Back Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra German Hongkongin filharmoninen orkesteri Finnish Orchestre philharmonique de Hong Kong French התזמורת הפילהרמונית של הונג קונג HE Orchestra Filarmonica di Hong Kong Italian 香港フィルハーモニー管弦楽団 Japanese Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Dutch Orquestra Filarmônica de Hong Kong Portuguese Гонконзький філармонічний оркестр Ukrainian 香港管弦樂團 Chinese
| Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra | |
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| Native name | 香港管弦樂團 |
| Short name | HKPO, HKPhil |
| Former name | Sino-British Orchestra |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Concert hall | Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
| Music director | (post vacant) |
| Website | www.hkphil.org |
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Cantonese: 香港管弦樂團), commonly abbreviated as HKPO or HKPhil (Cantonese: 港樂), is a symphony orchestra based in Hong Kong. First established in 1947 as an amateur orchestra under the name Sino-British Orchestra (中英管弦樂團),[1][2] it was renamed the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957 and became a professional orchestra in 1974 under the funding of the government.
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