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Music KV - conducting
Music KV - conducting

Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Music KV - cello
Music KV - cello

Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Music KV - zheng
Music KV - zheng

Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

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Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Music KV - Chinese
Music KV - Chinese

Developing your distinctive artistic voice

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Music KV - opera
Music KV - opera

Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

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Developing your distinctive artistic voice

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Music KV - harpsichord
Music KV - harpsichord

Developing your distinctive artistic voice 

while building a career in music in an innovative, multidisciplinary and globally focused environment.

Vision and Mission

As the performing arts in Hong Kong have flourished incessantly in recent years, the demand for talents in the field is increasing continuously. With the objective of nurturing students with musical talents to become a new generation of performing artists, the School of Music has prepared an ideal learning environment for students, providing them with all-round training in performing arts and equipping students with the capability for entrepreneurship and the attributes of cultural leaders.

Study With Us

About Our Study Programmes

The School of Music is dedicated to providing comprehensive training for students who aspire to become professional musicians. In addition to receiving specialised instruction in performance or composition, students also gain a broad educational experience through the many opportunities that are available to work with fellow students in the other Schools of the Academy.

 

Students may choose one of the study area in a Western instrument, a Chinese instrument, voice, or composition and electronic music. Apart from its teaching faculty of highly skilled and experienced musicians, the School also has extensive connections with international artists. Over 100 artists visit the School each year to hold masterclasses, give individual tuition, or conduct concerts. Students have been successful in gaining top awards in Hong Kong and international music competitions.

2024/25 Programme Admission
Programme
Admission Period
Written tests, auditions and interviews
Undergraduate and Post-Secondary Programmes
27 September 2023 –11 December 2023
January 2024
Master of Music Programme
11 October 2023 – 18 December 2023

 

Upcoming Performances

Upcoming Performances

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The Orchestra Academy

The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong is the first joint programme co-directed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) and the School of Music of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), funded by “TrustTomorrow” of The Swire Group Charitable Trust (Swire Trust) with a promising sponsorship of approximately HK$9 million over a 3-year period. The programme, consisting of two schemes namely Fellowship Programme and Young Pro Platform, aims at enhancing professional training for distinguished graduates from HKAPA’s School of Music and facilitating their career development in the orchestral field. Those who are admitted to The Orchestra Academy will contribute their talents to the community through volunteering opportunities.

The Orchestra Academy
Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra (GBAYO)
Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra (GBAYO)

Season 2023 Recruitment

Established and directed by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with the support of the Swire Group as Founding Patron, the Greater Bay Area Youth Orchestra (GBAYO) aspires to be one of the finest youth orchestras in the world.  It aims to provide a platform for the highest standard of classical orchestral performance in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) by offering professional training and coaching by world-class musicians to talented young musicians across the region.  The inaugural training camp and concert tour will be held in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Macau in August 2023, offering the participants a unique and multicultural environment for music performance and cultural exchange.