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Hong Kong Philharmonic’s US$6 million funding boost helps it forget coronavirus woes
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is happy to leave behind 2020, a year that saw nearly 100 of its concerts cancelled and its musicians forced into a government quarantine camp.While performance venues in Hong Kong are still shut and overseas tours remain a distant dream, the orchestra has announced that a new sponsorship agreement with the Swire Group would allow it to adapt for the future as well as provide more community concerts and a new training programme for music students.The…