Greek National Opera’s revival of Katie Mitchell’s production for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, is based around the idea of a split stage. This idea sometimes worked and other times was just a distraction. Singing would take place on
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In 2025, the Schubertiade festival celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking half a century of devotion to the music of Franz Schubert and the rich tradition of chamber music and lieder. What began as a modest series of concerts in the
Date: Thu.3.04.25 Time: 20:30 to 22:30 Venue: Ping Pong 129 Second Street L/G Nam Cheong House, Sai Ying Pun Instrument Cheung Ka Tong, Tony (guitar)Chiu Lok Ching, Jasmine (accomp) Chôros No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Classical Guitar Asturias by Isaac
13th March 2025 Concert: Tues 8.30 pm to 10.30 pmFree entry Address: Second St 129, L/G Nam Cheong House, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Berliner Philharmoiniker virtuoso flautist and 2025 Institute of Creativity distinguished visitor at HKBU, Egor Egorkin brings
From “Rise in Fame” to “Artistic Decline” – 2000 to 2021 In 2000, an exceptionally gifted but relatively unknown Chinese pianist, Yundi Li, exploded onto the world’s music scene after winning the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition at the age
Believe it or not, I find contemporary music utterly irresistible. Day in and day out, I hunt for it wherever press trips take me across China and beyond. In 2024, I attended more new music festivals than any other type
In a scene from the TV show 30 Rock, a 55-year-old Steve Buscemi dresses up like a high school student and asks, ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’. That’s what this GNO production of La Bohème felt like. Four non-artistic
When one thinks of a ‘music festival’, we might be transported anywhere from an Ancient Roman Bacchanale, to a coliseum-style rock music arena, a city made in a Nevada desert, anarchist-hippie techno raves throughout Continental Europe, or the elite preserves