Over 400 young musicians and choristers who participated in the 2026 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp will perform a Chinese and Western music repertoire in two concerts to be held in July and August to showcase the achievements of their training at the camp.

     Presented by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the 2026 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp Concerts, entitled "Summer Resonance", will be held at 3pm on July 26 at the Auditorium of Yuen Long Theatre and 3pm on August 2 at the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall. The concerts are part of the International Arts Carnival (IAC) summer programmes.

     The first concert will be performed by the Children's Choir, Junior Chinese Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra under the batons of Camp conductors Dr Tracy Wong, Dr Cui Yuanyuan and Jean-Philippe Vanbeselaere from Canada, the Chinese Mainland and France respectively. Programme highlights include Kallman's depiction of love and joy "Won't You Sing Along", Lo Leung-fai's vibrant "Youthful Energy" and Berlioz's magnificent "Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14".

     The Junior String Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Chinese Orchestra will perform an array of fascinating music pieces in the second concert, led by Camp conductors John Sit, Professor Nicholas Williams and Professor Chen Bing from Hong Kong, the United States and the Chinese Mainland respectively. Programme highlights include "Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor 'Summer'" from Vivaldi's masterpiece "The Four Seasons", John Williams' atmospheric "Symphonic Suite from Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and Zhao Jiping's "Follow the Pagoda Tree to Trace the Roots of Our Ancestors", a work filled with the longing for the homeland.

     The Hong Kong Youth Music Camp is one of the annual summer activities of the Music Office for young musicians to receive treasurable guidance from maestros, expanding their musical horizons.

     Tickets for the concerts priced at $80, $100 and $130 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries, please call 2796 7537 or 3842 7784 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/activities/traineesevents/musicnconcert/2026hkymcc.html.

     For details of other IAC programmes, please visit www.hkiac.gov.hk.

Ends/Monday, June 29, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:10

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