5/7 Shanghai Oriental Art Center-Concert Hall

　　Conductor & Violin: Kolja Blacher (Germany)

　　Ticket Price: 80 Yuan/160 Yuan/220 Yuan/280 Yuan

　　Art Director: Edo de Waart (Holand)

　　Program: Haydn: Symphony No.39

　　Mozart: Symphony No.33

　　Beethoven: Violin Concerto

　　The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO) is rapidly emerging as one of Asia’s leading orchestras. HKPO annually touches the lives of close to 200,000 music lovers through more than 150 performances each year. Since the internationally renowned Edo de Waart joined as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor in the 2004/05 Season, HKPO has reached new heights of artistic excellence.

　　As a soloist Kolja Blacher is often seen performing with the world’s most outstanding orchestras and leading conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Carlo Maria Giulini, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel. Kolja Blacher plays the so-called "Tritton" Stradivari violin from 1730.