Youthful energy and exuberant brass were on show in Tan Dun work, Beethoven concerto with Li Yundi was crisp and disciplined, while there was force and precision in Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique under Charles Dutoit's baton.

There is no need to worry about the future of orchestral music, or "good music" as conductor Yip Wing-sie calls it, in this city.