PolyU Artist-in-Residence Programme 2022-23: Maestro Leung Kin-fung ‘Ode to Joy - Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Concert’

Conducted by Maestro Leung Kin-fung (left), PolyU’s Artist-in-Residence 2022-23, the PolyU Orchestra performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K. 467 with talented young pianist Wong Ka-jeng (right).

Renowned musicians including Dr Julia Chen (second from left), Ms Bobbie Zhang (first from left), Mr Alex Tam (first from right) and Mr Apollo Wong (second from right), performed the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, together with more than 100 members of the PolyU Choir and Opera Hong Kong Chorus.

PolyU was delighted to present the ‘Ode to Joy – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Concert’ in March 2023, attracting hundreds of staff, students, alumni and guests to the Jockey Club Auditorium. The concert was directed by Maestro Leung Kin-fung, PolyU's Artist-in-Residence 2022-2023, who was appointed as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the PolyU Orchestra in 2016 and a University Fellowship was conferred on him in 2022. Under the baton of Maestro Leung, the PolyU Orchestra offered a musical journey that included Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467, featuring talented young pianist Wong Ka-jeng. The concert reached a crescendo when Maestro Leung led the PolyU Orchestra and renowned vocal soloists Dr Julia Chen, a soprano and Director of the Educational Development Centre of PolyU; Ms Bobbie Zhang, mezzo-soprano; Mr Alex Tam, tenor and conductor of the PolyU Choir and Opera Hong Kong Chorus; and Mr Apollo Wong, bass-baritone, together with more than 100 members of the PolyU Choir and Opera Hong Kong Chorus, in a performance of the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.