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Yan Huichang to step down as head of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra after 30-year run

3 hours ago02 mins

Yan Huichang will step down as the artistic director of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in July 2027 after three decades at the helm, the group has announced. But the 70-year-old Shanxi province native would stay on as the orchestra’s honorary artistic director and conductor for life, as well as chairman of its artistic committee…

Alan Chan and his grandson Ethan with their harmonicas. Photo: Dickson Lee

1,200 musicians set Guinness World Record at concert in Hong Kong

1 month ago03 mins

More than 1,200 musicians set a Guinness World Record for the largest reed ensemble featuring the sheng – a traditional Chinese free-reed instrument – at a Hong Kong concert on Sunday. The “Endless Sheng, Thousand Reeds in Harmony” marathon opened the International Sheng and Reeds Festival of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, marking one of…