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
18
Oct
(Fri)
Piano Masterclass by Fang Zhang
Professor at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, China
Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse
HU Qiyuan (BMus2)
Sergei Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau in D major, Op.39 No.9
Raven LIU Tak-fung (BMus3)
Alexander Scriabin Sonata No.5, Op.53
Jetthew LEE Paak-yu (Junior Student)
Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse
HU Qiyuan (BMus2)
Sergei Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau in D major, Op.39 No.9
Raven LIU Tak-fung (BMus3)
Alexander Scriabin Sonata No.5, Op.53
Jetthew LEE Paak-yu (Junior Student)
Date: 18 Oct (Fri)
Venue: The Society of APA Recital Hall
14
Oct
(Mon)
Academy Zheng Lecture-Recital by Visiting Artists Lin Ling & Yao Yang : "Xian Suo Bei Kao: The Art of Guzheng Performance"
Lecture with performance by Ling Lin Guzheng Orchestra (Guest)
Art Director, Guide - - Prof. Ling Lin
Artistic Director, The Head of the Orchestra - - Mr. Yang Yao
Founded in 2000, Lin Ling, a famous guzheng educator and performer, and professor of the China Conservatory of Music, serves as the artistic director. The members of the orchestra are composed of graduate students with master's and doctoral research directions in Guzheng. The orchestra has commissioned a number of famous composers to compose for the orchestra, and hired a number of conductors to conduct regular rehearsals for the orchestra.
The orchestra's artistic innovation and management mode have become a new vision worthy of attention and in-depth research in the field of national instrumental music performance, providing a new perspective and possibility for the modern interpretation of traditional music.
Art Director, Guide - - Prof. Ling Lin
Artistic Director, The Head of the Orchestra - - Mr. Yang Yao
Founded in 2000, Lin Ling, a famous guzheng educator and performer, and professor of the China Conservatory of Music, serves as the artistic director. The members of the orchestra are composed of graduate students with master's and doctoral research directions in Guzheng. The orchestra has commissioned a number of famous composers to compose for the orchestra, and hired a number of conductors to conduct regular rehearsals for the orchestra.
The orchestra's artistic innovation and management mode have become a new vision worthy of attention and in-depth research in the field of national instrumental music performance, providing a new perspective and possibility for the modern interpretation of traditional music.
Date: 14 Oct (Mon)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall
04
Oct
(Fri)
Academy Symphony Orchestra Concert
Guest Conductor: Sharon Andrea Choa
Programme includes Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville, Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (Violin soloist: Athena SHIU Suet-yin), Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Programme includes Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville, Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (Violin soloist: Athena SHIU Suet-yin), Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Date: 04 Oct (Fri)
Venue: William Au Concert Hall