Articles par Alan Yu

Kent Nagano and OSM wowed with cerebral approach to Carmina Burana.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta in a mixed bag of Messiaen, Mozart and Beethoven. 

Fazıl Say dazzles as both composer and soloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. 

The Sydney Symphony in a finely chiselled account of Vaughan Williams' “A London Symphony”, but groped for balance in Ravel and Bax.

Opera Hong Kong’s Roméo et Juliette: a gigantic effort marred by confused artistic vision and irritating production choices.

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta charmed, cajoled and astounded with Haydn, Strauss and Brahms.

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

Patchy vocal offering saved by superb orchestra in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.

An enthralling account of Brahms’ Fourth Symphony by Itzhak Perlman and the San Francisco Symphony.

Nicolaj Znaider proves a better conductor than soloist with the OSM in programme of works by Mozart, Smetana and Dvořák. 

Karina Cannelakis and Hong Kong Phil excite and please with disparate programme of Mozart and Strauss. 

Kent Nagano and the OSM came up trumps in concert version of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande.

Plush costumes and lavish sets make up for shortfall in music and singing in Opera Australia’s La traviata. 

Yuja Wang playing cat and mouse with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in Brahms' B-flat second concerto.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta's refreshing reading of Sibelius' 6th Symphony in "Le French May"

A valiant attempt by Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Sibelius' demanding Fourth Symphony.

Opportunities missed to exploit dynamic contrast in Xian Zhang's Roman Festivals with the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Rimsky-Korsakov's opera remain rarities outside Russia, but the Bolshoi Opera made The Tsar’s Bride the anchor of this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival programme. 

Earnest singing and dramatic insight made Das Rheingold with the Hong Kong Philharmonic a remarkable evening. 

Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart favourites and Saint-Saëns' third violin concerto