City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong

The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK) was founded in Hong Kong in 1999 and is one of Asia’s leading chamber orchestras. Members are professional musicians experienced in playing a diverse range of styles from early music to tango, Bollywood and jazz.

Background

CCOHK was founded in 1999 by oboist Leanne Nicholls, who is also the artistic director.[1] It is known for having a very large repertoire spanning many different styles.[2] French conductor Jean Thorel served as chief conductor from 2008 to 2016.[3] Previous and current guest conductors include Anthony Inglis, Philip Walsh, Nicholas Routley, Peter Leech, Richard Honner, Richard Harvey, Lorenzo Colitto (guest concertmaster), Vahan Mardirossian, Colin Touchin, Nicholas Cleobury and Jonathan Berman. City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong is in high demand with performing engagements for Hong Kong Ballet, Le French May Arts Festival,[4] RTHK Radio 4, the World Harp Congress, the Hong Kong Contemporary Music Festival and the Hong Kong International Piano Competition. Since 1999 the orchestra has performed with many world-class artists including Sir James Galway, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Dame Emma Kirkby, Sir Thomas Allen, Christian Lindberg, Sarah Chang, Mario Brunello, Julian Lloyd Webber, Edgar Meyer, Branford Marsalis,[5] Richard Galliano, Sir Neville Marriner, The King’s Singers, The Swingles and Kirill Troussov. In addition to hosting masterclasses, workshops and soirées for kids, CCOHK has conceived, scripted and produced its own highly successful orchestral-theatre programmes aimed at engaging and educating children in Hong Kong. These include Magnificent Mozart, The Star Bach[6] and Bug Symphony[7] which won the Public Choice Award[8] at the YAMawards in Portugal 2017.

Tour

CCOHK has performed in Taipei, Italy and China at historical locations such as the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing and the San Filippo Teatro in L'Áquila (since devastated by earthquake).[9] In 2018, CCOHK was invited to perform at the 20th China Shanghai International Arts Festival.[10]

Recordings

Recordings include a CD featuring the world premiere of Richard Harvey's Concerto Incantanto with Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri on OUR Recordings.[11]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong". Hong Kong Performing Arts Directory. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Magazine article in the BC Magazine Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ jens (2016-03-15). "Jean Thorel". Dacapo Records (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. ^ "Philippe Entremont & City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong". Le French May. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "Review: Branford Marsalis and City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong | Branford Marsalis". www.branfordmarsalis.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. ^ "LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,Guided Concert 'The Star Bach' by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong". LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,Guided Concert ‘The Star Bach’ by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  7. ^ "Bug Symphony | CCOHK". Bug Symphony | CCOHK. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. ^ "YAMawards". yamawards.org. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  9. ^ "Artnews - Offstage" (PDF). Artnews.
  10. ^ "莫扎特的魔法——谁是无锡的"神童莫扎特"，快来挑战！_演出". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. ^ "City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong | OUR Recordings". ourrecordings.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

"More About the Chief Conductor." City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. 27 Nov. 2008. [1]

"The MUSICIANS." City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. 27 Nov. 2008. [2]