Global young musicians to light up the GBA with melodies

From January 20 to February 1, the 2024 Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area (YMCG) event will be held in three central cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA): Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.

This session of YMCG will mark the first time that five internationally acclaimed music institutions in the GBA will co-host the event, including the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Xinghai Concert Hall, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and Macao Orchestra. World-renowned conductor Daniel Harding has been appointed as the Music Director of YMCG, with Maestro Long Yu the Chairman of the Artistic Committee.

This year, the 2024 YMCG Orchestra is composed of over 80 young musicians from 70 conservatories of music and nearly 20 professional orchestras in China, Russia, the US, Germany, Austria, the UK, France, and other countries and regions. Under the instruction of world-class mentors, they will embark on a musical journey, presenting concerts in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, as well as participating in chamber music salons, workshops, rehearsals, and more.

In 2024, we commemorate the 120th anniversary of the passing of Antonin Dvorak, a prolific and influential composer of the 19th century. The opening and closing concerts of the YMCG will feature renditions of two of his most adored symphonies, paying homage to his enduring musical legacy.  

The opening concert will take place on January 21 at the Xinghai Concert Hall. The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, joined by musicians from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Macao Orchestra, and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra as the Greater Bay Area Festival Orchestra, will launch the new YMCG.

The symphonic concerts of the YMCG Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Harding and featuring violinist Vilde Frang and violist Amihai Grosz, will be another highlight of the event. This global cast will interpret music pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonin Dvorak, and Hong Kong composer Elliot Leung at the Xinghai Concert Hall on January 28, the Shenzhen Concert Hall on January 30, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on January 31. The one held in Hong Kong will also be the closing concert.

Daniel Harding

Vilde Frang

Amihai Grosz

Furthermore, those young musicians will perform chamber music concerts on January 25 and 27 at the Xinghai Concert Hall, featuring works by composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonin Dvorak, Witold Roman Lutoslawski, and Jacques Ibert in ensemble form. (GD Today)

Tickets:

1. Scan the QR code to buy a ticket for the opening concert, "First Stop Guangzhou: Daniel Harding & 2024 YMCG Symphony Orchestra In Concert", and two chamber concerts to be held at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou. 

2. Scan the QR code to buy a ticket for the closing concert to be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on January 31.

3. Scan the QR code below to enter the WeChat mini program of the Shenzhen Concert Hall to buy your ticket for "Daniel Harding and 2024 YMCG Orchestra Shenzhen Concert".