Takako Nishizaki

4 Nov 2012

What's going to happen inside the concert hall? Why does the conductor turn his back to the audience? Can I go to the toilet?

9:44AM

Love in Spring with Takako Nishizaki

10 Mar 2012

Peter Breiner plays the piano and conducts Japanese violinist Nishizaki and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK performing love songs including I Can't Stop Loving You and I Left My Heart in San...

9:40AM

Tai Po International Concert

9 Dec 2009

Colin Touchlin conducts violinist Takako Nishizaki, singer Pong Nan, pianist Chen Jie, erhu player Hsin Hsiao-hung and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK (above) in performing works by Vivaldi,...

5:28AM

Book withdrawn over false claims about HK music entrepreneur

21 Oct 2007

Publishers Penguin Books has withdrawn a book by a British music critic, apologised and paid damages to Hong Kong music entrepreneur Klaus Heymann over false statements made about him and his...

8:25AM

Creatures of culture

24 Jun 2005

Fans of Chinese culture gathered at the Inter-Continental hotel recently for the presentation of the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage award.

The gala dinner, held on June 10...

10:26AM

The Music

8 Feb 2004

Love Me Tender

5:58AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

The Music: Takako Nishizaki Charity Concert

The world-renowned violinist, whose recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons was the eighth best-selling classical CD of all time, performs two concerts in aid of the Pathways Foundation for children...

4:13PM

Photo finish

BUSINESS THOROUGHBREDS and social favourites trotted out to the Mandarin Oriental hotel, where Hermes harnessed an exhibition of Italian photographer Fulvio Cinquini's equine images for the...

10:43AM

Gold rush

THERE WAS GOLD as far as the eye could see and shiny medusa head stickers were stamped on slender arms at the Versace Atelier Charity Night at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

9:24AM

Irish orchestra to play Chinese set

This year's Urban Council mini music festival - the Hong Kong Midsummer Classics - features the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

The orchestra will present six concerts based...

11:50PM

Music note

READER'S Digest has launched a collection of classical Chinese music in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

8:36AM

Summer concerts

THE distinguished Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra will be giving six concerts in this year's Hongkong Cultural Centre Midsummer Classics series.

The concerts will be held at the...

1:06PM