ARTS PARTNERSHIPS & TOURS: May Moments
1/5/2024
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra embark on their return tour across Japan
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra embark on their 7‑concert return tour across Japan with Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii. The tour begins at Saga City Hall on 11 May, and continues with performances at Festival Hall Osaka (12 May), Suntory Hall (14 and 15 May), Sonic City Hall (16 May), Niigata City Performing Arts Center (17 May) and a final performance at Hokuto Cultural Hall (18 May).The repertoire includes Walton’s Scapino, A Comedy Overture, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. This tour marks their first Japan visit with their chief conductor.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä tour in Europe
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra embarks on a European tour in May with concerts in Musikverein Vienna, Dresdner Philharmonie and Katowice Concert Hall in Poland under the baton of Artistic Partner Klaus Mäkelä. The repertoire will include Bruckner Symphony No.5.
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Paavo Järvi to perform at Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, under the baton of Chief Conductor Paavo Järvi, is set to grace the stage at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 30 May. Joining them for this performance is the exceptional cellist Kian Soltani. The ensemble’s captivating repertoire for the evening features Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra tour to China
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra embark on a seven-concert tour in China in May under conductor Yu Long along with cellist Jian Wang and violinist Paloma So.
The orchestra starts their tour in Wuxi Grand Theatre (8 May) and continues in Shanghai Oriental Art Center (9 May), Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall (11 May), Changsha Concert Hall (12 May), Harbin Concert Hall (15 May), Shenyang Shengjing Grand Theatre (16 May) and the final destination is the Concert Hall of Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts (18 May).
The programmes includes The Murmuring Brook, Zouxikou and Duihua by Yuankai Bao, Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto by Gang Chen, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Dvořák‘s Symphony No.9, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
This is the orchestra’s first large-scale tour in the Chinese mainland in a long time, including its debuts in cities like Wuxi, Wuhan, Harbin and Shenyang, following its successful visits in Singapore and Europe earlier in the year.
