Cool Summer Festival

In this scorching summer the Hong Kong Sinfonietta hopes to cool audiences down with music at it’s first HKS Cool Summer Festival. The four concert festival runs from 20 July to 18 August 2018 and features Leon Ko, conductor Jason Lai, rock band Chochukmo and Austrian jazz star Georg Breinschmid.

The Amazing Filmphony
(20-22 July, HK City Hall Concert Hall)
Hong Kong Sinfonietta Music Director Yip Wing-sie and composer Leon Koto start the HKS Cool Summer Festival create a theatrical symphony of music from films such as Perhaps Love, The Warlords, The Great Magician and Monster Hunt.

Sounds Great! Classical Music in Movies
(3-5 August, HK City Hall Concert Hall)
Hong Kong Sinfonietta collaborates with conductor Jason Lai to present excerpts of classical masterpieces in films, including Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra, Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture and John Williams’ Star Wars.

Chochukmo: Reflection
(10-12 August, HK Cultural Centre Studio Theatre)
Local 5-piece indie rock band Chochukmo will join forces with the strings and brass of the orchestra to create an eccentric musical experience of tranquility and turbulence, stillness and motion.

Symphonic Jazz with Georg Breinschmid & Friends
(18 August, HK City Hall Concert Hall)
Georg Breinschmid was a double bass player in the Vienna Philharmonic before he started exploring jazz. His humorous style has made him popular with audiences and critics. He will be collaborating with Hong Kong Sinfonietta to present some of his own compositions and improvisations.

HKS Cool Summer Festival
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Date: 20 July – 18 August, 2018
Venue: HK City Hall, Concert Hall; HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
Tickets: from Urbtix

The 1975 @ The Vine Centre – 7:30pm, 27 January, 2015

The 1975 @ The Vine - 8pm, 27 January, 2015

English indie rock band The 1975 return to Hong Kong for their second gig. Formed in Manchester in 2012 the group which consists of Matt Healy (vocals, guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), George Daniel (drums, backing vocals) and Ross MacDonald (bass) have been playing music together since 2004. As The 1975 they have released four Eps: Facedown (2012), Sex (2013), Music for Cars (2013) and IV (2013) ; a self-titled debut album which debuted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 8 September 2013 and a number of singles.

The 1975
Support: Chochukmo
When: 8pm, 27 January, 2015
Where: The Vine Centre
How much: $590

5th Anniversary @ W Hotel – 8 August 2013

W Hotel celebrated it’s 5th Anniversary with a party featuring a fashion show to launch SixLee’s 2013 collection and Chochukmo.

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Reflection

Reflection
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, HKS Cool Summer Festival, Chochukmo
Date:
 8pm, 10-12 August, 2018
Venue: HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
Tickets: $380, $280 from Urbtix

Reflection

Reflection
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, HKS Cool Summer Festival, Chochukmo
Date:
 8pm, 10-12 August, 2018
Venue: HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
Tickets: $380, $280 from Urbtix

Reflection

Reflection
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, HKS Cool Summer Festival, Chochukmo
Date:
 8pm, 10-12 August, 2018
Venue: HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre
Tickets: $380, $280 from Urbtix

Freespace Happening

Freespace Happening
Chochukmo, Andy is Typing…, Milkmouth, Blood Wine or Honey, Project Ace, Kaya Doran, Choi Sai-ho, Kenneth Tsang, Jing Wong, 88balaz, Shotgun Politics,Silhungmo, Eat Sleep Recycle, Jason Kui
Date: 2pm, 10-11 March, 2018
Venue: Nursery Park, West Kowloon Cultural District
Tickets: Free