Sponsored “A National Day Celebration” Concert of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Wang Zhijong, the violinist, Huang Yi, the conductor of “A National Day Celebration” Concert 2018, and HK Phil presented beautiful music pieces at the concert.
Wang Zhijong, the violinist, Huang Yi, the conductor of “A National Day Celebration” Concert 2018, and HK Phil presented beautiful music pieces at the concert.
Y.S. Liu, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society (2nd from right), and Michael MacLeod, Chief Executive (1st from left) joined the pre-concert cocktail, as a token of appreciation to the Bank’s support over the years. Together with Huang Yi (1st from right), the conductor of “A National Day Celebration” Concert 2018, and Tian Baili Brenda (2nd from left), Head of Private Banking and Wealth Management of the Bank, they shared the joy at the cocktail.
Y.S. Liu, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society (2nd from right), and Michael MacLeod, Chief Executive (1st from left) joined the pre-concert cocktail, as a token of appreciation to the Bank’s support over the years. Together with Huang Yi (1st from right), the conductor of “A National Day Celebration” Concert 2018, and Tian Baili Brenda (2nd from left), Head of Private Banking and Wealth Management of the Bank, they shared the joy at the cocktail.
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The Bank has been supporting “A National Day Celebration” Concert presented by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (“HK Phil”)* since 2009, to celebrate the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and to contribute in the field of art and culture. 2018 marked the 10th consecutive year the Bank had served as an exclusive sponsor of this tremendous music event in the celebration of National Day.

The Bank sponsored the performance on 29th September 2018 (Saturday), where one of the brightest young conductors in China, Huang Yi, kicked off the concert with the National Anthem, followed by the beautiful Metamorphosis, a HK Phil commissioned work written by the emerging Hong Kong composer Austin Yip. Wang Zhijong, the violinist, presented China’s most popular violin concerto - the Butterfly Lovers, and Huang Yi continued with his splendid conducting skill in bringing the epic and spectacular Long March Symphony by legendary Chinese composer Ding Shande (completed in 1962) with HK Phil to the audiences.

*The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is the first founded professional Western music orchestra in Hong Kong, established in 1895, under the name Sino-British Orchestra, renamed as the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957, and became a professional orchestra in 1974. HK Phil is financially supported by the Government of the HKSAR, and is a charitable organization. 2018/19 Season marked HK Phil’s 45th Anniversary.

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