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CITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF HONG KONG
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The City
Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK) has established itself as one of
Hong Kong's leading orchestras with a reputation for innovative programming
and excellent music-making. Its members are all professional musicians
who are also the most sought-after instrumental teachers in Hong Kong.
Over ten different nationalities are represented in the orchestra including
Hong Kong, mainland China, Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Australia,
the USA, Vietnam, Korea, the Philippines and the UK. Currently the CCOHK
gives a subscription series of concerts each year covering a wide range
of styles from Baroque to contemporary works in venues ranging from the
concert hall to churches and historical buildings. The annual children's
concerts such as The Snowman and The Bear and The Magic Jungle
are also a special part of the orchestra's programme planning. The
CCOHK broadcasts regularly on RTHK Radio 4 and has appeared on television
in Hong Kong, Australia and Spain.
Since 1999 the CCOHK
has collaborated with many distinguished artists including Sir Thomas
Allen, Michala Petri, Daniel Binelli, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Cristina Ortiz,
Gary Graffman, Pascal Rogé, Roger Woodward, Claude Delangle, Allen
Vizzutti, Robert Bonfiglio, Jim Chim, Yang Xue-fei and pop stars Robin
Gibb, Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam and Olivia Newton-John. In 2003 the Hong
Kong Arts Development Council granted the CCOHK the "Rising Artist
Award" in recognition of the orchestra's outstanding contribution
to music in Hong Kong. In 2007 the CCOHK toured by invitation to Italy
and mainland China. In 2008 French conductor Jean Thorel was appointed
the CCOHK's first chief conductor.
