New York Philharmonic Returns to Asia on Tour

In Summer 2023, the ensemble will tour Taiwan and Hong Kong with conductor Jaap van Zweden and violinist Hilary Hahn

For the first time in four years, the New York Philharmonic (NYP) and its music director Jaap van Zweden will return to tour Asia. From June 28 to July 5, the orchestra will present five concerts across three cities — Taipei and Kaohsiung, in Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

As NYP’s 2023/24 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, violinist Hilary Hahn will join NYP in each of the three cities as the soloist in Brahms’ Violin Concerto. The program will also include works by Beethoven, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky. 

Following the tour, a delegation of NYP musicians will travel to Shanghai, China, to host educational activities and chamber music concerts as part of the orchestra’s Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Partnership program, which first launched in 2014.

The Academy program will be held in person for the first time since operating virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. From July 7–12, 2023, NYP musicians will perform with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and give masterclasses for students of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy.

“The New York Philharmonic looks forward to touring in Taiwan and Hong Kong this summer, and I look forward to sharing the work of my New York musical family with audiences in both Taiwan and Hong Kong,” said van Zweden, who is also music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

“The New York Philharmonic’s return to Asia for the first time in four years shows how far the global arts community has recovered,” added Gary Ginstling, NYP’s executive director and forthcoming president and CEO. “This visit is an opportunity to share the NY Phil’s magnificent performances with audiences across the Pacific.

“We are also extremely gratified to reunite with our friends in Shanghai to continue the impactful Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Partnership with the first in-person activities since 2019,” Ginstling continued. “[We are] grateful to Starr International Foundation for making possible this next significant step toward resuming our role as cultural ambassador.”

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