Swiss Military Small Band in Beijing

Sunday, 31.07.2016 – Sunday, 31.07.2016
Concert

Upon the invitation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Swiss Military Small Band, consisting of 14 finest young military musicians, will be touring Seoul, Beijing, Manila and Singapore from July to August. Besides performing at the Swiss Embassy for the National Day Celebration on August 1, the ensemble will also have a public performance at the Swiss Taste restaurant on the evening of July 30, and share the stage with the military band of China’s People’s Liberation Army during their stopover in Beijing.The repertoire of the band includes not only traditional songs like “L'Inverno e passato” (“The Winter is over”) and various Swiss marches, but also all the national anthems of the host countries and favorites such as River Dance by Bill Whelan or classical pieces such as the “Toccata in d minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Location: Swiss Taste, Beijing

Hong Kong Urban Gaming Week

Thursday, 21.07.2016 – Tuesday, 26.07.2016
Public event

Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, Wah Kin Mansion, 18-20 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong

Four Pianos - Gershwin Piano Quartet

Wednesday, 20.07.2016 – Sunday, 24.07.2016
Concert

Four talented Swiss pianists on four grand pianos will play, arrange and improvise some of legendary US composer George Gershwin’s most popular songs and orchestral works, such as “Rhapsody in Blue,” “An American in Paris,” and “I Got Rhythm.” In its new program, the quartet – Mischa Cheung, André Desponds, Benjamin Engeli, and Stefan Wirth – also expand to Gershwin’s contemporaries, including Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Maurice Ravel’s La Valse. Don’t miss this lively concert poised to entertain every concertgoer!

Location: Guangzhou; Beijing; Shanghai

Swiss Dance Group Cie zeitSprung in China

Monday, 18.07.2016 – Wednesday, 03.08.2016, Pro Helvitia
Theater

The Cie zeitSprung dance group was founded in Zurich in 2013 by Meret Schlegel and Kilian Haselbeck, distinguished dancers and choreographers who have performed on the international stage. In July, the duo will perform at dance festivals in Taiyuan, Beijing, and Shanghai, bringing their award-winning pieces To be or Orthopädie and Komplizen to Chinese audiences. They will also hold workshops during their stay in China.

Location: Taiyuan; Beijing; Shanghai

Telematic Concert

Saturday, 02.07.2016 – Saturday, 02.07.2016
Concert

Co-presented by Modern Academy, Connecting Space HK-ZH and collaborated by Department of Music of Hong Kong Baptist University, this telematic concert is a live performance via high-bandwidth Internet by musicians playing simultaneously in Zurich and Hong Kong.

Location: AST916, Au Shue Hung Building, Hong Kong Baptist University

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra 2016 China Tour

Monday, 27.06.2016 – Thursday, 30.06.2016
Concert

As Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra, the LSO’s concerts have long featured soloists of international renown – these include Hilary Hahn, Nelson Freire, Lang Lang, Krystian Zimerman etc. The LSO has, in recent years, been invited to perform at George Enescu Festival, Bucharest; the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow; and the Locarno-Ascona Festival. The orchestra has also been invited back to appear at the Kissinger Sommer festival.

Location: Xi'an; Shanghai

David Greilsammer & Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Saturday, 25.06.2016 – Saturday, 25.06.2016
Concert

Currently Music and Artistic Director of Geneva Camerata, David Greilsammer, deemed “One of the most accomplished and adventurous musicians of his generation” (The New York Times), will be performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 17 with Hong Kong Sinfonietta on 25 June.

Location: Concert Hall, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong

Lars Müller BOOKS Analogue Reality

Friday, 24.06.2016 – Sunday, 07.08.2016, Pro Helvetia
Exhibition

The exhibition features 100 classical books published by the internationally renowned Swiss publisher and designer, Lars Müller. Since 1983, the graphic artist has been presenting books on architecture, design, typography, photography, and social issues that are of high design quality, state-of-the-art style and materials.

Location: Power Station of Art, Shanghai

Film Screening: Katzenball at ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival

Wednesday, 22.06.2016 – Wednesday, 22.06.2016, ShanghaiPRIDE
Movie

From June 17 to 26, the ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival will be celebrating LGBT culture with film screenings, panel discussions, and other events. Katzenball by Swiss director Veronika Minder explores lesbians in Switzerland over the past 70 years through five women’s personal accounts about their relationships and search for an identity and meeting places.

Location: Shanghai

Translucent Wall

Tuesday, 21.06.2016 – Monday, 01.08.2016
Exhibition

David Ben Ami, a contemporary artist focusing his work on human beings, politics and nature unbound in the form of elementary structures.

Location: Galleria Vinci, Room 2503, 25/F, 333 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Beatrice Berrut Piano Recital

Sunday, 19.06.2016 – Saturday, 25.06.2016
Concert

Described by the international press as "a revelation, an exceptional pianist" whose "transcendent playing revels in multiple layers of genius and beauty," Beatrice Berrut is a highly talented pianist. She has had numerous concerts across Europe and the US and performed as a soloist with ensembles including the Orchestra della Svizzerra Italiana and the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. During her tour in China, the pianist will delight the audience with her marvelous interpretation of Schubert’s “Piano Sonata G major D894”, Heinz Holliger’s “Elis” in addition to “Après une Lecture de Dante” and two ballades from Liszt.

Location: Chongqing; Tianjin; Linyi

Swiss Graphic Design

Thursday, 16.06.2016 – Thursday, 30.06.2016, Pro Helvitia
Exhibition

Since the late 1950s, Swiss graphic design has been internationally renowned for its high quality that has won over audiences worldwide. This exhibition, which earned huge acclaim at the 2016 Shanghai Art Design earlier this year, presents an overview of 121 works from 77 Swiss contemporary designers. Come and discover a wide range of different design approaches and techniques from Switzerland. Collecting the different motives and influences, the exhibition also offers insights into the pursuit of perfection and refined craftsmanship that goes into creating visionary new designs.

Location: Hangzhou, China Academy of Art