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Hong Kong Festival Orchestra

April 12, 2024

The Hong Kong Festival Orchestra (HKFO) is one of the biggest youth orchestra and choir organisations in Hong Kong.[1][2]

HKFO performs a "Ode to Joy" flashmob at Shatin New Town Plaza.

History edit

Founded in 2009 by Sean Li, HKFO is now one of the largest youth orchestra groups in Hong Kong with over 300 instrumentalists and choristers and five conductors of different backgrounds and experiences.[3]

HKFO was initially established in response to the boom of musical education in Hong Kong that began in the 1980s. With the staggering increase of Hong-Kong-born young musical professionals and semi-professionals educated locally and internationally returning to their home city of Hong Kong by the 2000s, the orchestra was set up as a platform where young musical professionals can build their careers, reconnect with their common past, share and learn from one another in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.[4]

Membership edit

While HKFO does not have an official age restriction, the average age of its members range from 13 to 30 years of age, chosen through highly competitive annual auditions held locally and online. Prospective members may apply for membership as an instrumentalist, chorister or intern.[5]

Organisation's vision edit

HKFO positions itself differently from conventional orchestras in the region in that the orchestra focuses heavily on conversion of non-classical-music-listeners to classical-music-listeners. Apart from giving conventional performances, the orchestra also engages in audience-interacting activities and cross-media performances, ranging from drama, comedy, popular music and other art forms. In 2013, HKFO hosted the largest choral-orchestral flash mob in Hong Kong.[6][7][8]

The orchestra regularly collaborates with internationally and locally renowned artists, including in the past, conductor Vassily Sinaisky,[9] cellists Jian Wang[10] and Trey Lee,[11] pianists Yundi Li, Aristo Sham, Kajeng Wong,[12] Dr. Helen Cha, Dr. Mary Wu and Rachel Cheung;[13] violinist Leung Kin Fung; saxophonist Timothy Sun; violist Born Lau; popular singer George Lam,[14] and comedian Jim Chim.

The orchestra mainly gives its annual performances in the summer in various venues including the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall and the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Official Website. <http://www.hkfo.org/>
  2. ^ "String Theory." Timeout Hong Kong. Time Out Group Ltd., Aug 2014. <http://www.timeout.com.hk/music/events/68607/jian-wang-x-hkfo.html>
  3. ^ "本土年輕人的古典節樂情." Wenweipo. Wenweipo.com Ltd., 27 Jul 2013. <http://paper.wenweipo.com/2013/07/27/OT1307270001.htm>
  4. ^ "非一般管弦樂 - 香港節慶管弦樂團." DeltaZhi vol. 29. Web. Prism Creation Ltd., Sept 2013. <http://issuu.com/prismcreation/docs/deltazhi_29_web/41?e=2712773%2F4673900>
  5. ^ Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Official Website. Recruitment Webpage. <http://www.hkfo.org/join-the-orchestra/ 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine>
  6. ^ "Beethoven’s Flash Mobs." Moyers & Company. Web. 14 Nov 2013. <http://billmoyers.com/2013/11/14/beethoven%E2%80%99s-flash-mobs/>
  7. ^ "快閃管弦樂 感動人心 重燃音樂夢 如第二事業." Skypost. Web. 29 Jul 2013. <http://www.hkfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Skypost_Flashmob-20130729.jpg 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine>
  8. ^ "非為技能為考級 業餘樂團︰學音樂應享受." AM730. AM730 Media Limited., 29 Jul 2013. <http://www.am730.com.hk/article.php?article=165418&d=2115>
  9. ^ "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Innovative Hong Kong Festival Orchestra." Interlude, 11 August 2015. <http://www.interlude.hk/front/six-impossible-things-breakfast-innovative-hong-kong-festival-orchestra/>
  10. ^ "String Theory." Timeout Hong Kong. Time Out Group Ltd., Aug 2014. <http://www.timeout.com.hk/music/events/68607/jian-wang-x-hkfo.html>
  11. ^ "Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Energy and Passion!" Interlude, 14 September 2015. <http://www.interlude.hk/front/hong-kong-festival-orchestraenergy-passion/>
  12. ^ "Bringing joy to the world: The Hong Kong Festival Orchestra's musicians are on a mission." Young Post. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd., 13 Sept 2010. <http://yp.scmp.com/home/website/Article.aspx?id=2312>
  13. ^ "節樂月中演繹俄國經典." Takungpao. Web. 7 Aug 2012. <http://www.hkfo.org/wp-content/uploads/TaKungPao-0807.jpg 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine>
  14. ^ "文化快訊：貝九﹒以後." RTHK. 2013. http://app3.rthk.org.hk/cultureweb/details.php?id=834

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