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Why Elton John was drawn to televangelist Tammy Faye’s fall and rise
Singer was ‘fascinated’ by ‘gladiator’ Tammy Faye Bakker in the 1970s. His musical about her turbulent life is about to open on Broadway.
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Hong Kong Clockenflap festival full line-up includes Central Cee headlining
18 Oct 2024 - 6:55PM
Michael Jackson jacket, Noel Gallagher guitar in music-themed auction
18 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
Arts & Culture
5 must-see performances in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20
Our top five picks include performing arts shows as part of HKPAX, a new ballet and a concert featuring American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis.
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A scene from Meeting In-Between Time, a City Contemporary Dance Company production at The Pokfulam Farm and one of the five best shows to see this weekend in Hong Kong. Photo: Yvonne Chan
Entertainment
One Direction’s Hong Kong gig recalled as Liam Payne’s death shocks world
‘Mass hysteria’ was Hong Kong fans’ reaction during One Direction’s first and only gig in the city in 2015 on their On The Road Again Tour.
17 Oct 2024 - 11:46AM
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She swapped law books for a DJ’s decks. Catch Awen at Hong Kong festival
Lucille Kante found her voice and vocation while a lawyer in Hong Kong, since when she’s DJed everywhere including Coachella. Now she’s back.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM
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Arts & Culture
Wynton Marsalis looks ahead to his band’s jazz concerts in Hong Kong
Audience can expect classical jazz pieces from the 1920s and 30s, a Marsalis original and ‘a good time’ as trumpeter celebrates his birthday.
16 Oct 2024 - 4:14PM
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‘Authentic’ Turandot by Opera Hong Kong well sung and directed
Jia Ding’s ‘authentic’ Chinese production of Puccini work sets the stage for some fine singing and acting, notably by soprano Bing Bing Wang.
15 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM
Louise Kwong (left) as Liu in Opera Hong Kong’s new production of Turandot. Photo: Opera Hong Kong
Travel & Leisure
Follow the Mozart trail in Salzburg, Austria, birthplace of the genius
Stroll around Austria’s fourth largest city and take in the places where Mozart was born, lived, and composed and conducted music.
15 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
Bands
K-pop band CNBlue release new album X, talk about their fans
CNBlue hit the big time in 2010 after their song Loner became a huge hit, and 14 years on, they talk about their career and new mini album X.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:17AM
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Arts & Culture
How ancient Chinese made rock music with jade and limestone chimes
Lithophones comprising stone chimes in a frame were played at the imperial court and in rituals, and feature in Chinese orchestras today.
14 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM
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Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung’s rise to God of Songs
Known as one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings’ of Cantopop, Jacky Cheung has enjoyed a stellar career as an actor and singer since 1984.
11 Oct 2024 - 7:59AM
Jacky Cheung performs on stage in Hong Kong in January 2024 during his Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Arts & Culture
5 shows to see in Hong Kong this weekend, from music to opera and dance
Catch some Italian opera, Chinese opera, dance, and Western and Chinese classical music in the run-up to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo.
10 Oct 2024 - 1:15PM
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Mariinsky Theatre’s Tosca in Macau was one of the best you’ll see
Performed at the 2024 Macao International Music Festival, the Mariinsky Theatre’s production of Puccini’s opera Tosca was simply immaculate.
9 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet pulls off Bob Dylan songs in biopic official trailer
Chalamet plays the folk singer at the time he was courting controversy by playing electric guitar. Elle Fanning and Edward Norton co-star.
9 Oct 2024 - 2:42PM
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Arts & Culture
All about Chinese bamboo flutes, once made from the bones of a bird
The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera.
16 Oct 2024 - 8:12AM
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A woman plays a dizi, a Chinese bamboo flute. The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera. Photo: Getty Images
Arts & Culture
Director on making Puccini opera Turandot authentically Chinese
Director Jia Ding explains why his Opera Hong Kong production of rare Western work ‘that talks about China’ has to be historically accurate.
16 Oct 2024 - 8:14AM
Arts & Culture
Rapper RZA on mixing hip-hop, classical music and ballet on his new album
Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA’s album A Ballet Through Mud was inspired by rhymes in his old notebooks, and recorded with the Colorado Symphony.
8 Oct 2024 - 4:23AM
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Hong Kong electronic music festival Midori returns in secret location
The three-day Midori festival focuses on underground electronic music and culture while highlighting Hong Kong’s beautiful natural landscape.
8 Oct 2024 - 8:01AM
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Pianist Eric Lu revels in Chopin on Hong Kong recital debut
Lu, 2018 Leeds International winner, shows enough Baroque feel for Handel, is on surer ground in Schubert and comes into his own in Chopin.
7 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
Chinese-American pianist Eric Lu performs at the University of Hong Kong on October 4, 2024. Photo: HKU Muse
Bands
2NE1 reunion concerts electrify fans of the beloved K-pop girl group
From October 4 to 6, 2NE1 shook Seoul’s Olympic Hall in a trio of reunion concerts that included hit songs and solo performances from CL.
7 Oct 2024 - 3:15PM
Entertainment
Guitar George Harrison played as a teen could sell for US$1m
Futurama guitar, which Harrison’s mum paid for in instalments and which he played at hundreds of Beatles gigs, could fetch over US$1 million.
5 Oct 2024 - 5:23AM
Arts & Culture
5 great shows for arts fans in Hong Kong this weekend, October 4-6
A Chinese instrument masterclass and a Grammy nominated duo are part of a feast for music fans this weekend. And an art fair is back.
3 Oct 2024 - 1:45PM
OPINION
Ginny Wong
Opinion
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Liam Payne’s death has shaken a world of 1D fans and non-fans alike
17 Oct 2024 - 11:45AM
Amy Wu
Being Chinese
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Why must Chinese parents make children dread piano?
12 Aug 2024 - 5:42PM
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Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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Why linguists love Olympics singer Aya Nakamura for her use of back slang
4 Aug 2024 - 8:15AM
Wee Kek Koon
Reflections
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Only 1 ancient Chinese singer could match Taylor Swift’s effect in Singapore
6 Mar 2024 - 5:18PM
Jason Wordie
Then & Now
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How Victorian Britain built bandstands to bring culture to the masses
3 Sep 2023 - 9:45AM
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Invest in music royalties, support Cantopop – and make money too
29 Jul 2023 - 8:15AM
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