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Masterclass: In Conversation with Robert Carsen – Celebrating 30 Years in Opera in Beijing.
The KT Wong foundation and Beijing Music Festival are proud to present Masterclass: In Conversation with Robert Carsen – Celebrating 30 Years in Opera. It will host by James Chau and hosted at CHAO Sanlitun on 13th October. Robert Carsen was born in Canada and trained as an actor in Toronto and the UK. His […]
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LD’s dinner w Benedict Cumberbatch and Jiang Wen
On 11 July, LD had a relaxed dinner with Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter, the Chinese top director and actor Jiang Wen, his wife Zhou Yun, also a famous actor, in restaurant Park Chinois in London. Benedict Cumberbatch took a break from the shooting of BBC series “Sherlock” and go back to London […]
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Festival d’Aix & Beijing Music Festival Sign Five-Year Agreement
Two of the world’s most renowned music festivals have agreed an historic five-year artistic collaboration, orchestrated by the KT Wong Foundation. Bernard Foccroulle, Artistic Director of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and Long Yu, Founder and Artistic Director of the Beijing Music Festival, signed an agreement on 10th October 2015 that will see an exchange of the […]
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The KT Wong Foundation Launches Young Chinese Musicians Scholarship Fund at The Palace of Versailles, France.
On 22nd June 2015, the KT Wong Foundation will be launching a new fund to help talented Chinese students to study in Europe. The Young Chinese Musicians Scholarship Fund will be launched to a specially invited audience in the beautiful Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Renowned Chinese Pianist Lang Lang will play for an […]
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Foundation Hosts Reception for Semele Premiere at BAM
Lady Davies, founder and chair of the KT Wong Foundation, hosted a special reception ahead the US premiere of Semele, which premieres at BAM, New York on March 4. This production of Semele, co-produced by the KT Wong Foundation and Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie | de Munt, sets a new standard in the fusion of […]
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KT Wong’s Semele Premieres in US March 2015
Following successful performances in Belgium, Canada and China, Handel’s Semele, co-produced by the KT Wong Foundation (KTWF) and Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, has been invited to premiere at the world-renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in March 2015. The production is presented by Canadian Opera Company, directed by famous Chinese contemporary visual artist Zhang […]
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Foundation’s Dinner Gala Celebrates Lang Lang in Paris
The KT Wong Foundation hosted a special dinner for Lang Lang in Paris to celebrate and support his recital at Theatre des Champs Élysées on November 17. The world-famous pianist and UN Messenger of Peace has been a friend and collaborator of the foundation for many years. The most recent collaboration took place at the […]
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Lady Davies on Ruan Lingyu, on Huffington Post
In a recently published Huffington Post article written by KT Wong Foundation founder Lady Linda Wong Davies, Lady Davies shares her views on Ruan Lingyu – the iconic film star from China’s silent era who tragically took her life at the age of 26 – the position of women in Chinese society in the early […]
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Foundation Supports UN Youth Orchestra
The KT Wong Foundation is proud to support the first UN Youth Orchestra at the reopening of the UN General Assembly Hall on October 24, 2014. The event is part of the United Nations Day celebrations and the second annual Lang Lang & Friends Annual Gala by the Lang Lang International Music Foundation (LLIMF). Lead […]
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The Goddess, UK Premier – Tickets go on Sale!
Tickets for the highly anticipated UK premier of the digitally re-mastered Chinese classic The Goddess officially went on sale on September 18th. A new score commissioned by the KT Wong Foundation, by the renowned Chinese composer Zou Ye will be performed live during the screening by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Chalmers. Lead […]
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The Goddess – Premiered at BFI Film Festival
The KT Wong Foundation, in association with the BFI and China Film Archive (CFA), will screen a re-mastered version of classic Chinese silent film The Goddess this autumn at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank. This exclusive UK premiere will take place on 14th October 2014 as part of the prestigious BFI London Film Festival – one […]
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Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Supporter of the Foundation, Dies
We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Philippine de Rothschild, an extraordinary woman who broke through a male-dominated wine industry by carrying on the work of her father and helping to transform and modernise the wine industry. Château Mouton Rothschild is now one of the largest wineries in the world with vineyards on three […]
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Documentary about China’s Growth in Classical Music on BBC 4
“A Hundred Million Musicians: China’s Classical Challenge”, a BBC documentary co-commissioned by the KT Wong Foundation, airs on BBC Four at 21:15 on Sunday, July 27. China is the fastest growing nation in history, an economic superpower, but it has cultural ambitions too and nowhere is this clearer than in its embrace of Western classical music. Huge […]
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Original music double for foundation
Two recent commissions have elevated the KT Wong Foundation’s output in original classical music to a new level with new pieces by both Qigang Chen and Zou Ye both debuting in 2014. The foundation commissioned leading composer Qigang Chen to write “Joie Eternelle” for renowned British trumpet player Alison Balsom, who performed the piece at […]
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KT Wong hosts Proms dinner for Long Yu & guests
On July 18, a day before the China Philharmonic Orchestra’s debut at the BBC Proms, the KT Wong Foundation – a major sponsor of the orchestra’s Proms debut – hosted an exclusive dinner for Maestro Long Yu, composer Qigang Chen, president of the CPO Li Nan, esteemed guests and friends. One of the most internationally […]
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KT Wong Founder Interviewed on Thoughtful China
‘Thoughtful China’ – a weekly talk show about creative, media & business affairs in China – recently invited KT Wong Foundation founder Lady Linda Davies, on to the show to discuss her drive to build bridges and to initiate interaction between China and the West on a cultural level. During the interview, Lady Davies talks […]
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China Philharmonic Orchestra at BBC Proms 2014
Saturday 19th July marks the China Philharmonic Orchestra’s BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall, launching this season’s global orchestras strand. Britain’s own queen of the trumpet, Alison Balsom, joins them in Shanghai-born Qigang Chen’s new trumpet concerto, a work co-commissioned by the KT Wong Foundation, China Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC, alongside Dutch […]
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Foundation announces internships at AIX 2014
This year the KT Wong Foundation is developing an Intern programme in partnership with the Aix Festival to offer opportunities for young people who aspire to work in the arts to be involved with the Festival. The KT Wong Foundation’s key aim is to foster a mutual understanding between China and the rest of the world, working […]
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KTWong at Festival d’AIX en Provence
The KTWong Foundation is proud to announce official support for two major productions at the Festival d’AIX en Provence 2014. Beginning with opera director Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s Ariodante spanning 6 performances across the festival spanning 3rd-18th July. The foundation is also supporting Raphael Pinchon’s production of Trauernacht scheduled across 11th-19th July The foundation […]
Read moreThe Goddess returns to Shanghai
The remastered version of the classic silent film, The Goddess, originally made in 1933 in Shanghai is to be shown at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 15th. Originally made at a time of political crisis within a divided China, booming attendances, and personal turmoil in the life of its star, actress Ruan […]
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