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This year, we proudly present the “Academy Chopin Piano Festival” from 18 to 25 April 2025.

For the first time worldwide, all Chopin solo piano works in opus number chronological order will be performed in concerts by our distinguished piano staff, students and alumni. 

These eight concerts will be broadcast on RTHK Radio 4 at later dates. 
 

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts welcomes your support and presence in the Academy Cello Festival 2025. In celebrating Academy’s 40th Anniversary, the Academy Cello Festival will take place from 26 April to 2 May this year. Your cellists will devote the performances in bringing you the enchanting music experience. We look forward in seeing you.

Distinguished alumna Xiong Yin returns to The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to present a French recital programme alongside celebrated local pianist Cherry Tsang. A prolific cellist, Yin has contributed her talents to the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Hsin Trio, Cellistra, and most recently, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Her playing has garnered prestigious prizes, including the 4th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, and she has collaborated with the likes of Alexander Shelley, Christopher Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev. Come witness the magic of Nadia Boulanger and Gabriel Fauré’s miniatures for cello and piano, J.S. Bach’s French dances from his fourth suite, and César Franck’s Sonata in A major for violin and piano, of which a beautiful transcription for the violoncello will be played in this concert, on 26 April 2025 at the Academy Concert Hall! 

Inspired by Original Chinese Novel Journey to the West & Anthony Chan’s play of the same name 

Renowned Hong Kong playwright and actress Wong Wing Sze is best known for her solo performance My Grandmother’s Funeral. Born into a Taoist family specializing in funeral rites but raised with a Catholic education, she was deeply moved by her grandmother’s elaborate Taoist funeral in 2006. This experience inspired a year of research and a collaboration with esteemed director Lee Chun Chow, resulting in a landmark one-woman show that won her the Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Actress (Comedy/Farce).

Premiering in 2008, My Grandmother’s Funeral blends dark humor with deep emotion. Performed ten times over 17 years to sold-out audiences, it remains a beloved and enduring work in Hong Kong theatre.

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Paul Taylor – 100% in English
Paul makes fun of the French and they love it. Or they tell him to go back to England! After 3 sell-out bilingual world tours, Paul shares his story of being a British expat in France, this time 100% in English. Hold onto your berets!

Personal Bio
Paul Taylor is a British comedian who has been living in France since 2009. His trademark is poking fun at the French and the French lifestyle, as well as at himself, by sharing his offbeat expat experiences, including linguistic misunderstandings and cultural mix-ups.

In 2016, he released his first bilingual show, "#FRANGLAIS," to phenomenal success. He followed it up with his second and third shows, "So British (ou presque)" and "Bisoubye". With this trilogy of bilingual shows, Paul has captivated tens of thousands of spectators with sold-out performances in the most prestigious of venues in France and around the world.

Alongside his stage performances, Paul has also ventured into creating video content. Spotted early in his career by the French TV channel Canal+, he developed and produced the hit TV show “WTF France," which catapulted him into the limelight. Paul’s online videos now have hundreds of millions of views, and he has over 1.5 million followers on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

As a multi-talented singer, Raymond has an extensive repertoire that spans Chinese and Western classical music, folk music as well as popular songs. At his coming concerts at the Academy for the Performing Arts, he will regale audiences with his trademark lyrical numbers, as well as present some of his new compositions. Raymond is also a staunch supporter of youth development work, and he will donate all proceeds from the concert to the Hong Kong Association of Youth Development. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy good music and contribute to society at the same time!