Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong (MYO)
Chinese: 香港青少年管弦樂團
Orchestra
Founded 2003
Concert hall Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Principal conductor Synthia Ko
Website www.myohk.com

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong (MYO/MYOHK; Traditional Chinese: 香港青少年管弦樂團) is an orchestra founded in Hong Kong in 2003. Its mission is to pursue artistic excellence, for MYO aims to achieve “Music Excellence with a Soul”, as well as to serve the community through music. It has collaborated with different artists including Yang Li, Siqing Lu, Nancy Loo, Colleen Lee, Cho-Liang Lin,[1] Michelle Kim and the famous visual theater group Magic Circle Mime Company from the United States. The orchestra gives performances triannually in various venues including the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and the City Hall, Hong Kong.

In addition to producing quality music performances, MYO accomplished in bringing inspirational and momentous concerts to audience, performing with Korean four-fingered pianist Lee Hee-ah,[2] one-arm violinist Adrian Anantawan [3] and limbless life warrior, Nick Vujicic in 2009 and 2013.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "LIN CHO-LIANG x MYO". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Four-Fingered Pianist Lee Hee-Ah x MYO Concert". Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hymns of Hope". Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Unstoppable Hope". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Gateway member played piano concerto at the "Concert of Hope by Nick Vujicic and Friends"". Retrieved 30 October 2009.
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