HKU MUSE 2026/27 Season
Amazing Concerts ✦ Brilliant Acoustics at HKU
- Hong Kong Debut of Cuarteto Casals in its 30th Anniversary Season
- Back to Bach Series Spotlighting Two String Virtuosos in Monumental Cycles
- Piano Laureate Series Featuring Two Top Competition Winners
- Listening Between the Lines with Ma Ka-Fai × LENK Quartet
- Partnership with the HK Phil for the Night of the Ninth
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Now in its 14th year as the University of Hong Kong's pillar of arts advocacy and music learning, HKU MUSE is proud to announce its 2026/27 concert season with a stellar lineup of distinguished soloists and chamber musicians to perform at the HKU Grand Hall, celebrated for its unparalleled acoustics.
HKU MUSE 2026/27 Season Highlights:
- The anticipated Hong Kong debut of Cuarteto Casals in its 30th anniversary season will revisit works from its inaugural season and present the Asia premiere of Elisenda Fábregas' Fiery earth, a work written for and co-commissioned by the Quartet.
- Back to Bach Series returns with a spotlight on two string virtuosos. Berlin Phil Principal Viola Diyang Meipresents Bach's complete Cello Suites in a rare viola performance, while celebrated violinist Antje Weithaas brings unmatched insight and brilliance to the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin. Each journey spans nearly three hours, inviting audiences into music of profound intimacy, architectural brilliance, and enduring beauty.
- Following a triumphant 2025/26 season of five sold-out concerts, the Piano Laureate Series features recitals by Yulianna Avdeeva, First Prize Winner of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, and the Hong Kong debut of Kevin Chen, First Prize Winner of Arthur Rubinstein, Geneva, and Liszt Competitions.
- Listening Between the Lines returns featuring renowned writer Ma Ka-Fai's final instalment of his acclaimed Hong Kong Trilogy. The author's captivating narration on stage will be accompanied by LENK Quartet in a programme curated by Yuan-Pu Chiao.
- Continuing its fruitful partnership with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and joined by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus and the HKU Chamber Singers, HKU MUSE will present "The Night of the Ninth", a special programme commemorating the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death.Details of other programmes and concerts will be announced soon.
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Season Opening
Cuarteto Casals Hong Kong Debut
(9 October 2026, HK DEBUT)
Founded in 1997 in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals stands among the most celebrated string quartets of our time. In the 2026/27 season, the ensemble marks its 30th anniversary with a long-awaited Hong Kong debut. Bridging three centuries of musical innovation, the Quartet will present the core repertoire of its first season: Haydn's dramatic Op. 20, No. 5, and Schubert's profound 'Death and the Maiden'. They will also present the Asia premiere of Fiery earth by prolific Spanish-American composer Elisenda Fábregas, a work dedicated to Cuarteto Casals, who co-commissioned it jointly with the Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana.
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Back to Bach Series
Berlin Phil Principal Viola: Diyang Mei Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites
(31 October 2026, HK RECITAL DEBUT)
One of the most distinguished violists of his generation, Diyang Mei made history in 2022 when he was appointed First Principal Viola of the Berliner Philharmoniker, becoming the first Chinese musician to join the orchestra. Returning to HKU MUSE, he presents a rare three-hour recital of Bach's complete Cello Suites. Performed on the viola, these iconic works reveal a distinctive richness of sound, offering fresh perspectives on these beloved masterpieces.
Antje Weithaas Plays Bach: The Complete Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
(14 March 2027, HK DEBUT)
Recently named the OPUS Klassik 2025 "Instrumentalist of the Year", German violin virtuoso Antje Weithaas is acclaimed worldwide for her musical insight and technical mastery. Her distinguished career spans over three decades, launched by First Prizes at the Kreisler, Bach Leipzig, and Joseph Joachim Hannover Competitions. In her Hong Kong debut, she will perform Bach's complete Sonatas and Partitas in a single three-hour evening, offering Hong Kong audiences a rare chance to experience a tour de force that reveals the violin in its most intimate and transcendent form.
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Piano Laureates in Concert
A Quiet Offering: Yulianna Avdeeva in Recital
(6 December 2026)
Yulianna Avdeeva, First Prize Winner of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition and juror for the Competition's 2025 edition, has captivated audiences worldwide with her commanding virtuosity and distinctive artistic voice. Her programme is framed by a subtle play on the number 12, from Boulez's 12 Notations to Chopin's 12 Etudes, with Ravel's luminous sound world in between. The centrepiece is the Hong Kong premiere of Dai Fujikura's Quiet Offering, part of its international premiere tour.
Transfigurations: Kevin Chen in Recital
(30 January 2027, HK DEBUT)
At just 21, Kevin Chen has already won First Prizes at the Rubinstein, Geneva, and Liszt Competitions, as well as Second Prize at the 2025 Chopin Competition. His highly anticipated Hong Kong debut explores an arc of transfigurations, from Beethoven and Mendelssohn's variations and Liszt's reimagining of An die ferne Geliebte, to the mystic intensity of Scriabin, culminating in his own arrangement of Liszt's Les Préludes, a testament to his distinctive voice and imagination.
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Listening Between the Lines
Once Upon A Time in Hong Kong by Ma Ka-Fai × LENK Quartet
(10 April 2027)
Hong Kong writer Ma Ka-Fai is no stranger to fans of contemporary Chinese literature. His Hong Kong Trilogy, Once Upon A Time in Hong Kong, weaves the tangled feuds among Hong Kong's underworld figures. With his public charisma, the author will present the fierce and provocative finale of the Trilogy in his own voice on stage. Enhancing this intimate storytelling is LENK Quartet, featuring Nancy Loo (piano), Kitty Cheung (violin), Linus Fung (clarinet), and Eric Yip (cello). They will perform a selection of classical music curated by Yuan-Pu Chiao.
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HK Phil × HKU MUSE
The Night of the Ninth
(6–7 March 2027)
In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death (March 1827), the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus, and the HKU Chamber Singers will recreate the historic concert heard in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when Beethoven unveiled his Ninth Symphony to the world at the Theater am Kärntnertor. The concert opens with the majestic Consecration of the House Overture, continues with three movements from the Missa solemnis, and concludes with the beloved 'Ode to Joy' Finale from the Ninth Symphony, presented as they were on that historic night. Together, these works form a rare portrait of Beethoven's final creative decade and his enduring affirmation of joy amid adversity.
非凡音樂會✦極致聽覺饗宴
盡在繆思這樣的一個樂季
2026/27香港大學繆思樂季節目預覽
- 卡薩爾斯四重奏成軍三十周年首登香港舞台
- Back to Bach兩位弦樂名家挑戰巴赫極限全集
- 鋼琴桂冠系列薈萃兩位國際大賽冠軍
- 香港作家馬家輝及LENK四重奏帶來「音樂與文學對話」
- 聯乘港樂呈獻：貝九之夜
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港大繆思樂季致力揉合學術研究與音樂鑑賞，讓古典音樂走近大眾，至今已是第十四個年頭。2026/27 樂季將雲集多位頂尖室樂大師和獨奏名家蒞臨香港大學共襄盛樂，在具備美妙聲學設計的香港大學大會堂中締造令人難忘的音樂聆賞體驗。
樂季精彩節目包括：
- 卡薩爾斯四重奏（Cuarteto Casals）迎來成立三十周年的重要里程碑，並獻上樂迷期待已久的香港首演。音樂會不僅重現創團首演樂季的核心曲目，更將帶來由樂團委約創作，西班牙裔美國作曲家法布雷加斯（Elisenda Fábregas）《熾熱大地》（Fiery earth）的亞洲首演。
- 「Back to Bach」系列重磅回歸。柏林愛樂中提琴首席梅第揚將以中提琴詮釋巴赫《無伴奏大提琴組曲》全集，而德國小提琴大師維特哈絲（Antje Weithaas）將呈獻被譽為小提琴藝術巔峰的《無伴奏小提琴奏鳴曲與組曲》全集。兩場音樂會均長達三小時，展現巴赫音樂深邃雋永的魅力。
- 繼2025/26樂季的五場滿座音樂會後，繆思鋼琴桂冠系列今年再邀來兩位國際大賽冠軍，包括2010蕭邦大賽冠軍亞夫迪娃（Yulianna Avdeeva），以及囊括魯賓斯坦、日內瓦及李斯特三項大賽首獎的陳禹同（Kevin Chen）的香港首演。
- 「音樂與文學對話」系列將聚焦本地作家馬家輝「香港三部曲」終章《雙天至尊》。音樂朗讀會中，馬家輝和焦元溥再度合作，一人選段，一人選曲，由 LENK 四重奏演出室樂作品，作家朗讀文本，共同詮釋人情世情。
- 延續過往的合作，繆思樂季將再度聯乘香港管弦樂團、香港管弦樂團合唱團與香港大學室內合唱團，於「貝九之夜」重現1824年貝多芬第九交響曲歷史首演的音樂會節目，紀念貝多芬逝世200周年。
更多節目詳情即將陸續公佈，敬請密切留意。
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樂季揭幕
卡薩爾斯四重奏香港首演
（2026年10月9日｜香港首演）
卡薩爾斯四重奏1997年在馬德里成立，為當今樂壇最負盛名的四重奏之一。樂團將於2026/27樂季迎來成立三十周年的重要里程碑，並首度訪港，獻上樂迷期待已久的香港首演。是次音樂會中，樂團將重現創團首演樂季的核心曲目：海頓張力充沛的F小調弦樂四重奏作品20之5，以及舒伯特寓意深遠的傑作《死神與少女》，展現淬鍊三十載的深厚造詣與無間默契。此外，他們亦將帶來西班牙裔美國作曲家法布雷加斯《熾熱大地》的亞洲首演。此曲由樂團與巴塞隆拿加泰羅尼亞音樂宮暨奧菲歐合唱團基金會共同委約，並題獻予卡薩爾斯四重奏。
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Back to Bach系列
柏林愛樂中提琴首席梅第揚：巴赫無伴奏大提琴組曲全集
（2026年10月31日｜香港獨奏會首演）
梅第揚為當代最受矚目的中提琴家之一，2022 年獲委任為柏林愛樂第一中提琴首席，成為樂團史上首位中國音樂家，寫下重要一頁。時隔三年，他將重返港大繆思樂季，帶來一場長達三小時的音樂盛宴。梅第揚將以中提琴演奏巴赫恢宏的《無伴奏大提琴組曲》全集，透過醇厚、歌詠般的音色，為這部鉅作揭示嶄新的聲響面貌。
維特哈絲的巴赫：無伴奏小提琴奏鳴曲與組曲全集
（2027年3月14日｜香港首演）
德國小提琴大師維特哈絲被譽為當今樂壇最具權威與影響力的小提琴家之一，以深刻的音樂洞見及無懈可擊的技巧享譽國際。她於 2025 年榮獲德國 OPUS Klassik「年度器樂演奏家」大獎，早年更接連摘下克萊斯勒、萊比錫巴赫及漢諾威姚阿幸等國際大賽冠軍，自此展開逾三十載的輝煌演奏生涯。在橫跨三小時的香港首演中，她將呈獻巴赫《無伴奏小提琴奏鳴曲與組曲》，為香港樂迷帶來這部被譽為小提琴藝術巔峰的曠世鉅作，使觀眾得以親炙她的完整詮釋，細味巴赫作品歷久彌新的光彩。
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繆思鋼琴桂冠系列
亞夫迪娃鋼琴獨奏會
（2026年12月6日）
蕭邦國際鋼琴大賽2010屆冠軍及2025屆評審亞夫迪娃，憑藉舞台魅力及鋒芒和細膩兼具的詮釋享譽國際，是當今樂壇最具影響力的鋼琴家之一。這次獨奏會以數字「12」為主軸，由法國前衛主義大師布萊茲的《12首記譜法》開首，繼而走進拉威爾流光浮動的世界，最終以蕭邦《12首練習曲》作結。音樂會另一亮點為日本名家藤倉大的《靜默的奉獻》（Quiet Offering）。作為該作國際巡演的一站，亞夫迪娃將親自為這部由她共同委約之作獻上香港首演。
陳禹同鋼琴獨奏會
（2027年1月30日｜香港首演）
年僅 21 歲的加拿大鋼琴家陳禹同，已迅速崛起為同世代中最受矚目的新星之一，先後奪得魯賓斯坦、日內瓦及李斯特三項大賽首獎及2025年蕭邦大賽亞軍，成績斐然。在這場備受矚目的香港首演中，他將引領觀眾探索一場「蛻變」之旅。曲目涵蓋貝多芬與孟德爾頌的變奏曲、李斯特改編的《致遠方的愛人》，並延伸至斯克里亞賓神祕而熾烈的世界。獨奏會更將以陳禹同親自改編的李斯特第三交響詩《前奏曲》作結，展露他獨樹一幟的創造力與非凡才華。
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「音樂與文學對話」系列
浮花浪蕊任江湖——馬家輝《雙天至尊》音樂朗讀會
（2027年4月10日）
繼《龍頭鳳尾》和《鴛鴦六七四》之後，馬家輝完成了最新的長篇小說《雙天至尊》，合稱「秘密三部曲」，透過江湖傳奇與人生百態，呈現香港半世紀以來的時代變遷。這場音樂朗讀會中，馬家輝和焦元溥將再度合作，以《雙天至尊》為本，一人選段，一人選曲，由LENK四重奏演出室樂作品，作家朗讀文本，共同詮釋人情世情。
滿眼浮花因浪蕊，半生江湖誤人間。這將是難忘的閱讀經驗，文樂相隨，情仇俱在。
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港樂×港大繆思樂季
貝九之夜
（2027年3月6–7日）
為紀念貝多芬逝世200周年（他於1827年3月病逝），繆思樂季聯乘香港管弦樂團、香港管弦樂團合唱團與香港大學室內合唱團，特意重現1824 年 5 月 7 日於維也納上演的歷史音樂會──貝多芬第九交響曲在卡恩特納托劇院歷史首演。依照當晚次序，音樂會以氣勢恢宏的《大樓獻禮》序曲揭幕，接着是《莊嚴彌撒曲》三個選段，最後以廣為傳頌的「歡樂頌」結束，讓觀眾體驗這個改寫西方音樂未來的一夜。這三首曲目皆寫於貝多芬聽力日漸衰退、健康每況愈下之時，勾勒出作曲家創作生涯最後十年的珍貴面貌。然而，他仍在最後一部交響曲的終章寫下「歡樂頌」，藉此宣示：無論身處何境，終可選擇歡樂！