British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor exhibited phenomenal dexterity during his ‘Chopin & Liszt’ piano recital that brought the house down at the Hong Kong City Hall.

The explosive ‘psychedelic rave jazz’ trio are among the most exciting instrumental acts to emerge from the UK this millennium – so why are they peacing out after playing Freespace?

India by the Bay, a celebration of Indian arts and culture, returns to Hong Kong in October. Among its highlights are a wellness programme, gala dinner and Broadway-style Bollywood musical.

Presented by the China National Opera and Dance Drama at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tide of Era portrays China’s social, economic and technological development over the past 40 years.

The Hong Kong Tap Festival’s 10th edition was a showcase of tap dance talent from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Shanghai.

Korean-British pianist Hyung-ki Joo talks about his tribute to Joseph Haydn featuring original pieces and works by Debussy and Ravel that he will perform with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

The Elements for violin and orchestra has its Asian premiere with Joshua Bell as soloist, while performance of Tchaikovsky’s 4th symphony will go down as a highlight of Jaap van Zweden’s tenure in Hong Kong.

‘There is still a chance,’ composer Charles Kwong said as he entered a rehearsal for the already delayed world premiere of his piano concerto with Typhoon Saola bearing down on Hong Kong. But it wasn’t to be.

Back in Hong Kong for one night, violin virtuoso David Garrett talks about his latest album, Iconic, why he plays popular songs instead of concertos, and his problem with the description ‘crossover’.

The HK$42 million expo will take place at different venues across the city between October 14 and 18 next year.

Hong Kong Ballet and city orchestras are undertaking tours abroad delayed by the pandemic – and with more of an ambassadorial role than previously after 2019’s protests and the imposition of a national security law.

A basement garage rave in Mozart, Verdi’s Aida as antiwar jeremiad – the opera world doesn’t know what to make of directors’ reinventions. Yet modern settings for operas booed a few years ago are welcomed now.

Years of masking during the Covid pandemic have left some children in Hong Kong lacking in confidence. A drama workshop operator aims to change that, and is offering free trials.

Highlights of the 2024 festival have been revealed, including ballet from Teatro alla Scala, a full-length The Peony Pavilion, Peter Brook’s last theatre production and Bavarian State Opera doing Richard Strauss.

‘A great songwriter, drummer and guitarist, a dear friend,’ writes actor, singer and filmmaker Stephen Fung of Davy Chan, founder of the hip hop group LMF, as Hong Kong entertainment figures mourn his death aged 52.

The Asian Youth Orchestra will hold its first Hong Kong concerts without its American co-founder Richard Pontzious next weekend, before taking off for Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.

Hong Kong performance group Drag Jam has little of the polish and sheen of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but as its raucous shows attest, much joy is found in the perfectly imperfect routines.

Ella Kiang Hua has taught singers including Deanie Ip, Leon Lai, Sandy Lam and Ivana Wong over her more than 60-year career, and still performs and teaches in Hong Kong regularly.

Cost-cutting helped trim losses to HK$718 million in March, but arts hub is not out of the woods yet

Given the role of Cinderella’s ugly sister ‘because I was so fat’, Vicki Ooi learned the true power in a play rests with the director. That’s why she became one, she tells Kate Whitehead, and taught generations about drama.

Maitreyi Karanth ran a maths tutoring business, trained as an actress, became a stand-up comedian and co-founded a charity to build homes for the poor. She tells Kate Whitehead about fulfilling her childhood dreams.

‘The Travellers and The Listeners’, a part-theatre, part-art installation in Hong Kong, transports visitors to an ominous, desolate universe with live performers, recorded audio and visuals and a dreamlike setting.

Singing star Coco Lee’s funeral service to be held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on July 3.1

During his one-night-only John Cleese Live in Hong Kong show, the Monty Python star showed flickers of comic genius, but relied too much on old material in an ultimately underwhelming performance.

At least half of the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s staff have left since the previous executive director stepped down in August 2022, former employees say, as accusations of self-censorship fly.

Star violinist Hilary Hahn showed her technical prowess in Brahms’ violin concerto, while Jaap van Zweden led a passionate and edgy rendition of Tchaikovsy’s Symphony No 6.

Hong Kong Ballet’s new production, Sam and her Amazing Book of Dinosaurs, leans into digital technology to bring the story to life – one of the show’s collaborators explains how.

Few rock bands of the last quarter century have had such an impact on fashion as The Strokes – as they hit Hong Kong and tour Asia, Style breaks down their enduring style legacy