February 12-13, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

Northern Sinfonia, with its Music Director Thomas Zehetmair, is one of Europe’s most exciting chamber orchestras with a repertoire that spans three centuries of classical music and includes specially commissioned new works. The orchestra plays to great acclaim and also regularly appears at leading international venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna’s Musikverein. October 2008 marks the start of Northern Sinfonia’s 50th Anniversary Season, its fourth season as the orchestra of The Sage Gateshead, its own spectacular Norman Foster designed home for music.

Northern Sinfonia and Chorus will perform in two glorious evenings of classical choral fare: Haydn’s biggest and last large-scale mass, Harmoniemesse, and Beethoven’s choral Ninth Symphony. A splendid array of soloists will join the performances: Sandrine Piau, Lisa Milne, Harriet Williams, Michael Colvin and Stephan Loges.

February 14, Yuen Long Theatre

Northern Sinfonia Chamber Concert with cellist Trey Lee

The Northern Sinfonia presents a rare treat in Yuen Long’s concert hall, featuring pieces by Vivaldi, Ravel and Britten directed by Bradley Creswick. International award-winning cellist Trey Lee is the soloist of the piece written by pianist-composer, Stephen Hough.