16 local arts groups and partnered arts organisations become new round of LCSD venue partners
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will implement the new (sixth) round of the Venue Partnership Scheme for three years from April 2026 to March 2029. Sixteen selected local arts groups and partnered arts organisations specialising in different art forms will become the partners of 11 LCSD performance venues:
Venue
Facility
Venue Partner
1.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Concert Hall
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Grand Theatre
Hong Kong Dance Company
2.
Hong Kong City Hall
Concert Hall
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Theatre
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
3.
Yau Ma Tei Theatre
Theatre
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong
4.
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Theatre
E-Side Dance Company
5.
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Theatre
Drip Music
6.
Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Theatre
Zuni Icosahedron
7.
Sha Tin Town Hall
Cultural Activities Hall
Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble
8.
North District Town Hall
Auditorium
Hong Kong Theatre Works
9.
Kwai Tsing Theatre
Auditorium
Chung Ying Theatre Company
10.
Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Auditorium
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
Cultural Activities Hall
Actors' Family
11.
Tuen Mun Town Hall
Auditorium
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre and Spring-Time Chinese Opera
Cultural Activities Hall
POP Theatre
Launched in 2009, the Venue Partnership Scheme supports arts development by promoting partnerships between LCSD performance venues and arts groups/organisations. The enhanced sixth-round Scheme seeks to nurture the artistic levels and competitiveness of venue partners, strengthen venue identities, incentivise the good use of existing facilities to present more venue-suiting programmes, and encourage the development of performing arts at the community level, thereby fostering the diversified and professional development of arts and culture.
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Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra to present Chinese musical treasures
The Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra (HKYCO) of the Music Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will hold its annual concert, "The Prosperous Times", at 3pm on January 4 (Sunday) next year at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, with a guest performance by the Hong Kong Young Chinese Orchestra, which is affiliated with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, to present magnificent pieces to the audience.
The concert will be under the baton of Music Office Instructor Kwok Kin-ming and the Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Young Chinese Orchestra, Woo Pak-tuen. The concert programme features the majestic dizi concerto "The Song of Flight" jointly presented by the HKYCO and its dizi principal Luk Tsun-ki, followed by the passionate "Lantern Festival" and energetic "Eager to Fly". Also, the two orchestras will join forces to present "The Sisters' Islands", a piece inspired by a mythological legend. The concert will culminate in the world premiere of Xu Xinchi's Symphony No. 1 "The Prosperous Times", commissioned by the Music Office, leading the audience to experience the resplendent beauty of Chinese culture.
Established in 1978, the HKYCO has around 90 members aged 25 and below. The HKYCO frequently performs at various major local events. It also plays the role of a music ambassador for Hong Kong and has toured the Mainland and overseas for music exchange concerts, where it has received high acclaim.
Tickets 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 7523 or 3842 7784 or visitwww.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice.
The concert is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.ccpo.gov.hk/en.
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