26
Mar
30
Mar
Academy Opera: The Merry Widow
Date:26 Mar (Tue) - 30 Mar (Sat)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
03
Mar
HKAPA Open Day 2024
The Academy will present its annual Open Day on Sunday March 3 this year, filled with over a hundred free performing arts events prepared by students and faculty from six Schools on the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam of the Academy. Some activities will make use of artificial intelligence (AI) and art technology, providing visitors with an immensely joyful and unique experience.
A wide array of performing arts activities includes a performance by Junior Symphony Orchestra, concerts of Chinese and Western music, excerpt performances of musicals, drama, Cantonese opera, Dance open classes, film and television screenings, as well as guided tours for immersive performing arts activities. Furthermore, visitors can even go to backstage to discover the secrets behind the scenes, including stage design, props and costumes making, as well as stage effects exhibitions, indulging themselves in the world of performing arts on the day. The “On Stage @HKAPA Digital” of the Academy Library also allows visitors to step onto different stages as the character of the Academy productions virtually and take a digital photo. The Academy heartily welcomes everyone to embark on an amazing journey exploring the integration of AI and art technology in performing arts.
Free admission, no registration required.
Opening hours:
Wanchai Main Campus: 10 am – 5 pm
Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus: 1 pm – 5 pm*
*Free shuttle bus services between the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis
Download programme leaflet
Please follow the social media channels of the Academy for the latest update.
A wide array of performing arts activities includes a performance by Junior Symphony Orchestra, concerts of Chinese and Western music, excerpt performances of musicals, drama, Cantonese opera, Dance open classes, film and television screenings, as well as guided tours for immersive performing arts activities. Furthermore, visitors can even go to backstage to discover the secrets behind the scenes, including stage design, props and costumes making, as well as stage effects exhibitions, indulging themselves in the world of performing arts on the day. The “On Stage @HKAPA Digital” of the Academy Library also allows visitors to step onto different stages as the character of the Academy productions virtually and take a digital photo. The Academy heartily welcomes everyone to embark on an amazing journey exploring the integration of AI and art technology in performing arts.
Free admission, no registration required.
Opening hours:
Wanchai Main Campus: 10 am – 5 pm
Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus: 1 pm – 5 pm*
*Free shuttle bus services between the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis
Download programme leaflet
Please follow the social media channels of the Academy for the latest update.
Date:03 Mar (Sun)
Venue:Academy Atrium
22
May
(Wed)
Academy Chinese Orchestra Concert - Guest Conductor:Liu Sha
Liu Sha is a National Class One Conductor and currently Resident Conductor of the China National Traditional Orchestra (CNTO) and the Central Conservatory Chinese Orchestra, Guest Conductor-in-Residence of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, and Vice Chairman of the Russian Chinese Artists’ and Musicians’ Association.
He graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music where he studied conducting, and later went to the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatory to further his conducting studies. He completed the programme with top honours and was awarded a diploma in Opera-Symphony Conducting. During his studies, he had benefitted from the teaching of Professors Xu Xin, Wang Fujian, and Alexander Polishchuk. He had also attended the master classes of world famous maestros Seiji Ozawa, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jorma Panula, Colin Metters and Gustav Meier.
Acclaimed as a cross-genre conductor adept in both Chinese and Western music in recent years, Liu has easy command over Western symphonic music and Chinese orchestral music. In the former, his forte is in the music of Russia and Eastern Europe, and he expanded his concert repertoire phenomenally by including 20th century Western music and Chinese contemporary works. In the latter, he actively explores ways to develop Chinese music ensembles and to groom professional conductors in Chinese orchestral music. He has performed by sight-reading and premiered close to a thousand works in the genre. Furthermore, Liu is a visionary who has been actively advocating, commissioning and performing new works by young composers. The resulting achievements have launched him into the limelight of the music circles of China and Asia. The media dubbed him as a distinguished representative figure and leader among the younger generation of Chinese music conductors. At the 5th Chinese Music Forum in 2016, he was the youngest conductor to be named one of China’s Top Ten Conductors in Chinese Orchestral Music. In August the same year, he was the cover feature in People’s Music. Liu has published many papers and music critiques with contents showing his wide and varied empirical experiences as well as insights into pedagogic studies. He is currently a visiting professor to many arts institutes in China.
He graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music where he studied conducting, and later went to the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatory to further his conducting studies. He completed the programme with top honours and was awarded a diploma in Opera-Symphony Conducting. During his studies, he had benefitted from the teaching of Professors Xu Xin, Wang Fujian, and Alexander Polishchuk. He had also attended the master classes of world famous maestros Seiji Ozawa, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jorma Panula, Colin Metters and Gustav Meier.
Acclaimed as a cross-genre conductor adept in both Chinese and Western music in recent years, Liu has easy command over Western symphonic music and Chinese orchestral music. In the former, his forte is in the music of Russia and Eastern Europe, and he expanded his concert repertoire phenomenally by including 20th century Western music and Chinese contemporary works. In the latter, he actively explores ways to develop Chinese music ensembles and to groom professional conductors in Chinese orchestral music. He has performed by sight-reading and premiered close to a thousand works in the genre. Furthermore, Liu is a visionary who has been actively advocating, commissioning and performing new works by young composers. The resulting achievements have launched him into the limelight of the music circles of China and Asia. The media dubbed him as a distinguished representative figure and leader among the younger generation of Chinese music conductors. At the 5th Chinese Music Forum in 2016, he was the youngest conductor to be named one of China’s Top Ten Conductors in Chinese Orchestral Music. In August the same year, he was the cover feature in People’s Music. Liu has published many papers and music critiques with contents showing his wide and varied empirical experiences as well as insights into pedagogic studies. He is currently a visiting professor to many arts institutes in China.
Date: 22 May (Wed)
Venue: Academy Concert Hall
20
May
(Mon)
A Tribute to Hong Kong's Violin Pedagogue Chan Chung-on - In Celebrating, We Remember. The Performance - Tribute Concert by the recipients of Chan Chung-on Scholarship Award, past and present
Image of Mr. Chan Chung-on
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach, “Air”, from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV 1068Jules Massenet, Méditation (Thaïs)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Valse-Scherzo in C Major, Op. 34Ante Božić-Kudrić, Western Dances, Suite for 2 Violins and Piano (2014)Saint-Lubin, Fantaisie sur un thême de ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’, Op.46Franz von Biber, The Mystery Sonata I in D minor (The Annunciation Praeludium - Aria and 2 variations - Finale) Dmitri Shostakovich, Five Pieces for Two Violins and PianoFriedrich Hermann, Capriccio No.2 for Three Violins, Op.5Joseph Hellmesberger, Serenade (Siciliano) for Three Violins and PianoPerformers:
Violinists: Athena Shiu, Mark Hui, Vivian Teng, Louie Lailai, Vince Chua, Selena Choi, Zheng Yang, Gui Li, Le Hoai Nam
Pianists: Kam Wing Chong & Dominic Lam
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach, “Air”, from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV 1068Jules Massenet, Méditation (Thaïs)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Valse-Scherzo in C Major, Op. 34Ante Božić-Kudrić, Western Dances, Suite for 2 Violins and Piano (2014)Saint-Lubin, Fantaisie sur un thême de ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’, Op.46Franz von Biber, The Mystery Sonata I in D minor (The Annunciation Praeludium - Aria and 2 variations - Finale) Dmitri Shostakovich, Five Pieces for Two Violins and PianoFriedrich Hermann, Capriccio No.2 for Three Violins, Op.5Joseph Hellmesberger, Serenade (Siciliano) for Three Violins and PianoPerformers:
Violinists: Athena Shiu, Mark Hui, Vivian Teng, Louie Lailai, Vince Chua, Selena Choi, Zheng Yang, Gui Li, Le Hoai Nam
Pianists: Kam Wing Chong & Dominic Lam
Date: 20 May (Mon)
Venue: Academy Recital Hall
20
May
(Mon)
A Tribute to Hong Kong's Violin Pedagogue Chan Chung-on - In Celebrating, We Remember. The Remembrance : Talk on the Master by Dr. Oliver Chou
Guest speaker: Dr. Oliver Chou - renowned Hong Kong music critic and scholar
Date: 20 May (Mon)
Venue: Academy Recital Hall