Performance & Event

Mar

(Mon)

Academy Chinese Orchestra Open Class - Sun Peng (Guest Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra)

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

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Mar

(Sun)

HKAPA Open Day 2024

Academy Production Main

The Academy will present its annual Open Day on Sunday March 3 this year, filled with over a hundred free performing arts events prepared by students and faculty from six Schools on the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam of the Academy. Some activities will make use of artificial intelligence (AI) and art technology, providing visitors with an immensely joyful and unique experience.

A wide array of performing arts activities includes a performance by Junior Symphony Orchestra, concerts of Chinese and Western music, excerpt performances of musicals, drama, Cantonese opera, Dance open classes, film and television screenings, as well as guided tours for immersive performing arts activities. Furthermore, visitors can even go to backstage to discover the secrets behind the scenes, including stage design, props and costumes making, as well as stage effects exhibitions, indulging themselves in the world of performing arts on the day. The “On Stage @HKAPA Digital” of the Academy Library also allows visitors to step onto different stages as the character of the Academy productions virtually and take a digital photo. The Academy heartily welcomes everyone to embark on an amazing journey exploring the integration of AI and art technology in performing arts.

Free admission, no registration required.

Opening hours:
Wanchai Main Campus: 10 am – 5 pm
Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus: 1 pm – 5 pm*
*Free shuttle bus services between the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis

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Date: 03 Mar (Sun)

Venue: Academy Atrium

Event Details

Mar

(Fri)

Academy Piano Concert

Academy Production Music

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)

Date: 01 Mar (Fri)

Venue: The Society of APA Recital Hall

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Feb

(Wed)

Academy Chinese Music Concert - Chamber Music Series

Academy Production Music

Date: 28 Feb (Wed)

Venue: William Au Concert Hall

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Feb

(Mon)

Academy Percussion Concert

Academy Production Music

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)

Date: 26 Feb (Mon)

Venue: The Society of APA Recital Hall

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