Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is united in its commitment to offering excellence in Chinese music. With a contemporary momentum and a professional spirit, we aim to strive for the peak in music and attain the status of a world-class orchestra that is the pride of Hong Kong people.

Founded in 1977, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
has won the accolades as “a leader in Chinese ethnic music” and “a cultural
ambassador of Hong Kong”. It is often invited to perform at famous venues and
festivals all over the world. Its award-winning track record in the arts,
governance and administration, arts education, and marketing and promotion,
which includes ‘The 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards - Award for Arts
Promotion and Education’ and ‘The 6th Hong Kong Public Relations Awards 2025 –
Silver Award for Stakeholder Engagement’ etc., has placed it in a leading
position among full-sized Chinese music ensembles in the international arena
today.

The Orchestra is set up in four sections:
bowed-strings, plucked-strings, wind and percussion. The bowed-string section
has been using the Award-winning Eco-Huqin series developed by the Orchestra
since 2009. The HKCO explores new frontiers in music through commissioning over
2,400 new works of various types and styles, whether as original compositions
or arrangements. In 2021, the HKCO launched the ‘Net Concert Hall’, the first
ever online Chines Music Gallery in the world.