PROFOUND ROMANTIC, AN EVENING OF BRUCKNER

The Philharmonia of School of Music, CUHK-Shenzhen

【Date&Time】

Oct.27, 2023 (Fri.) 20:00

【Venue】

Auditorium 364, Teaching Building

School of Music, CUHK-Shenzhen

501 LongFei Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Admission Free.

Visitors are requested to scan the QR code for registration.

Children under three years old are not admitted.

【Programme】

Yongyan HU, Conductor

Yong-yan HU is a Professor, Academic Leader and Head of Conducting, the Director of Orchestra Office at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Born into a musical family in Shanghai, HU Yongyan studied at the Central Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Zheng Xiaoying. After graduating from the Conservatory in 1983, he went on to Yale University and the Juilliard School to study under Otto-Werner Mueller, graduating in 1989.

His conducting career has spanned the world and included collaborations with world-class orchestras and artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Lang Lang; he has also earned a Golden Record Award for his conducting on musical recordings. He has appeared as a guest conductor for major orchestras in Europe, the United States and Asia, including the Orchestre National de France, London's Royal Philharmonic, German orchestras and opera houses including the Theatre Lübeck, Opernhaus Kiel and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. Yong-yan HU served as Music Director and Conductor of several orchestras in the US, and later on returned to his hometown Shanghai to lead the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra as Music Director and Conductor.

In 2004, he founded an orchestra academy at the Central Conservatory of Music, where he served as Artistic Director and dean for many years. He also led the North German Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Guest Conductor and taught at Yale University as a Visiting Professor. In 2016, he was awarded the Yale Presidential Award as one of 13 Distinguished Visiting Professors. He has assumed professorship as the artistic director of the Orchestra Academy at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music (2020-2022).

The Philharmonia, School of Music, CUHK-Shenzhen

The Philharmonia, School of Music, CUHK-Shenzhen is a dynamic and passionate conservatoire student orchestra. The members of the Philharmonia mostly are from the Postgraduate division and are led by the Music Director Prof. Yong-yan HU. Orchestra’s repertoire encompasses various genres, from classical, romantic, and contemporary to beyond, including large orchestra works, chamber music, and operas, with non-stop exploration and attempts for new music forms. In the promising seasons, more exquisitely programmed concerts are on their calendar to present their ardent performing attitude and distinguished musical expressions.As a student orchestra with absolute self-demanding, they are committed to promoting great classical music and rich artistic culture through orchestral music, together with their continuous improvement of music knowledge and performance skills. The Philharmonia will always implement the philosophy of the School of Music, CUHK-Shenzhen, and take the responsibility to foster talented musicians for the Greater Bay Area, China, and abroad.