Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts in Hong Kong

The international renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will return to Hong Kong to stage two splendid concerts in October, giving music lovers an exquisite opportunity to experience the spectacular performances of the premier orchestra.  Under the baton of the distinguished conductor Franz Welser-Möst, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will perform an array of classics of the romantic era.  

This is one of the celebration programmes for the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
 

24 October (Mon)

25 October (Tue)

The performance will run for about 2 hours including a 20 minute intermission.  Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.  The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.  The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.

To allow more music lovers to enjoy this spectacular music event, the two concerts will be broadcast live on the RTHK Radio 4, RTHK TV32 and the LCSD Cultural Presentations Section webpage.

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts in Hong Kong

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

24.10.2022 (Mon) - 25.10.2022 (Tue)
20:00

Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

$1,980, $1,680, $1,280, $980, $680, $380

25.11.2022 (Fri) - 24.12.2022 (Sat)

Online Programme

Free Viewing

DATE

24.10.2022 (Mon) - 25.10.2022 (Tue)
20:00

VENUE

Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

PRICE

$1,980, $1,680, $1,280, $980, $680, $380

DATE

25.11.2022 (Fri) - 24.12.2022 (Sat)

VENUE

Online Programme

PRICE

Free Viewing

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts in Hong Kong

For the past 180 years, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has been inseparably linked with European musical tradition, from the classical to the contemporary.  The Orchestra's performances have gone down in musical history and several masterpieces have been written for the orchestra.

Since its inception by Otto Nicolai in 1842, the fascination that the Orchestra has held for prominent composers and conductors, as well as for audience all over the world, is based not only on a homogenous musical style, carefully bequeathed from one generation to the next, but also on its unique history and structure.  The foremost ruling body of the organisation is the Orchestra itself.

In accordance with the Philharmonic statutes, only a member of the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera can become a member of the Vienna Philharmonic.  Before joining the Philharmonic, the musicians must first audition for a position with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and then successfully complete a three-year period before becoming eligible to submit an application for membership of the Association of the Vienna Philharmonic.

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs approximately 40 concerts annually in Vienna and presents Vienna Philharmonic weeks in New York and Japan.  The Orchestra has appeared at the Salzburg Festival since 1922.  The Orchestra makes yearly guest appearances, playing more than 50 concerts in leading concert halls and festivals around the world, presents the New Year's Concert, which is broadcast internationally in more than 90 countries, and presents the free Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn, attended annually by up to 100,000 people.

From the beginning, the Orchestra has displayed a strong social consciousness, characterised by a commitment to individuals in need and the fostering of young musicians.  To this day, the Orchestra performs numerous benefit concerts annually and develops initiatives for the disadvantaged.

The musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra endeavour to implement the motto with which Ludwig van Beethoven prefaced his Missa solemnis: "From the heart, to the heart."

Rolex has been the exclusive sponsor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008.


Information provided by the Orchestra.

As music director of The Cleveland Orchestra for the last 20 years, Franz Welser-Möst has shaped the orchestra's distinctive musical sound.  Ever since Welser-Möst first worked with the orchestra, its programmes have featured an increased number of world premieres, including works by composers in residence, as well as opera productions in the Severance Hall, an aspect of its activities that can look back on a lengthy history.  Innovative projects and cooperative ventures have always sought to address and attract younger audiences. In addition to residencies in the United States, Europe and China, The Cleveland Orchestra and Welser-Möst have appeared at every major festival.

As a guest conductor Welser-Möst enjoys a particularly close and productive artistic relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.  He has twice conducted its New Year's Concerts and appears with the orchestra on a regular basis both at subscription concerts in the Vienna Musikverein and on tour in Japan, China, Australia and the United States.  He has also conducted historic memorial concerts in Sarajevo and Versailles.  In 2023, he will conduct the New Year's Concert for the third time.

Welser-Möst appears regularly at the Salzburg Festival, where he has set new interpretative standards in the operatic and symphonic repertoire.  His opera performances include Rusalka, Der Rosenkavalier, Fidelio, Die Liebe der Danae, Salome and Aribert Reimann's Lear.  In 2020, the year of the Festival's 100th anniversary, he conducted a new production of Elektra, which was revived in 2021 and for which he was awarded the Austrian Music Theatre Prize in the "Best Musical Direction" category.  In 2022, Franz Welser-Möst returned to Salzburg to conduct Giacomo Puccini's Il trittico.

Among his titles and awards is that of Honorary Member of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna and Holder of the Ring of Honour of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.  He has also been honoured with the Kilenyi Medal of the Bruckner Society of America and the Gold Medal in the Arts by the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts in Washington.  In 2020, he received the Ruby Festival Brooch of the Salzburg Festival.

Information provided by the Orchestra.

24/10 (Mon) 6:45pm
Foyer Reception Area, 4/F, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Darkness and Light
Speaker: Ernest Wan (Music Critic)

25/10 (Tue) 6:45pm
Foyer Reception Area, 4/F, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
"Brahmsschwärmerei": Richard Strauss's adoration to the master and their footprints in Vienna
Speaker: Dennis Wu (Marketing Director, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra)

Conducted in Cantonese.
Free admission on a first come, first served basis.

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The concert repeat is available for online viewing during 25 Nov to 24 Dec. 

24 October Programme

Encore pieces:

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The concert repeat is available for online viewing during 25 Nov to 24 Dec. 

25 October Programme

Encore pieces:

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