Founded in 1977, the HK Chinese Orchestra is the only professional orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments. The orchestra at present has 85 musicians, and is divided into four sections: bowed strings, plucked strings, wind and percussion instruments. Its wide repertoire explores both traditional music and contemporary works. Acclaimed for its outstanding promotion of Chinese music, the HK Chinese Orchestra has already performed more than two thousand concerts worldwide. At europalia.china, an ensemble of nine musicians will be presenting a programme focusing on poetry and calligraphy.

Musicians: YIM Hok-man, percussion ; CUI Can, zhongruan ; LU Yi, sheng ; LUO Jing, zheng ; REN Zhaoliang, suona/guan ; TAM Po-shek, dizi/xiao/calligraphy ; YU Mei-lai, yangqin ; ZHANG Chongxue, erhu ; ZHANG Ying, pipa

Date: 01.12.2009  Place: Centre culturel d’Eghezée, Eghezée

Date: 02.12.2009  Place: Maison de la culture Famenne-Ardenne, Marche-en-Famenne

Date: 04.12.2009  Place: Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels

Source: www.europalia.eu

Editor: Dong Jirong