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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979

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PRINCE CHARLES

TO ATTEND PHILHARMONIC CONCERT

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL MEET SOME OF THE LEADING CONTRIBUTORS TO HONG KONG'S CULTURAL LIFE WHEN HE ATTENDS A CONCERT ON SUNDAY, MARCH 4, BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

A SMALL GROUP OF MUSICIANS, INCLUDING COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CHINESE OPERA AND LOCAL BALLET AND DRAMA GROUPS WILL BE PRESENTED TO HIM AT A RECEPTION TO BE GIVEN DURING THE INTERVAL BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AND LADY MACLEHOSE.

PRINCE CHARLES HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S CULTURAL LIFE AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, AND IS TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY DURING HIS BRIEF VISIT HERE TO OBSERVE THE PHILHARMONIC IN PERFORMANCE AND TO SAVOUR SOMETHING OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF HONG KONG'S ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL, OF WHICH THE CONCERT FORMS A PART.

ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE CITY HALL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY MACLEHOSE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL BE MET BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR. A. DE O. SALES, AND MRS. SALES, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, SIR RUN RUN SHAW.

IN THE CONCERT HALL, A ROLL OF DRUMS, TO SIGNAL THE PARTY'S ENTRY, WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, AFTER WHICH THE GUEST CONDUCTOR, ALUN FRANCIS WILL LEAD THE PHILHARMONIC IN THE OPENING ITEM OF THE PROGRAMME, WEBER'S OVERTURE TO OBERON.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO, FOR WHICH THE SOLOIST WILL BE HONG KONG PIANIST MISS MELODY WU, THE INTERVAL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TCHAIKOVSKY'S 4TH SYMPHONY.

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