Introduction

Founded in 1990, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta has become one of the most well- respected orchestras in Asia. Together with its dynamic music director Yip Wing-sie, who has blazed the trail for many young musicians in Hong Kong, the orchestra has brought quality orchestral music closer to the community, and has also made its mark on international tours. It has worked with an illustrious array of musicians and groups including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Christopher Hogwood, Luciano Pavarotti, Lang Lang, and the Kirov, Bolshoi,Stuttgart, the Royal and English National Ballets. The orchestra has an extensive repertoire, from the baroque to the contemporary, and also boasts a rich Chinese orchestral repertoire that few orchestras in the world can rival.