The National Day Concert features the Hong Kong premiere of Chinese composer Zhao Lin’s A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. This symphonic poem was inspired by the only surviving work of the same title by the Northern Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng. Lin’s composition weaves folk soprano with the Chinese instruments sheng, pipa, erhu and dizi into the Western orchestral fabric to produce a unique soundscape. Yu Long conducts this co-commission by the League of China Orchestras and 23 orchestras, including the HK Phil. Programme LÜ Qiming｜Ode to the Red Flag ZHAO Lin｜A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (Hong Kong Premiere) Artists Yu Long, conductor Linna Gong, soprano Virtuosi from the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Xu Hui, erhu Zhang Ying, pipa Wei Shen-fu, sheng Wu Chih-hing, dizi The concert runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with an intermission.

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HK Phil Jubilee Tickets ($50) will be available for selected concerts during counter sale period on a first- come, first-served basis. Each customer can purchase up to two tickets per programme (unless specified otherwise). These tickets are not available during subscription period, and no concessionary discount will be offered.