Join Paddington Bear and Peter & the Wolf for an “un-bear-lievable” series of adventures in Hong Kong!
Weekend concerts help kids learn about the orchestra and instruments as members of the HK Phil present a musical carnival of animals

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Paddington Bear™ Concert (28 September, 3PM & 8PM)
Peter & the Wolf Fantasia (12 October, 3PM & 8PM)

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[23 September 2019, Hong Kong] It’s time for adventure! The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil)’s hugely popular MUSIC FOR KIDS series brings the world of classical music to families in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere over two weekends: Paddington Bear™ Concert (28 September, Saturday, 3PM & 8PM) and Peter & the Wolf Fantasia (12 October, Saturday, 3PM & 8PM). Suitable for ages three and up, this could be a wonderful choice for your child's very first concert. Act now to embark on this exciting journey with your family! From as little as HK$90, your kids can enjoy an extraordinary concert!

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Bring along your teddy bears to join Paddington™ as he goes to his first symphony concert and joins the HK Phil, conductor Ben Palmer and special guest narrator Eric Monson on 28 September (Saturday) to embark on a musical adventure! Michael Bond’s charming stories about a bear, set to a lovely musical score by Herbert Chappell, now come to life in the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall with storytelling and a live orchestra.

This enchanting children’s concert will appeal to everyone who loves animals. Poulenc’s delightful ballet score Les Animaux modèles brings a whole host of animals to vivid musical life; Copland’s folk-like The Red Pony Suite: Happy Ending illustrates the beauty of living out in the open country with a story about a young boy named Jody and his small pony.

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In another weekend programme, on 12 October (Saturday) in the Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium, conductor Jing Huan and guest Cantonese narrator Ah Tsui continue with the theme of a carnival of the animals as they feature the wonderful children's classic Peter & the Wolf by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. This piece tells the story of how Peter disobeyed his grandfather and ventured out into the forest. The adventures he and his animal companions have catching a wolf are immortalised in Prokofiev’s brilliant piece for narrator and orchestra.

The same programme brings you the experience of some of classical music’s most famous and enduring moments in Mozart’s playful Divertimento in D, K. 136 (3rd movement) and Ravel’s most famous work for children, the Suite from Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose).

A chance to read stories in a musical way with the HK Phil over two weekends!

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Music for Kids: Paddington Bear™ Concert will be held on 28 September (Sat), 3PM & 8PM in the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall. Tickets are HK$420, $360, $280, or $180 and are available at URBTIX.

Music for Kids: Peter & the Wolf Fantasia will be held on 12 October (Sat), 3PM & 8PM in the Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium. Tickets are HK$360, $280, $220, or $180 and are available at URBTIX.

For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit hkphil.org.

Artists (Music for Kids: Paddington Bear™ Concert)
Ben Palmer, conductor [full biography]
Ben Palmer is Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck and Founder and Artistic Director of Covent Garden Sinfonia. Recent guest conducting engagements include with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Sinfonietta de Lausanne, St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and Cinematic Sinfonia.

Eric Monson, English narration[full biography]
American baritone Eric Monson has been performing around the world for over 25 years. In 1998, after several years of producing choir festivals at Disney parks and in cities around the globe, Monson founded the Metro Vocal Group. The members of the Group have been performing internationally ever since and are known for their ability to sing in both Cantonese and Mandarin. They have appeared on Hunan TV and CCTV, as well as in Tokyo and at Hong Kong Disney, and have collaborated with such artists as G.E.M., Hacken Lee and Hanjin Tan. 

Artists (Music for Kids: Peter & the Wolf Fantasia)
Jing Huan, conductor [full biography]
Jian Huan currently serves as the Principal Conductor of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO). In 2012, she was one of two prizewinners at the inaugural Li Delun National Conducting Competition in Qingdao, China. She was Assistant Conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony’s 2013 music season. Jing has conducted the GSO in Italy and the UK. She also led the GSYO on its travels to Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, France, the Czech Republic, Italy and Japan on cultural exchange programmes.

Ah Tsui, Cantonese narration[full biography]
Ah Tsui is a stage actor, an illustrator, designer and all-in-one creator. He started performing in 1997 and has participated in more than 300 stage performances. His latest performances include Yes, I do…?!, Table for Two and Those Were the Days. The Sing-a-long music theatre series, which featured Charlene Choi, Mag Lam and Danny So Yiu Chung, has appeared in re-runs again and again. He also participated in the Shall we Ha series (annual retrospective comedies) that has been running for 10 consecutive years, in more than 200 performances.


MUSIC FOR KIDS SERIES: PADDINGTON BEAR™ CONCERT
28 | 9 | 2019
SAT 3PM & 8PM
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
HK$420 $360 $280 $180
Tickets are now available at URBTIX
For ages 3 and up

Artists

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Ben Palmer
Photo Credit: Andy Staples Photography

Eric Monson
Photo Credit: King’s Production

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo Credit: Cheung Chi-Wai/HK Phil

MUSIC FOR KIDS SERIES: PETER & THE WOLF FANTASIA
12 | 10 | 2019
SAT 3PM & 8PM
Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium
HK$360 $280 $220 $180
Tickets are now available at URBTIX
For ages 3 and above

Artists

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Jing Huan
Photo Credit: Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra

Ah Tsui

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo Credit: Cheung Chi-wai/HK Phil

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