The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) - HKAPA

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 

The Academy Cello Festival presents our students creating harmony with music ranging from Rossini to their own arrangements and those of our alumni. Our distinguished students will share with you the opportunity to witness the growth and maturity of the Academy Cello Festival over the years through their ensemble performances.

The Junior Music Programme at the Academy is excited to present their emerging cellists together with young cellists in the making. You will be able to hear a full programme showcasing the diversity in the development of the next generation of cellists.

Our distinguished guest performers this year are cellists from the Pre‑College and Graduate Studies programmes of the Tianjin Juilliard School, which represents the strong presence of the renowned Juilliard School from New York City in China. Their programme will feature their international students, presenting a vibrant mix of styles and personalities.

The passion of welcoming our Alumni has always been a theme to the Academy Cello Festival. The concert programme this year will bring multi-generations in performances of selections such as The Barber of Seville, The Phantom of the Opera and more.

This is a newly introduced programme in the Academy Cello Festival 2026. We are excited to feature solo works by Bach, Bruch, Dvořák, Fauré, Popper, and Tchaikovsky, performed by our students and accompanied by faculty members. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness the spirit of stage sharing.

Our celebrated cello faculty of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts will return with the Symphonic Cellos. This programme is heralded by Dr. Letty Poon’s new arrangement of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen. The members will also perform music by Wagner and Ravel, arranged by Renaud Guieu and Roland Pidoux for cello ensemble. Join us for a transformative evening of passion and romance with the cellos!