Programme
TCHAIKOVSKYSerenade for Strings
Andy AKIHORicochet: Triple Concerto for Ping Pong, Percussion and Orchestra

Get ready for Andy Akiho’s jaw-dropping Ricochet: Ping Pong Concerto, a high-intensity tour de force for violin, percussion, and ping pong “virtuosos,” with Maestro Yu Long keeping everyone in play. Our soloists gave the world premiere in Shanghai to an enthralled audience. The Financial Times enthused: “So riveting was the piece as visual theatre that no one seemed to keep score”. It’s a must see!

Programme
PIAZZOLLAConcerto for Bandoneón, Aconcagua
PIAZZOLLAInvierno Porteño
PIAZZOLLAOblivion
PIAZZOLLAAdios Nonino
PIAZZOLLALibertango
Franck ANGELISFantasy on a theme by Astor Piazzolla

Be swept along…from dim Buenos Aires clubs to the Cultural Centre’s stage! The HK Phil is joined by tango dancers moving to Astor Piazzolla’s sultry “new tango,” infused with elements of jazz and modern classical music. Ksenija Sidorova solos in the pulsing Bandoneón Concerto nicknamed “Aconcagua” for South America’s highest mountain peak—and you’ll hear why.