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
20
Jun
(Fri)
Academy Concerto Feast II - Conductor: Yip Wing-sie
Programme
Li Minxiong’s Flying Dragon Leaping Tiger
Soloist: Lo Hok-chun (BMus4)
Benjamin Britten’s Nocturne, Op. 60 (excerpts)
Soloist: Li Cho-shun Jason (BMus 4)
Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Soloist: Cheung Hei-man (BMus 4)
Intermission
John Williams’s Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Soloist: Chan Chak-hong (BMus4)
Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 in Eb major, S.124
Soloist: Yim Cho-ting (BMus4)
Li Minxiong’s Flying Dragon Leaping Tiger
Soloist: Lo Hok-chun (BMus4)
Benjamin Britten’s Nocturne, Op. 60 (excerpts)
Soloist: Li Cho-shun Jason (BMus 4)
Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Soloist: Cheung Hei-man (BMus 4)
Intermission
John Williams’s Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Soloist: Chan Chak-hong (BMus4)
Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 in Eb major, S.124
Soloist: Yim Cho-ting (BMus4)
Date: 20 Jun (Fri)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall
13
Jun
(Fri)
Academy Concerto Feast I - Conductor: Fan Ting
Programme
Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for Marimba & Orchestra
Soloist: Tung Hiu-wai (BMus4)
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Oboe Concerto
Soloist: Chan Chun-young (BMus4)
Chan Lok-tim (BMus4)'s Lo Ting for Orchestra (Composition work)
Intermission
Chen Zhe’s Guzheng Concerto, Blue Heaven Overture
Soloist: Zhou Run (MMus2)
Vieuxtemps’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37
Soloist: Lee O (BMus4)
Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for Marimba & Orchestra
Soloist: Tung Hiu-wai (BMus4)
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Oboe Concerto
Soloist: Chan Chun-young (BMus4)
Chan Lok-tim (BMus4)'s Lo Ting for Orchestra (Composition work)
Intermission
Chen Zhe’s Guzheng Concerto, Blue Heaven Overture
Soloist: Zhou Run (MMus2)
Vieuxtemps’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37
Soloist: Lee O (BMus4)
Date: 13 Jun (Fri)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall