The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) is pleased to host the Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra Debut Concert 2023 starting at 7:30 pm on Friday, 11^th August, 2023, at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre of the Academy.  

Prof. Gillian Choa, Director of HKAPA, remarks, “We are delighted to share with members of the public the wonderful music from young talents of Hong Kong and the rest of the Greater Bay Area. We are very pleased to be hosting the debut concert of the tour in Hong Kong where the educational part of the programme will be coordinated by our School of Music. The Academy is very much committed to contributing to the development of arts and culture in the local community and GBA. With the unswerving support of the Government, the Academy is well-positioned at the heart of Hong Kong’s mission as an international hub of arts and cultural exchange. I would also like to specially thank Swire Group for generously supporting the debut concert tour as our Founding Patron.”

Young musicians from the Greater Bay Area, brought together by the Academy, Xinghai Conservatory of Music and The Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra Association, will join hands to perform at the Academy for the first event of the Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra (GBAYO) Debut Concert Tour. The music pieces selected for the evening will include Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Dvorak’s Symphony No.9, and Tan Dun’s Internet Symphony. Details on free tickets of the Concert for members of the public will be announced shortly.

The establishment of the GBAYO aims to provide a platform for the highest standard of classical orchestral performance in GBA by offering professional training and coaching by prestigious musicians to young talents across the region. Please stay tuned for the latest updates on the tour.

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (www.hkapa.edu)  

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia. It provides professional undergraduate education and practice-based postgraduate studies. The study encompasses Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning.  

Since 2008, the Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) to self-monitor and accredit its own undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in the five programme areas of Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Since 2016, the PAA status has been extended to cover Master’s Degree programmes and below; and since 2023, the programmes operated by the School of Chinese Opera accredited by HKCAAVQ has also received PAA status for its post-secondary and undergraduate programmes.  

Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, has housed training facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006.  

In the QS University Rankings announced in 2023, the Academy ranks 13th in the world and 1st in Asia in the Performing Arts category.