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Hong Kong Arts Festival founded in 1973, is a focus programmes for the Culture of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, in order to provides a wide range of art programmes from all over the world.

HKAF has become an important symbol for the Hong Kong Culture, since an art lover called Charles Hardy

Charles Hardy

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Hardy was a Royal Navy officer and colonial governor of New York.-Early career:Born at Portsmouth, the son of a vice admiral, Charles Hardy joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1731....

broached the idea with Sir Kenneth Fung Ping-fan (馮秉芬) and Sir Run Run Shaw

Run Run Shaw

Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM is a Hong Kong media mogul.-Overview:Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China in 1907. There has been no official or formal announcement on the exact day and month of his birth. According to A&C Black published Who's Who 2007, Shaw Run Run was born on 14...

(邵逸夫), which thought that Hong Kong should have a festival to promote the performing arts. The festival has introduced many exciting programmes - both internationally and locally produced - to the people of Hong Kong, stimulating their interest in the arts and raising their levels of appreciation. Every February and March, people flock to the Festival's programmes and exhibitions at venues that tange from large performing halls to intimate theatre spaces.

There have more choice for the Hong Kong Arts Festival, which included the Classical Music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

/Chinese Music, World Music, Western Opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

, Chinese Opera, Drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

, Dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

and Family Choice to the Art lovers. Many foreign performers and groups had been joined for the previous festivals, including Wiener Philharmoniker, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1882 and is Russia's oldest symphony orchestra.It was initially known as the "Imperial Music Choir" and performed privately for the court of Alexander III of Russia. By the 1900s it had started to give public performances at the...

, Paris Opera Ballet

Paris Opera Ballet

The Paris Opera Ballet is the oldest national ballet company in the world, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it...

, Mark Chan

Mark Chan

Mark Chan is a Singaporean composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet and painter. He is recognised as one of Singapore's premier composers, particularly for his unique blend of Eastern and Western styles of music...

, New Japan Philharmonic

New Japan Philharmonic

The is a symphony orchestra based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1972 with Seiji Ozawa as honorary conductor laureate. The Philharmonic's primary concert venue is the Sumida Triphony Hall. Since 2003, its music director is Christian Arming....

, San Francisco Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...

, Shanghai Kunqu Theatre, Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...

, Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...

and José Carreras

José Carreras

Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...

. There also have each one concert by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra , is the largest symphony orchestra in Hong Kong. First established in 1895 as an amateur orchestra, under the name Sino-British Orchestra, it was renamed the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957, and became a professional orchestra in 1974 under the funding...

, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is an orchestra of Chinese traditional instruments based in Hong Kong. It was established in 1977 and comprises 85 musicians. The Artistic Director and Principal Conductor is Yan Huichang.-External links:**...

and Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Hong Kong Sinfonietta

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a professional symphony orchestra based in Hong Kong, China. It was established in 1990 by a group of local music graduates. It has always aimed at promoting classical music to the public. The orchestra was reorganized 1999, with Tsung Yeh, an American conductor of...

during the festival period. In addition to the general performances, the festival also provides the commissioning performances, which includes the affiliates with both local and foreign groups, in order to broaden the view of the audiences.

The Hong Kong Arts Festival is made possible, with the funding support of The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club" in 1959...

Charities Trust, and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of...

of the Hong Kong Government. However, the ticket sales (both advanced booking and box office), and the generous grants from major companies, institutions & individuals will also be included. To provide more ways to make the donation, the "Patron's Club", "Student Ticket Scheme" and "New Works Scheme" are also provided.

In order to promote the Hong Kong Arts Festival, two membership series -- "Festival Friends" and "Young Friends Scheme" are also provided. To enhance the arts knowledge for the public, there also have "Festival Plus" (including workshops, talks, masterclasses, arts exchange, exhibitions and meet-the-artist sessions) during the festival period.

There are one important things to know - The news of next year's performances will be announced in August every year, in festival's website (www.hk.artsfestival.org). The advanced booking (by fax, mail and online) starts in the end of October until early December, after such period, the box office will be opened to the public.

Membership list

(until March 31, 2007)

Patron: Chief Executive, Donald Tsang
Donald Tsang
Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, KBE is the current Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Government of Hong Kong....
Honorary Life President: Run Run Shaw CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...

Executive Committee

Chairman: Charles Y K Lee
Honorary Treasurer: Billy Li

Members: Wayne Leung, Peter Thompson, Allan Zeman
Allan Zeman
Allan Zeman GBM, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman. He was born in Germany, raised in Canada and is of Jewish descent. He is known in Hong Kong as the Father of Lan Kwai Fong ....

, Mariana Cheng, Clara Weatherall, Ronald Arculli, Teresa Hong, David Gwilt, Daniel Ng, David Eldon
David Eldon
David Gordon Eldon is former Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He retired in May 2005, after spending 37 years with HSBC Group. He is now the Senior Adviser of PricewaterhouseCoopers.-Personal history:...

Programme sponsors

Since the 1970s: British American Tobacco Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Airways, Exxon Mobil Companies in Hong Kong, Hang Seng Bank Limited
Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank Limited is the second largest bank in Hong Kong. It is a listed company but it is majority owned by the HSBC Group via The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Hang Seng is also one of the constituent shares of the Hang Seng Index...

, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...

China/Hong Kong Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Standard Chartered Bank Limited is a licensed bank incorporated in Hong Kong, part of Standard Chartered Bank...

Ltd

Since the 1980s: The British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...

, Philips Morris Asia Ltd.

Since the 1990s: Dr Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...

, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...

, Shun Hing Group, TIME, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Found

Since the 2000s: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...

, CITIC Pacific Ltd, Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...

, Hopewell Holdings Ltd, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Lufthansa German Airlines
Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...

, Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....

, Sino Group
Sino Group
Sino Group is one of the largest property companies in Hong Kong. The Group comprises private holding companies owned by the Ng family, and three publicly listed companies:*Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited*Sino Land Company Limited...

, South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....

, STAR Group Ltd
STAR TV (Asia)
Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....

, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
Sun Hung Kai
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. is a listed corporation based in Hong Kong. The company is controlled by the family trust set up by Kwok Tak Seng, who founded the company.-History:...

, Muse Magazine
Muse (Hong Kong Magazine)
Muse is a bilingual Hong Kong-based multimedia publisher specializing in content related to Hong Kong's art and culture scene.. Until December 2010, Muse published an award-winning monthly arts and culture magazine...

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