JAAP’s 60th Birthday Gala

JAAP!

Programme

Concert Cancellation

In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, and uncertainties relating to such matters as global travel and in-bound quarantine measures, along with discussions with our artists and related partners, the advertised performance of "JAAP’s 60^th Birthday Gala" at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall on 23 December 2020, 7pm, has been cancelled.

For 2020/21 Subscribers who have subscribed to the performance of "JAAP’s 60^th Birthday Gala", the relevant refund will be processed automatically based on your submission method. For details, please CLICK HERE.

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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (2 November 2020)

WAGNERDie Meistersinger Overture

CHAN Kai-youngHK Phil New Commission
(HK Premiere)

BEETHOVENSymphony no. 5

BEETHOVENChrist on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
and more

HK Phil Music Director Jaap van Zweden invites you to celebrate his 60th birthday at a one-night-only concert featuring violin superstar Joshua Bell, the HK Phil Chorus, and the premiere of a commission from Hong Kong composer Chan Kai-young. Jaap will also conduct Beethoven’s most famous and popular work, the Fifth Symphony, in a special side by-side performance with musicians from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.