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Led by celebrated Chinese conductor Long Yu, the Hong Kong Philharmonic shines in Schönberg’s bold Brahms “makeover” and features two of their own as soloists in a finely contoured performance of the Double Concerto

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra bring an entertaining programme of Mozart and Rachmaninov to the Proms, followed by an unexpected “Gift from China to the UK”.

The Hong Kong Phil and Long Yu crossing the cultural divide in a trio of Slavic works.

A globally-connected journey of exoticism: Yu Long delivers with Scheherazade.

Long Yu certainly didn’t rest on his laurels as he powered through Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, while Jian Wang introduced subtlety and deftness in the Rococo Variations.

Scotch snap aplenty in evening of “Scottish Fantasy” with Hong Kong Philharmonic. 

Variations of tension, energy and contrast with Long Yu and the Hong Kong Phil.

Chinese-American pianist George Li is now all of 22 years old, and continues to accumulate awards for his remarkable playing, but could he find anything interesting to say about this particular warhorse? 

East meets West meets East in a disappointing display of homogenised, sugar-coated music-making in Birmingham

Young prodigy Serena Wang delights audiences in her performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 1 while the China Philharmonic's cautious approach falls flat.

Variety, energy and drama with Long Yu and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

The China Philharmonic Orchestra and Long Yu made their BBC Proms première, the concert's rather jumbled programme producing mixed results.

One of the pleasures of attending live concerts is discovering sounds that recordings often mask or fail to highlight. Occasionally, the sheer enormity of the experience can be so stunning that I reel from it for days. The “2013 Season Special Event” of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on Thursday was one of those occasions.