As one of the world's oldest orchestras, Staatskapelle Dresden, made an appearance at Hong Kong Cultural Center.

Staatskapelle Dresden is performing at Hong Kong Arts Festival

As one of the world’s oldest orchestras, Staatskapelle Dresden, made an appearance at Hong Kong Cultural Center on February 27th and 28th, and raised the curtain of the 43rd Hong Kong Arts Festival. 

Prior to the official performances, a special program for children “Von Tuten und Blasen voll die Ahnung! - Die Blechbläser” was first displayed. Artists from Dresden Staatskapelle, who donned odd clothing and wore funny makeup, introduced various brass instruments to the young audiences.

Staatskapelle introduces brass instruments to children

Under the baton of chief conductor Christian Thielemann, the orchestra feasted Hong Hong audiences with many resonant German and Austrian works, inculding Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen and Ein Heldenleben, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor and other classic works. 

After completing the performances, Jan Nast,
Managing Director of Staatskapelle Dresden, met backstage Jiatong Wu from Wu Promotion,
Hong Kong Arts Festival Executive Director Tisa Ho,
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Council Mr. Alan K L Wong and his wife