Event Overview

A special exchange concert featuring the Hong Kong Youth Strings and the Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra, presenting a classical repertoire.

Performance Details

• Date: December 11, 2016 (Sunday)
• Time: 16:00
• Location: St. Dominic's Church (Rose Church)
• Admission: Free

About the Hong Kong Youth Strings

Founded in 1985, the Hong Kong Youth Strings provides advanced orchestral training for graduates of the Music Office's regional string orchestras. The ensemble actively participates in community concerts and international youth music exchange activities.

Notable Past Engagements:

• 1997: Exchange performances with the Singapore Youth Symphony Orchestra and a tour in Malaysia.
• 2000 & 2001: Collaborated with renowned violinists Wang Siheng and Sugiyama Kumi to perform Vivaldi's "Winter" and "Autumn" concertos.
• 2004: Invited by the Kagoshima Prefectural Government in Japan to perform with the Kagoshima Wind Orchestra at the Kirishima International Concert Hall.
• 2007: Exchange performance with the New York Youth Symphony.
• 2012: Participated in the "Summa Cum Laude" International Youth Music Festival in Austria and the Czech Republic, winning the "Outstanding Achievement" award in the string orchestra competition held at the Golden Hall in Vienna.

Conductors

• Ng Ka-ming
• Joseph Kam
• Teresa Tsang
• Maxine Cheung
• Stephen Lam

Programme

• W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major
• W.A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture
• W.A. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525
• Edward Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra
• Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra

Additional Information

• The organizer reserves the right to change the program and performers.
• Contact: 2825 2899
• Facebook: Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra Association
• Website: www.macauyso.org.mo