Distinguished British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor – widely acclaimed for his formidable virtuosity, musical sensitivity and the fine range of colours and character in his performances – has appeared with top orchestras around the world including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gewanhausorchester Leipzig etc. He brings to Hong Kong Brahms’ monumental Piano Concerto No 1 – a work of magnificent emotional intensity and creative genius – as he joins hands with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Holly Hyun Choe, Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Music Director of the Orchestre National de Cannes.

Great Piano Concertos: Benjamin Grosvenor Plays Brahms

Hong Kong City Hall

We begin at the beginning, with luminous spirituality from 12th-century visionary Hildegard of Bingen. We end with the insistent pulse of Philip Glass’s Third Symphony. And in between, we’re all over the map: in Estonia with Arvo Pärt (the classic Fratres), in Seattle with Nirvana, in Restoration England with Henry Purcell…

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O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

The Bridgewater Hall

Featuring music by Beethoven, Dvořák and the US premiere of composer Albert Schnelzer’s Burn my letters.

Tetzlaff plays Beethoven

Alex Theatre

Royce Hall

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts

A pioneering solo percussionist, composer and musical communicator, Evelyn has transformed the way audiences think about sound, listening and performance. For this special season opener, she joins Fantasia Orchestra for a programme pulsing with rhythm, movement and imagination.

Albert Schnelzer

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 29, 2026

Percussive Power with Dame Evelyn Glennie · Sinfonia Smith Square

Past events

Sep 12, 2026

Great Piano Concertos: Benjamin Grosvenor Plays Brahms · Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Sep 22, 2025

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra · The Bridgewater Hall

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