (BMus1)
Date: 26 Feb (Mon)
Venue: The Society of APA Recital Hall
23
Feb
(Fri)
Academy Woodwind and Brass Concert
PROGRAMME
Partita in A minor BWV 1013 Johan Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
I. Allemande
II. Courante
Oboe: LAI Chi Yuen Pedro (BMus 4)
Fantasia for Alto Saxophone Claude T. Smith (1932-1987)
Alto Saxophone: LIN Ruiheng Winson (BMus 3)
Piano: LEE Wing Ting Tony (Alumni)
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Nicht Schnell
III. Nicht Schnell
Oboe: CHAN Ernest (BMus 3)
Piano: XU Tina (Alumni)
Fantasie, Op. 2 Franz Strauss (1822-1905)
Horn: CHEONG Man U Derrick (BMus 4)
Piano: LI Wenjuan Joanne (Faculty)
Quiet City Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Trumpet: LAU Cheuk Ming Johnny (BMus 3)
English Horn: YU Wai Shun Vincent (BMus 3)
Piano: LAM Oi Yee Michelle (BMus 3)
Introduction, Theme and Variations Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Clarinet: YUEN Pak Kwong Alfred (MMus 2)
Piano: KWOK Pak Yu (MMus 2)
Concerto for 4 Horns Carl Heinrich Hübler (1822-1894)
Horns: LIN Han (BMus 3)
Adam CEVIK (BMus 2)
CHEONG Man U Derrick (BMus 4)
TSUI Wing Yan Kelly (Visiting Student 1)
Piano: LO Cheuk Yee Ulani (BMus 3)
Partita in A minor BWV 1013 Johan Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
I. Allemande
II. Courante
Oboe: LAI Chi Yuen Pedro (BMus 4)
Fantasia for Alto Saxophone Claude T. Smith (1932-1987)
Alto Saxophone: LIN Ruiheng Winson (BMus 3)
Piano: LEE Wing Ting Tony (Alumni)
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Nicht Schnell
III. Nicht Schnell
Oboe: CHAN Ernest (BMus 3)
Piano: XU Tina (Alumni)
Fantasie, Op. 2 Franz Strauss (1822-1905)
Horn: CHEONG Man U Derrick (BMus 4)
Piano: LI Wenjuan Joanne (Faculty)
Quiet City Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Trumpet: LAU Cheuk Ming Johnny (BMus 3)
English Horn: YU Wai Shun Vincent (BMus 3)
Piano: LAM Oi Yee Michelle (BMus 3)
Introduction, Theme and Variations Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Clarinet: YUEN Pak Kwong Alfred (MMus 2)
Piano: KWOK Pak Yu (MMus 2)
Concerto for 4 Horns Carl Heinrich Hübler (1822-1894)
Horns: LIN Han (BMus 3)
Adam CEVIK (BMus 2)
CHEONG Man U Derrick (BMus 4)
TSUI Wing Yan Kelly (Visiting Student 1)
Piano: LO Cheuk Yee Ulani (BMus 3)
Date: 23 Feb (Fri)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall