Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is one of Asia's top Western-style performing ensembles. The group's large recording catalog is balanced between Western and Asian (not only Chinese) repertory.
While amateur orchestral ensembles existed in British Hong Kong as far back as 1895, they came and went, and their concerts were sporadic. The direct ancestor of the present Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra was the Sino-British Orchestra, formed in 1947 as an offshoot of the larger Sino-British Club social group. With violinist Simon Bard conducting a group of about 20 players, the group succeeded in spite of difficult post-World War II conditions. Under conductor Arrigo Foa, who succeeded Bard in 1953, the orchestra improved, beginning to attract international guest artists such as Hungarian pianist Louis Kentner. The group took the name Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957, but it remained a chamber-sized group with about 27 musicians. Lim Kektjiang was appointed to succeed Foa as music director, and it was he who transformed the Philharmonic into a professional group. Kektjiang was succeeded by Hans Günter Mommer in 1975; he grew the orchestra's size to a membership of 78 and pushed it toward European repertory before stepping down in 1978.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic ran through several more music directors before conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn was appointed music director in 1984, remaining until 1989. He led the orchestra on a tour of China and made several recordings of music by Heitor Villa-Lobos and other composers. Schermerhorn's successor was David Atherton, who served from 1989 to 2000, recorded several albums of music by Stravinsky, and continued as conductor laureate. The orchestra also recorded Chinese music under Chinese conductors, including a 1995 album featuring the Fantasia on Cantonese Folk Themes of composer Chen Peixun, conducted by Yip Wing-sie, and its recording program has continued to mix Western and Chinese material. Conductors in the 21st century have included Samuel Wong (2000-2005), Edo de Waart (2004-2012), and, since 2012, Jaap van Zweden, who combined his duties with those as music director of the New York Philharmonic. In 2015, under van Zweden, the orchestra began a project to perform the four operas of Wagner's Ring Cycle, becoming the first Chinese orchestra to do so; the performances were recorded and released on the Naxos label. Guest artists who have appeared with the orchestra make up a roster of top international stars, including pianist Yuja Wang, soprano Deborah Voigt, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In 2023, on Naxos, the Hong Kong Philharmonic released a recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, and Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70, with van Zweden conducting.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Wagner : Der Ring des Nibelungen
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera - Lançado por Naxos em 09/11/2018
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Britten: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 25/08/2023
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Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera - Lançado por Naxos em 10/11/2017
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 08/09/2023
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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Live)
Opera - Lançado por Naxos em 11/11/2016
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Wagner : Das Rheingold
Opera - Lançado por Naxos em 06/11/2015
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WAGNER, R.: Polonia / Rule Britannia / Marches
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 31/12/1986
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Highlights)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera - Lançado por Naxos em 13/11/2018
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Shostakovich & Mahler: Tenth Symphonies
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Classical - Lançado por Naxos White label em 18/11/2022
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The Metaverse Symphony
Gerard Salonga, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 27/10/2023
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Concerto pour orchestre
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Tan Dun
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 25/09/2012
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Hong Kong TV & Movie Classics
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Takako Nishizaki, Varujan Kojian, Henry Shek, Kenneth Jean
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 04/03/2016
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Colourful Clouds
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 01/03/2015
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Popular Hong Kong TV & Movie Themes
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 09/09/2016
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Chen Gang: Violin Concerto "Wang Zhaojun"
Takako Nishizaki, Fung Lam, Capella Istropolitana, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Wing-Sie Yip
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 01/01/1987
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Du Mingxin: Violin Concerto, The Goddess of River Luo & Autumn Thoughts
Takako Nishizaki, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 01/03/2015
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Under the Silver Moon
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 01/03/2015
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12 Heroines of Imperial China
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Wing-Sie Yip
Asia - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 06/11/2015
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Movie Themes of the 40s
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Wing-Sie Yip
Asia - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 04/03/2016
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Stravinsky: Music for Piano Solo and Piano & Orchestra
Peter Donohoe, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton
Classical - Lançado por SOMM Recordings em 29/12/2017
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Pei-xun Chen: Fantasia on Cantonese Folk Themes
On Yuen Wong, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Wing-Sie Yip
Classical - Lançado por Marco-Polo em 01/03/2015
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