City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK) enjoys a unique position as one of the most active chamber orchestras in the Asian region. Members are professional musicians who enjoy a busy calendar of concerts and the most diverse music-making in Hong Kong. Currently in its thirteenth season, the CCOHK gives an annual subscription season of concerts specializing in a wide range of chamber-orchestral repertoire from Baroque masterpieces to newly commissioned works. Over the years the orchestra has worked with many internationally renowned artists including Sir James Galway, Dame Emma Kirkby, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sir Thomas Allen, Alexander Rudin, Daniel Binelli, Michael Chance, Takako Nishizaki, Lu Si-qing, Cristina Ortiz, Giovanni Sollima, Karl Jenkins and Vladimir Ashkenazy. The CCOHK has also forged exciting collaborations with stars and celebrities such as Dame Edna Everage, Olivia Newton-John, Katherine Jenkins, Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam and Robin Gibb. On tour the CCOHK has made its mark in Italy and China, performing at historical locations such as the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing and the San Filippo Teatro in LÁquila (now devastated by earthquake). Locally the CCOHK has performed for Le French May, the International Arts Carnival, the Hong Kong International Piano Competition and RTHK Radio 4’s annual Christmas concerts in Hong Kong Park televised by RTHK. The CCOHK is also regularly seen in collaboration with Hong Kong’s leading choirs and vocalists and in support of young talents in special family events such as The Snowman & The Bear. In 2012 the CCOHK and Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri released English Recorder Concertoson OUR Recordings to critical acclaim. The CD, featuring the world premiere recording of Richard Harvey’s Concerto Incantanto, was selected as the CD of the week in the German Magazine Klassik Heute. Selections of the CD have also been featured on Cathay Pacific’s Radio Inflight programme. In 2008 Frenchman Jean Thorel was appointed the CCOHK’s first chief conductor. Violinist Hong-ying Ho who was featured in the Oscar-winning film From Mao to Mozart, has led the CCOHK since its inception in 1999. In 2009 Leanne Nicholls, founder, artistic director and principal oboist of the CCOHK, was awarded a commendation certificate from the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government for outstanding contributions to the development of arts and cultural activities.