PHOTOS - PAST CONCERTS Mozart Bonbons! Featuring guest conductor Ken Lam, soprano Yuki Ip, violinist Sharon Chan, Hong Kong Youth Choir, Hong Kong Police Band 24.12.2011, Olympic Square, Hong Kong Park The Snowman & The Bear (with FILM) Featuring narrators Jacqueline GourlayGrant and Henry Coombs, solo boy soprano Alfred Zanini, solo girl soprano Ella Ng, solo tenor Chen Yong and solo baritone Sammy Chien. Conducted by guest conductor Colin Touchin 11 December 2011, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium The Snowman & The Bear (with FILM) Featuring narrators Jacqueline GourlayGrant and Henry Coombs, solo boy sopranos Chan Sheung-yan and Iman Lulla, solo girl sopranos Deborah Kwong and Aldi Ho, solo tenor Chen Yong and solo baritone Sammy Chien. Conducted by guest conductor Colin Touchin 10 December 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Hagai Shaham & CCOHK Featuring violinist Hagai Shaham and conducted by Jean Thorel 19 November 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Harp Extravaganza CCOHK’s 2011/2012 Season Opening Concert conducted by Jean Thorel. Featuring the world premiere of Mao Yuan’s Dancing Reflection and multiple harp concertos performed by harpists Skaila Kanga, Claire Jones, Kateřina Englichová, Teresa Suen, Michelle Abbott and Edith Pun 11 October 2011, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall Bach B Minor Mass Featuring Die Konzertisten, the Hong Kong Melody Makers and soloists Yuki Ip, Lousie Kwong, Alex Tam and Apollo Wong. Guest conducted by Helmuth Rilling 17 August 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Prodigies From Around the World Featuring guest conductor Alexander Prior and soloists Nathan Chan, Simone Porter and Aristo Sham in the world premiere of Alexander Prior’s That Which Shall Forever Remain Unspoken 29 July 2011, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium 30 July 2011, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium A French Taste Featuring Fiona Garlick and John Barnard from the Early Dance Consort and guest director/violinist Lorenzo Colitto 03 June 2011, The Helena May, 35 Garden Rd, Central Girl with the Golden Flute Featuring flautist Sharon Bezaly and conducted by Jean Thorel 23 May 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Requiem Featuring Die Konzertisten and soloists Una Barry and Alex Tam. Guest conducted by Nicholas Cleobury 20 April 2011, St. John’s Cathedral Spellbound Featuring leading Russian Thereminist Lydia Kavina and members of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong 12 April 2011, Leo Lee Arts Centre, Canadian International School 13 April 2011, RTHK Radio Broadcasting House Celtic Connections Featuring Uilleann piper Davy Spillane, Irish folk singer Catherine O’Halloran, Celtic Connections Choir, Irish Dancers Janine Taggart, Jason Jude Donelly, Erin & Christy Jensen, Echoes of Erin Dance Troupe and guest conductor Canice Gleeson 29 March 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Melvin Tix Meets the Orchestra Featuring clownductor Melvin Tix 04 March 2011, Tai Po Civic Centre Auditorium Valentine’s Day Concert with Takako Nishizaki Featuring violinist Takako Nishizaki and pianist/conductor Peter Breiner 14 February 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Michael Chance & City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong Featuring countertenor Michael Chance and guest conductor Stephen Layton 25 January 2011, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall RTHK Radio 4’s Bach in the Park Concert Conducted by Jean Thorel and featuring Soprano Yuki Ip and flautist Sibei Weng 24 December 2010, Olympic Square, Hong Kong Park The Snowman & The Bear (with FILM) Featuring narrators Jacqueline GourlayGrant and Nury Vittachi, solo boy sopranos Jamie Crosbie Chen and Roy Yu, solo girl sopranos Sarah Tsoi and Nicole Chan, solo tenor Chen Yong and solo baritone Sammy Chien. Conducted by Jean Thorel 05 December 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall The Snowman & The Bear (with FILM) Featuring narrators Jacqueline GourlayGrant and Nury Vittachi, solo boy soprano Christopher Ma, solo girl sopranos Natalie Lu and Emma Kent, solo tenor Chen Yong and solo baritone Sammy Chien. Conducted by Jean Thorel 04 December 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall A Chopin Celebration Featuring Irish pianist Míceál O’Rourke and conducted by Jean Thorel 06 November 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall New Sounds of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (Musicarama 2010) Featuring world premieres performed by pianist Evelyn Chang and cellist Artem Konstantinov and conducted by Jean Thorel 08 October 2010, Kwai Ching Theatre Dame Evelyn Glennie & CCOHK CCOHK’s 10/11 opening concert featuring the internationally renowned solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie conducted by Jean Thorel 25 September 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Paganini’s Gut Featuring the Italian violinist Andrea Zanchetta and conducted by Jean Thorel 19 June 2010, The Hong Kong  Academy for Performing Arts Concert Hall Giovanni Sollima & CCOHK Featuring the Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima and conducted by Jean Thorel 11 June 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Queen of Baroque: Dame Emma Kirkby Featuring the internationally acclaimed early music soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and guest conductor / pianist Simon Over 06 May 2010, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Singapore Star Featuring 19-year-old Singaporean violinist Loh Jun-hong and conducted by Jean Thorel 23 April 2010, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium Baroque Concertos 2 Featuring soloists from the CCOHK led by Andrea Zanchetta 27 March 2010, Union Church Hong Kong Sing The Sounds of English For Schools Featuring narrator/dancers Corinna Chamberlain and Matthew Hale 17 March 2010, Yuen Long Theatre Auditorium Baroque Concertos 1 Featuring soloists from the CCOHK led by Andrea Zanchetta 06 February 2010, Union Church Hong Kong Recording of a CD with Daniel Binelli on bandoneon and Polly Ferman on piano 21 January 2010, Shaw Studios Clearwater Bay Tango Passion Featuring Daniel Binelli on bandoneon, Polly Ferman on piano and Argentine tango dancers Pilar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffmann 19 January 2010, City Hall Concert Hall The Messiah Story, RTHK Radio 4 Christmas Concert in the Park Featuring guest conductor Colin Touchin 24 December 2009, Olympic Square Hong Kong Park Leanne Nicholls receives the Secretary for Home Affairs Commendation Scheme Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Development of Arts and Culture activities in Hong Kong 15 December 2009, HK Cultural Centre Foyer East Asian Games Tai Po International Concert Featuring soloists Takako Nishizaki, Hsin Hsiao-hung, Chen Jie and Artem Konstantino. Guest conducted Colin Touchin 9 December 2010, Tai Po Waterfront Park God Save the Queen: Electric Requiem World premiere of a multi-media work by Samson Young. Conducted by Jean Thorel 30 October – 1 November 2009, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Black Box Theatre Recording of Therese Brenet’s Seuls tes yeux demeurèrent 23 October 2009, Concert Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Clown Around with Melvin Ti Children’s Concert featuring Norweigian clownductor Melvin Tix 06 December 2009, HK City Hall Concert Hall Haydn’s Forte All Haydn concert featuring Australian fortepianist Geoffrey Lancaster. Conducted by Jean Thorel 29 November 2009, The HK Academy for Performing Arts New Images of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (Musicarama 2009) Featuring concertmaster/violinist Ho Hong-ying in the world premiere of Brenet’s Seuls tes yeux demeurèrent...and Icelandic bassoonist Kristin Jakobsdottir in the Hong Kong premiere of Elliot Schwarz’s Chamber Concerto . Conducted by Jean Thorel 24 October 2009, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Michala Petri & CCOHK: 10th Anniversary Concert Featuring the Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri in the world premiere of Richard Harvey’s Concerto Incantanto. Conducted by Jean Thorel 11 October 2009, HK City Hall Concert Hall Sing The Sounds of English World premiere, 2009 International Arts Carnival. Featuring narrator/dancers Corinna Chamberlain and Matthew Hale 25 July 2009, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium & 26 July 2009, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Pipa Dreams Featuring pipa virtuoso Yang Jing, flautist Matthew Wu, cellist Artem Konstantinov and conducted by Jean Thorel 28 June 2009, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium Glass Music Featuring glassharmonica player Thomas Bloch, soprano Yuki Ip and conducted by Jean Thorel 27 May 2009, HK City Hall Concert Hall Haydn’s Cello Featuring Alexander Rudin as soloist/guest conductor and Artem Konstantinov 8 March 2009, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Voice Celestial Featuring German male soprano Joerg Waschinski and conducted by Jean Thorel 13 January 2009, HK City Hall Concert Hall Ang Li Plays Chopin Featuring Chinese pianist Ang Li and conducted by Jean Thorel 4 February 2009, HK City Hall Concert Hall A World Christmas, RTHK Radio 4 Christmas Concert in the Park Featuring singer Angelita Li, percussionists Lung Heung-wing & Mark Lung, the HK Children’s Choir, the Chorus of the Opera Society of Hong Kong and guest conductor Colin Touchin 24 December 2008, Hong Kong Park Hong Kong International Piano Competition 2008 Gala Concert conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and featuring jury members as soloists: Cristina Ortiz, Pascale Roge and Gary Graffman 30 October 2008, HK City Hall Concert Hall The Snowman & The Bear Featuring narrators Matthew Hale & Jonathan Douglas, solo singers Karen Daley, Natalie Lu, Benjamin Schrader and Alistair Sewell and guest conductor Richard Honner 5 & 6 December 2008, HK City Hall Concert Hall Queen of Harps Featuring Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and chief conductor Jean Thorel 30 September 2008, HK City Hall Concert Hall The Magic Jungle World premiere, 2008 Hong Kong International Arts Carnival. Featuring narrator Matthew Hale, solo singers Chu Pui-ying and Benjamin Schrader, Chili Leung as The Monkey, Leanne Nicholls as The Snake and Bill Connor as The Lion conductor 17 July 2008, HK City Hall Concert Hall & 18 July, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Harmonica Americas Featuring harmonica virtuoso Robert Bonfiglio and guest conductor Andrew Sewell 27 May 2008, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium Twins on Winds Featuring the Gurfinkel Clarinet Duo and guest conductor Lior Shambadal 3 April 2008, City Hall Concert Hall The Little Mermaid & Juanita The Spanish Lobster Featuring narrators Matthew Hale & Nancy Loo and guest conductor Andrew Massey 26 January 2008, HK City Hall Concert Hall Tostissimo Featuring performers from the Istituto Tostiano from Italy 6 June 2007, HK City Hall Concert Hall Spirit of Two Strings (Tour concert) Featuring Chinese erhu virtuoso Hsin Hsiao-hong, violinist Hong-ying Ho and guest conductor Andrew Massey 8 -16 December 2007, Ortona, Italy Spirit of Two Strings (Tour concert) Featuring Chinese erhu virtuoso Hsin Hsiao-hong, violinist Hong-ying Ho and guest conductor Andrew Massey 8 -16 December 2007, LÁquila, Italy Spirit of Two Strings (Pre-Tour concert in Hong Kong) Featuring Chinese erhu virtuoso Hsin Hsiao-hong, violinist Hong-ying Ho and guest conductor Andrew Massey 30 November 2007, Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium Sound The Trumpet Featuring trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti and chief conductor Jean Thorel 2 October 2007, City Hall Concert Hall Yang Liu & The Lady Tennant Stradivarius Featuring Chinese violinist Yang Liu 19 September 2006, HK City Hall Concert Hall Sir Thomas Allen & CCOHK Featuring the legendary British baritone Sir Thomas Allen and guest conductor Simon Over 16 March 2006, HK City Hall Concert Hall Scotland the Brave! Featuring the Scottish folk group The Whistlebinkies and guest conductor David Gwilt 17 January 2006, HK City Hall Concert Hall The Snowman & The Bear Featuring Jonathan Douglas, Harry Wong, Chu Pui-ying, Vivian Yau and Joshua Davey 20 December 2006, HK City Hall Concert Hall Grandpa & The Bear Featuring Jim Chim, Michelle Cheung, Joe Junior, Dorothy Tang and the Diocesan Girls' School Junior Choir 19 June 2005, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Classical Bliss Featuring British clarinettist Julian Bliss and guest conductor Kian Pin Hiu 31 October 2005, HK City Hall Concert Hall Bach for More Featuring Benedict Cruft as director/soloist, soprano Elizabeth Coupe, Oboist Leanne Nicholls and flautist Matthew Wu 25 November 2005, HK City Hall Concert Hall Spanish Fiesta Featuring Chinese guitarist Yang Xue-fei and guest conductor Carlos Checa 21 March 2005, HK City Hall Concert Hall HK Arts Development Council Awards Leanne Nicholls receives the Rising Artist Award 9 May 2003, Government House, Hong Kong Roger Woodward Plays Bach & Beethoven Featuring Australian pianist Roger Woodward and guest conductor Kian Pin Hiu 28 June 2002, HK City Hall Concert Hall