Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Great Music 2024 will continue to bring spectacular performances to Hong Kong in this October and November, featuring five world-class musicians. The programme enables audiences to feel the city's arts and cultural buzz through music, showcasing the unique charm of Hong Kong as a cultural hub.
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Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Programme details are as follows:
Duo Recital by Gautier Capuçon (Cello) and Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
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Date and time: October 3 (Thursday), 8pm
Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Ticket prices: $280 to $680
Cellist Gautier Capucon and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet coming from France will present a duo recital with a programme of music composed by Schumann, Brahms, Debussy and Shostakovich for piano and cello to share their mastery of techniques and rapport.
Elīna Garanča Gala Concert
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Date and time: October 29 (Tuesday), 8pm
Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Ticket prices: $280 to $1,280
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča will make her Hong Kong debut in October, accompanied by conductor Karel Mark Chichon and the Macao Orchestra, to perform opera excerpts from Tchaikovsky's "The Maid of Orleans", Massenet's "Thaïs", Bizet's "Carmen", and more.
Piano Recital by Krystian Zimerman
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Date and time: November 11 and 12 (Monday and Tuesday), 8pm
Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Ticket prices: $280 to $1,280
After a hiatus of 12 years, Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman is coming back to Hong Kong in November for two recitals. He is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest pianists, and has worked with the most distinguished musicians and orchestras, as well as giving recitals in the world's leading concert halls. The programmes of the two concerts are partly different, including works by Chopin and Szymanowski and more.
Piano Recital by Evgeny Kissin
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Date and time: November 16 (Saturday), 8pm
Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Ticket prices: $280 to $1,280
Evgeny Kissin, born in Russia and one of the finest pianists of the age, will give a recital with a programme of formidable complexity, including sonatas by Beethoven and Prokofiev as well as music pieces by Brahms and Chopin, to conclude this year's Great Music on a high note.
Tickets for the above programmes will be available from August 21 (Wednesday) onwards at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1682.html. The above-mentioned programmes are the celebratory programmes of the 35th anniversary of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, while the "Elīna Garanča Gala Concert" and the "Piano Recital by Krystian Zimerman" are also programmes of this year's Asia+ Festival.
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Acclaimed international musicians to stage performances at LCSD's Great Music 2024 in October and November Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
DH signs Co-operation Arrangement on Research for Quality Testing and Standards of Chinese Medicines with Experimental Research Center of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to promote implementation of innovation and high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine
The Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam, today (September 11) witnessed in Beijing the Department of Health (DH) and the Experimental Research Center (ERC) of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS), which is a subsidiary organisation under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), signing a Co-operation Arrangement on Research for Quality Testing and Standards of Chinese Medicines (Co-operation Agreement) that covers a period of five years. The Co-operation Agreement reinforces the exchange and collaboration, jointly promote the modernisation and innovation of Chinese medicines, as well as the advancement of high-quality development of Chinese medicines.
Witnessed by Dr Ronald Lam, Director of the Department of International Co-operation (Office of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs) of the NATCM, Mr Wu Zhendou, and the Vice President of the CACMS, Dr Yang Hongjun, the Co-operation Agreement was signed by the Assistant Director of Health (Chinese Medicine), Dr Edmund Fong, and the Deputy Director of the ERC, Dr Yuan Yuan.
The areas of collaboration include reinforcement on research and standardization of Chinese medicines quality testing, establishment of Chinese medicines quality testing data platforms, holding expert meetings on different fields of Chinese medicines jointly. The Co-operation Agreement enhances the standard of local Chinese medicines testing technology, reinforces the exchange and collaboration on testing technology, nurtures innovative talents and further foster the internationalisation of Chinese medicines, so as to align with the national development strategies for Chinese medicines as outlined in the Development Plan for Traditional Chinese Medicine during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period.
"I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the NATCM and the CACMS for their continuous support to the DH, including sending Chinese medicine experts to join Hong Kong to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, arranging acupuncture experts to provide guidance and training for local Chinese medicine practitioners on smoking cessation services with the Chinese medicine and acupuncture, sending Chinese medicine experts to assist Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in conducting the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination, and inviting HKSAR Government to participate in the 'the Fourth National Survey of Chinese Materia Medica Resources' and providing guidance in various technical aspects. We have maintained close collaboration on the inheritance and innovation of Chinese medicine and to the development of global health over the years. I earnestly look forward to deepening our co-operation and exchange in Chinese medicine through the Co-operation Agreement signed today, and continue to work together to build a healthy China, healthy Greater Bay Area, and a healthy Hong Kong!", Dr Lam said.
After the signing ceremony, Dr Lam visited the ERC and the National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica of the CACMS, to learn about the latest development of Chinese medicines testing and research work in the Mainland and had discussion with professional staff in the laboratories. Dr Lam stated that upon the completion and commissioning of the new building of the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute, there will be more opportunities for both parties to collaborate on Chinese medicines research, allowing more research results to be published in the new journal Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The DH has been actively facilitating exchange and co-operation with the NATCM in the testing and reference standard research of Chinese medicines. Both parties will implement the work related to promoting the high-quality development of the traditional Chinese medicines industry as outlined in the Development Plan for Traditional Chinese Medicine during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, including the joint construction of a quality testing platform for Chinese medicines, and accelerating the standardisation, informatisation, modernisation and internationalisation of Chinese medicines. Under this synergistic effect, it can further promote the Chinese medicines industry towards high-quality development.
DH signs Co-operation Arrangement on Research for Quality Testing and Standards of Chinese Medicines with Experimental Research Center of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to promote implementation of innovation and high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
DH signs Co-operation Arrangement on Research for Quality Testing and Standards of Chinese Medicines with Experimental Research Center of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to promote implementation of innovation and high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
