Event listing: Season Opening Gala: Emperor and New World | Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall | Fri 6 Sep 2013 at 20:00

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Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall10 Salisbury Road Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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Programme

Sheng, Bright (b. 1955)	Shanghai Overture
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)	Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95

Performers

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden	Conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet	Piano

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