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1973

Music

New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Soloists: Fu Tsong (piano), Ken Yasuda (cello), Kinshi Tsuruta (biwa), Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuhachi), Gagaku Musicians

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf, John Pritchard, Edo de Waart
Soloists: Douglas Whittaker (flute), John Lill, Michael Roll (piano), David Watkins (harp), Ida Haendel, Rodney Friend (violin)

Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Soloists: Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Master (violin), Fu Tsong (piano), Diana Menuhin (narrator), Hong Kong Festival Chorus

Menuhin Chamber Ensemble

 

Recital

Soprano: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Geoffrey Parsons, piano)

Violin: Yehudi Menuhin (Hephzibah Menuhin, piano)

 

Popular Music

Tom Paxton

The Sweet

LuLu

Julie Felix

 

Dance

Royal Danish Ballet

New London Ballet

Royal Classical Javanese Dancers

Paco Peña's Flamenco Puro

 

Theatre

Bristol Old Vic Company

 

Exhibition

Contemporary French Tapestries

Indian Miniatures

Chinese Puppets

Chinese Carved Jade

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1974

Music

Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Hiroyuki Iwaki, Sergiu Comissiona, John Hopkins
Soloists: Yi Kwei-sze (bass-baritone), Paul Tortelier (cello), Shura Cherkassky, Tamas Vasary (piano)

London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Erich Bergel, Walter Weller, Guido Ajmone-Marsan, Bernhard Klee
Soloists: Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Mutti Salminen (bass), Pi Hsien Chen, Fu Tsong (piano), Mayumi Fujikawa (violin)

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Solomon Bard
Soloists: Lim Kek-tjiang (violin)

Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Winfried Karlinger

Vienna Chamber Choir
Conductor: Norbert Deininger

Allegri String Quartet

Hong Kong Festival Strings

 

Recital

Piano: Shura Cherkassky, Fu Tsong

Cello: Paul Tortelier (Fu Tsong, piano)

Baritone: Yi Kwei-sze (Nancy Lee Sze, piano)

 

Dance

National Dance Company of Senegal

Kathakali Dancers from Keralakalamandalam

 

Theatre

Prospect Theatre Company

Birmingham Repertory Company

 

Exhibition

Contemporary Chinese Prints

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1975

Music

English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Raymond Leppard, Alexander Schneider
Soloists: Richard Adeney, Christopher Nicholls (flute), Neil Black (oboe), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Yi Kwei-sze (baritone), Raymond Leppard (harpsichord), Jose-Luis Garcia, Isaac Stern (violin)

Orchestre National Français (O.R.T.F.)
Conductor: Jean Martinon, Paul Capolongo, Pierre Dervaux
Soloists: Pierre Amoyal, Isaac Stern (violin), Alain Marion (flute), Pi Hsien Chen, Dominque Merlet (piano)

Spanish National Orchestra
Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Soloists: Maria Oran, Enriqueta Tarres (soprano), Alicia Nafe (mezzo-soprano), Pedro Lavirgen, Julian Molina, Manolo Mairena (tenor), Simon Estes (bass-baritone), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Narciso Yepes (guitar), Lucero Tena (castanets), Hong Kong Festival Chorus

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Lim Kek-tjiang, Solomon Bard
Soloists: Ella Kiang (soprano), Lim Kek-tjiang (violin)

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Wang Chen-tung

Australian Youth Orchestra

English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble

String Trio of Paris

Hong Kong Children's Choir

The Royal Swedish Opera
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Directors: Leif Söderstrom, Ann-Margret Peterson
Conductors: Charles Farncombe, Frieder Meschwitz

Cantonese Opera

 

Recital

Piano: Pi Hsien Chen, Alicia de Larrocha

Bass-baritone: Yi Kwei-sze (Nancy Lee Sze, piano)

Guitar: Narciso Yepes

 

Dance

Lucero Tena Spanish Dance Ensemble

 

Theatre

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

 

Exhibition

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain

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1976

Music

Halle Orchestra
Conductor: James Loughran, Meredith Davis, Owain Arwel Hughes
Soloists: Valerie Masterson (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Christian de Plessis (baritone), Peter Katin, Moura Lympany (piano), Stoika Milanova (violin)

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Hans Gunter Mommer

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Wang Chen-tung
Soloists: Wong Shuen-yip (piano), Mak Cheuk (gao-hu)

Hong Kong Children's Choir

Soochow Lyrics

Peking Opera

Cantonese Opera

Chiu Chow Opera

 

Recital

Piano: Peter Katin

Guitar: Paco Peña

Pi-pa: Feng Te-ming

Vocal: Gala Vocal Concert

 

Jazz

Cleo Laine & John Dankworth Quartet

 

Dance

Paco Peña's Flamenco Puro

Festival Gala Ballet

 

Theatre

The Chichester Festival Theatre Company

Emlyn Williams

Mummenschanz

 

Exhibition

Paintings by Tingqua

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1977

Music

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Helen Quach, Hans Gunter Mommer
Soloists: Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Tsui Shu-on (violin)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gabriel Chmura, Hiroshi Wakasugi
Soloists: Hans Lemke (bassoon), Yitkin Seow (piano), Gyorgy Pauk (violin), Zara Nelsova (cello)

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alun Francis, Christopher Seaman
Soloists: Thea King (clarinet), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Bernadette Greevy (contralto), John Mitchison (tenor), Delme Bryn-Jones (baritone), Pierre Amoyal (violin), Hong Kong Oratorio Society

Hong Kong Chinese Music Orchestra
Conductor: Chen Ning-chi

Hong Kong Children's Choir

Cantonese Opera

Soochow Lyrics

 

Recital

Piano: Joaquin Achucarro

Soprano: Victoria de los Angeles (Enrique Ricci, piano)

Vocal: Joint Vocal Concert

 

Jazz

Stephane Grappelli with the Diz Disley Trio

 

Dance

Manilita and Rafael Aguilar Danses Nationales D'Espagne

 

Theatre

Thorndike Theatre

Emlyn Williams

Bernard Rolli

 

Exhibition

30 Hong Kong Artists

Contemporary European Arts

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