SPURS Gallery presents the group exhibition 'The Arcadian Dream', curated by art advisor Thomas Stauffer, with works by a total of 13 artists including two Swiss artists Alina Kopytsia and Diego Kohli.
As Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra, the LSO’s concerts have long featured soloists of international renown – these include Hilary Hahn, Nelson Freire, Lang Lang, Krystian Zimerman etc. The LSO has, in recent years, been invited to perform at George Enescu Festival, Bucharest; the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow; and the Locarno-Ascona Festival. The orchestra has also been invited back to appear at the Kissinger Sommer festival.
Currently Music and Artistic Director of Geneva Camerata, David Greilsammer, deemed “One of the most accomplished and adventurous musicians of his generation” (The New York Times), will be performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 17 with Hong Kong Sinfonietta on 25 June.
Location: Concert Hall, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
Friday, 24.06.2016
Sunday, 07.08.2016,
Pro Helvetia
Exhibition
The exhibition features 100 classical books published by the internationally renowned Swiss publisher and designer, Lars Müller. Since 1983, the graphic artist has been presenting books on architecture, design, typography, photography, and social issues that are of high design quality, state-of-the-art style and materials.
Wednesday, 22.06.2016
Wednesday, 22.06.2016,
ShanghaiPRIDE
Movie
From June 17 to 26, the ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival will be celebrating LGBT culture with film screenings, panel discussions, and other events. Katzenball by Swiss director Veronika Minder explores lesbians in Switzerland over the past 70 years through five women’s personal accounts about their relationships and search for an identity and meeting places.
Described by the international press as "a revelation, an exceptional pianist" whose "transcendent playing revels in multiple layers of genius and beauty," Beatrice Berrut is a highly talented pianist. She has had numerous concerts across Europe and the US and performed as a soloist with ensembles including the Orchestra della Svizzerra Italiana and the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. During her tour in China, the pianist will delight the audience with her marvelous interpretation of Schubert’s “Piano Sonata G major D894”, Heinz Holliger’s “Elis” in addition to “Après une Lecture de Dante” and two ballades from Liszt.
Thursday, 16.06.2016
Thursday, 30.06.2016,
Pro Helvitia
Exhibition
Since the late 1950s, Swiss graphic design has been internationally renowned for its high quality that has won over audiences worldwide. This exhibition, which earned huge acclaim at the 2016 Shanghai Art Design earlier this year, presents an overview of 121 works from 77 Swiss contemporary designers. Come and discover a wide range of different design approaches and techniques from Switzerland. Collecting the different motives and influences, the exhibition also offers insights into the pursuit of perfection and refined craftsmanship that goes into creating visionary new designs.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts presents a series of events showcasing the fruit of the hard-work of their graduates every year. Two concerto-concerts will be held this year in June and the first one will be conducted by Swiss conductor/composer Patrick Furrer.
Location: Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Academy Concert Hall, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
RISE Hong Kong 2016 is produced by Web Summit, Europe’s largest meeting of tech minds. Two Swiss startup companies TravelerFirst and Hubflux will be joining the conference where major global media, hundreds of investors and thousands of attendees for three days of legendary networking.
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong