Past Programmes - 1983-1987
1983
MUSIC
Philharmonia Hungarica
Conductor: Uri Segal
Soloists: Joseph Kalichstein (piano), Eugene Sarbu (violin)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: James Conlon, Jaime Laredo
Soloists: Joseph Kalichstein (piano), Jaime Laredo (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich, Sharon Robinson (cello)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Varujan Kojian, Jacques Delacote
Soloists: Jill Gomez (soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Mark Kaplan (violin)
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Li Chau-yuan
Soloist: Lam Fung (pipa)
Festival Opera Production
Cimarosa: The Secret Marriage
Director: Douglas Gautier
Conductor: Richard Divall
Sydney String Quartet
Songmakers' Almanac
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Canadian Brass
Serenade at Six
My Music
Music by Hong Kong Composers
Soochow Lyrics
RECITAL
Soprano: Galina Vishnevskaya (Mstislav Rostropovich, piano)
Piano: Shura Cherkassky
Cello: Mstislav Rostropovich (Elena Rostropovich, piano)
Guitar: Jean Pierre Jumez
JAZZ
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
DANCE
Australian Dance Theatre
Shumka Dancers
Chengdu Song & Dance Ensemble
THEATRE
National Theatre of Great Britain
Sydney Theatre Company
Teatre de la Claca
Jacques Lecoq
Dimitri
Radeis
Theatre whispers
Chung Ying Theatre Company
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
FILM
Film Week
EXHIBITION
Bronzes from China
Recent Developments of Chinese Paintings
Literary Week
1984
MUSIC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andre Previn, Sir Michael Tippett
Soloists: Ken Noda (piano), Yuzuko Horigome (violin), Randolph Kelly (viola)
Israel Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Nicholas Kraemer
Soloists: Alan Civil (horn), Takako Nishizaki (violin)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Gerard Schwarz, Meyer Fredman
Soloist: Cho-liang Lin (violin)
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Ng Tai-kong
Soloists: Li Tak-kong (yangqin), Ong Chang-tin (pipa)
Festival Opera Production
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte
Director: Douglas Gautier
Conductor: Meyer Fredman
Beaux Arts Trio
Tokyo String Quartet
Andre Previn & Members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Atrium Musicae de Madrid
Fires of London
Kodo Drummers and Dancers
Music by Hong Kong Composers
Serenade at Six
Boys of the Lough
Fairey Engineering Band
Soochow Lyrics
RECITAL
Piano: Mitsuko Uchida
Chinese Music: Hon See-wah (guzheng), Lam Fung (pipa), Wong On-yuen (erhu)
JAZZ
Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
WDR Big Band
DANCE
Washington Ballet
Mario Maya Gypsy Flamenco Theatre
THEATRE
The Actors Touring Company
Foolsfire
Mummenschanz
Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Chung Ying Theatre Company
FILM
Early Chinese Cinema - The Era of Exploration
EXHIBITION
Symposium & Exhibition on Modern Chinese Painting Interaction in Ceramics, Oriental Porcelain & Delftware
Contemporary Open Air Sculpture
1985
MUSIC
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Soloists: Timothy Hutchins (flute), Yuzuko Horigome (violin)
Deutsches Bach Ensemble
Conductor: Wolfgang Gonnenwein
Soloists: Kari Loevaas (soprano), Marga Schiml (contralto), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn, Kenneth Jean
Soloists: Birgit Finnilae (contralto), Rafael Orozco (piano)
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Ng Tai-kong
Soloists: Barbara Fei, Chao Chec-yee (soprano), Lin Siang-yuen, Yueh Hua (tenor),Yuk Ching-wu (bass), Allegro Singers & Lin Siang-yuen Students Chorus
Festival Opera Production
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Conductor: Kenneth Jean
Jing'an Shaoxing Opera Troupe of Shanghai
Cedron Quartet
Chilingirian String Quartet
Australian Wind Virtuosi
Anna Russel with Robert H Rosenberger (piano)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Serenade at Six
Music by Hong Kong Composers
RECITAL
Piano: Pi Hsien Chen, Alicia de Larrocha
Harpsichord: George Malcolm
Guitar: Eliot Fisk
Young String Players of the Year Winners' Recital
JAZZ
Louisianna Repertory Jazz Ensemble
DANCE
Strasbourg Ballet
THEATRE
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Actors Theatre of Louisville
People's Art Theatre of Beijing
Trestle Theatre Company
Gerald Harper
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
EXHIBITION
Understanding Modern Chinese Painting
1 Queen's Road Central - Hong Kong Bank
1986
MUSIC
Minnesota Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Soloists: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Miklos Perenyi (cello)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Egar Seipenbusch
Soloists: Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Ola Rudner (violin), Ilse Wincor (viola), Ricardo Bru (cello)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Soloists: Maurice Murphy, David Washburn (trumpet)
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Solomon Bard
Soloists: Wong Kuen (dizi), Hou Shih-chieh (zhonghu), Li Tak-kong (yangqin)
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Directors: Peter Hall/Stephen Lawless
Conductor: Richard Bradshaw
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directors: Peter Hall/Michael McCaffery
Conductor: Jane Glover
Medici String Quartet
New London Consort
The Brassband
Repercussion
Liu Dehai with Instrumental Ensemble
Helene Delavault (Claude Lavoix, piano) in Cabaret
ESSO Serenade at Six
RECITAL
Piano: Cyprien Katsaris
Organ: Albert Bolliger
Hong Kong Young Players of Chinese Instruments Competition Winners' Recital
JAZZ
Dutch Swing College Band
Victoria Jazz Band
Ric Halstead and One Finger Snap
Neville Dickie
Brian Dee
DANCE
Scottish Ballet
Balletap USA
Desrosiers Dance Theatre
City Contemporary Dance Company
THEATRE
Compass Theatre
Chinese Youth Art Theatre
Theatre Sans Fil
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Chung Ying Theatre Company
FILM
Classic Chinese Films of the Early 1950's
EXHIBITION
The Art of Henry Moore
1987
MUSIC
Gothenburg Symphony - Swedish National Orchestra
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Soloists: Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet), Michaela Martin (violin), Frans Helmerson (cello)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Soloists: Annamaria Cigoli (piano), Joshua Bell (violin)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Kenneth Schermerhorn, Sir Charles Groves
Soloists: Nancy Loo, Gabriel Kwok, Howard Shelley (piano)
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Kuan Nai-chung
Soloist: Gloria Ku (pipa)
Festival Opera Production
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Director: Ralph Koltai
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe
Lindsay String Quartet
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Carlos Bonel Ensemble
Shanghai National Folk Music Ensemble
RECITAL
Organ: Jane-Parker Smith, Wayne Marshall, Larry Schipull
ESSO Serenade at Six
JAZZ
The New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra
Victoria Jazz Band
Richard Rodney Bennett
DANCE
London Festival Ballet
Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal
City Contemporary Dance Company
THEATRE
Bristol Old Vic
The Traverse Theatre
Nola Rae and John Mowat
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Chung Ying Theatre Company
FILM
Chinese Films in the 80s
EXHIBITION
Contemporary British Art - Paintings and Prints
Sir Sydney Nolan - The Silk Road
Alessandro Kokocinski