HK PHIL SINGAPORE & EUROPE TOUR 2024

“(Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini) The HK Phil’s adroit playing, excellent balance...and van Zweden’s sympathetic direction made this a resounding success.”
--- Mervin Beng, The Straits Times, Singapore

 

“(Shostakovich Symphony no. 9) His (Jaap’s) highly committed conducting and the excellent Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra elicited from the complex score all the facets and colours that Shostakovich had given the musicians.”
--- Thomas Thielemann, Der Opernfreund, Germany

 

“(Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4) Arcs of suspense full of inwardness, coupled with high virtuosity in both the orchestra and the soloist – here the famous young French pianist Alexandre Kantorow… All of this was just as well received more than two hundred years ago as it is today.”
--- Michael Ernst, Musik in Dresden, Germany

 

“(Daniel Lo Asterismal Dance) As an introduction, the concert began with a short piece by Hong Kong composer Daniel Lo Ting-cheung… It's brilliant, pleasant, almost easy. The orchestra, under the able direction of Jaap Van Zweden, shines in all its brilliance.”
--- Hubert Stoecklin, Classique News, France

 

“(Mahler Symphony no. 1) The explosive interpretation of this symphony was brilliantly rendered by the orchestra and its conductor.”
--- Jean-Rémi Barland, La Provence, France