Founded in 1990, Hong Kong Sinfonietta is one of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, with a mission to bring music closer to the community. The orchestra has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Plácido Domingo, Augustin Dumay, Fou Ts’ong, Christopher Hogwood, Luciano Pavarotti, Pinchas Zukerman, The Royal Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet. The orchestra has also been a regular participant at all the major festivals in Hong Kong including the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Le French May and festivals presented by the Hong Kong Government. It also partners regularly with Hong Kong Ballet and Opera Hong Kong in their staged productions. On tour, Hong Kong Sinfonietta made its début in Canada and New York City at five remarkable venues in 2012 and performed 10 concerts at La Folle Journée in Japan in May 2013. In previous seasons, the orchestra has performed at festivals in Italy, France, Lithuania, Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw. Today, Hong Kong Sinfonietta performs over 100 times a year and is the Venue Partner of the Hong Kong City Hall. The orchestra has ventured in crossover productions, new commissions and innovative audience development concerts for different age groups. Its discography includes CDs of works by Chinese composers on HUGO and three double-CD albums This is Classical Music on DECCA. The third album in the DECCA series, released in November this year, also features solo piano works played by HKS Artist Associate Colleen Lee and a bonus DVD.
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