Taavi Oramo makes his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in May, conducting for the first time in Asia and leading the Orchestra in two distinct and contrasting programmes over a double-week period. On 6 and 7 May he directs a ​‘Sounds of the Sea’ programme, taking the audience and players alike on a fantastic ocean voyage, with music by Sibelius, Debussy, Takemitsu, John Williams and Heta Aho, while on 13 and 14 May he returns for a ​“Magnificent Mendelssohn”programme, featuring the composer’s rarely performed Konzertstück No.2 (with soloists Andrew Simon and Lorenzo Iosco), Piano Concerto No.1 (with Hong Kong-born pianist Aristo Sham) and ending with his Symphony No.4. All concerts take place at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall.