Two Bernstein 100 Programmes to close the HK Phil's 2017/18 Season

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) closes its 2017/18 season with a dazzling, colourful and glitzy parade of Leonard Bernstein's greatest hits in two consecutive weeks. First in the row is the complete film of West Side Story with live orchestral music under the baton of conductor Jayce Ogren. Next is Celebrate Bernstein On Broadway! conducted by John Wilson and featuring musical and opera theatre stars Lorina Gore, Louise Dearman, Nadim Naaman and Nathaniel Hackmann in famous tunes including New York, New York, Glitter and be Gay, Maria and many more.

Winner of ten Oscars (including Best Picture and Best Scoring of a Musical), three Golden Globes (including Best Motion Picture, Musical) and one Grammy Award (Best Soundtrack), the movie West Side Story is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. In the concert, the audience will experience Leonard Bernstein's electrifying score performed live by the HK Phil under the baton of emerging American young conductor Jayce Ogren, completed with Stephen Sondheim's lyrics, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact.

Swire Denim Series: West Side Story in Concert will be held on 29 & 30 June (Fri & Sat), 8PM in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets priced: HK$480, $380, $280, $220 are now available at URBTIX. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit www.hkphil.org.

Ticket holders of West Side Story in Concert can join the exclusive sharing session with Nina Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, on 29 Jun 2018 from7:15 to 7:45pm at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Details please refer to www.hkphil.org.

The last programme of the season features many musical and opera theatre stars to celebrate the centenary of Leonard Bernstein, one of America's greatest musical icons.

Conductor John Wilson, founder of his own John Wilson Orchestra dedicated to performing music from the golden age of Hollywood and Broadway, will lead multiple-award winning soprano Lorina Gore, British musical theatre actress Louise Dearman, British musical theatre actor Nadim Naaman, and Broadway vocalist Nathaniel Hackmann, in an extraordinary programme of Bernstein's music for the theatre. Everlasting favourites from award-winning musical, movie and stage including West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, Wonderful Town, On the Waterfront, Trouble in Tahiti, Peter Pan... and more will be performed LIVE.

Holiday & Pops Series: Celebrate Bernstein on Broadway! will be held on 6 & 7 July (Fri & Sat), 8PM in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall.Tickets priced: HK$480, $380, $280, $180 are now available at URBTIX. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit www.hkphil.org.

Photo Credit: Rebecca Fay

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