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Lam Pak Ling

China meets Bruckner and the Wizardry of the HK Phil under Jaap van Zweden

09/11/201703/11/2017 by Lam Pak Ling

ChinaChina Bruckner: Hong Kong Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor), Poly Theatre, Beijing, 28.10.2017. (LPL)

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Hong Kong Philharmonic & Jaap van Zweden (conductor) (c) Beijing Music Festival

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Rafał Blechacz in High Form at his Hong Kong Recital

21/10/201718/10/2017 by Lam Pak Ling

ChinaChina Bach, Beethoven, Chopin: Rafał Blechacz (piano), City Hall, Hong Kong, 12.10.2017. (LPL)

Rafal Blechacz. Photo: Felix Broede.
Rafal Blechacz (c) Felix Broede

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