SPURS Gallery presents the group exhibition 'The Arcadian Dream', curated by art advisor Thomas Stauffer, with works by a total of 13 artists including two Swiss artists Alina Kopytsia and Diego Kohli.
Join us on an odyssey across Mongolia, guided by talented Swiss photographer Marc Progin. Don't miss the grand opening reception on 18th April followed by a cocktail sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland.
The 8 best startups from Hong Kong will be invited to pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars Hong Kong 2018. The winning startup will join the global Seedstars Family and get a free trip to both the Seedstars Asia Regional Summit and the Seedstars Global Summit that include our tried and tested bootcamp and investor forum, and the opportunity to win up to USD 1 million in equity investments. In addition to seeing the top startups pitch, you can look forward to an event filled with disruptive tech, inspirational discussions, networking sessions and one flight ticket for the winner to come to Switzerland to compete for over $1mn in investment.
Location: SME Center, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Sino-Swiss relations have seen a period of intense interaction and continuous strengthening, even as the world at large grapples with a volatile, increasingly complex and challenging environment. Highlighting current trends across a wide range of areas and sharing what he believes could translate into potential for the Chinese economy, Switzerland’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Jean-Jacques de Dardel, will provide a comprehensive overview of the state of affairs in China and in the Sino-Swiss bilateral space.
Location: The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
Wednesday, 23.05.2018
Wednesday, 23.05.2018
Movie
Since 2011, thousands of migrants fleeing wars are trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. While governments are criminalizing migratory fluxes more and more, some women and men are getting organized. Some are chartering boats to save the shipwrecked, while others are hosting them on land or filing criminal complaints against States for having failed to provide assistance to people in danger.
Location: Goethe-Institut Hong Kong, 14/F, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Bosshard in China offers a comprehensive sweep of black and white photographs and documentary films produced by Swiss photo-journalist Walter Bosshard.
Swiss conductor Patrick Furrer is coming back to Hong Kong again in April, doing a concert together with the Academy Symphony Orchestra of Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. This time, they are playing Mahler: Symphony no. 9.
Location: Academy Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
JOURNEYS are six Swiss professional musicians who have delighted a wide range ofconcert and radio audiences with their funky Smooth-Jazz-Fusion compositions across Europe and North America for more than 15 years. JOURNEYS, consisting of six Swiss professional musicians, Angelo Signore (piano/keyboards), Willy Kotoun (percussion), Robert Mark (drums/percussion), Luciano Maranta (e-bass), Ueli Gasser (guitars) and Philippe Mall (sax).
Wednesday, 11.04.2018
Wednesday, 11.04.2018,
Future of Money Series
Lecture
swissnex China launches the second edition of the "Future of Money" series in China.
The disruptive force of new algorithms and big data seems to reach the financial world. What does this
imply for the traditional banking system? What are the scientific underpinnings of the innovations of
FinTech”? How is crowd and data intelligence going to change the relationship between financial
institutions and customer? Are traditional portfolio management, decision making, and risk taking
replaced by artificial intelligence?
These and many other key questions about the future of this innovation will be the focus of a panel
discussion of both Swiss and Chinese academics and opinion leaders.
Location: UBS Digital Hub, 20/F, 1 Peking Road, TST, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, one of the foremost singers of her generation, will be touring Hong Kong in the company of the Basal-based La Cetra Baroque Orchestra with the programme Con che soavi accenti under the direction of Andrea Marcon, a leading interpreter of the Baroque and Classical periods.
Location: Concert Hall, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Central District, Hong Kong
"Exuberance," a special exhibit of the recent works of David Stein, known to many in Hong Kong and abroad as David Preisig, the name he took as a hotelier. His paintings are like him - layered, complicated and passionate. He hopes that his work will make people smile, reflect and find something joyous. This will be his fourth solo exhibition in Hong Kong.
Location: Level 9, Hotel ICON, 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
With their unique instrumental lineup and timbre, which often feature a percussive piano against a melodic percussion, the Makrokosmos quartet has collaborated with contemporary composers such as Heinz Holliger, Brian Ferneyhough, and Stefano Gervasoni, whilst inspiring more new commissions for the setting. Under Hathut Records, the quartet has also produced some phenomenal interpretations of works by Nik Bärtsch, Ivan Fedele, Guillermo Gregorio and Stefan Wirth.
Location: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
The Dördüncü sisters have mesmerized classical music lovers with their “flawless technique, delivering vigorous and evocative performances”. Over the years, the Swiss piano duo has ventured from classical repertory to the contemporary musical landscape, earning equally successful receptions worldwide. Following the great success of their 2006 recording Rendez-Vous Avec l'Enfance, a compilation of piano 4-hands works by French composers, the Dördüncü Piano Duo has further captured positive feedbacks with their new releases on works by Brahms, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Stephano Gervasoni.
Location: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
The aesthetic of Swiss style is the famous model of graphic design of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for its use of minimal grid-based systems and its cold, impersonal approach. It was born during an era of heavy industrialization when there was a need for a simple visual language that could be understood by many within international trades. Today, design and advertising has changed but Swiss graphic design, with its important role in design history, is still often reduced to those clichés. The philosophy of the pioneers of Swiss design, with their strict rules and grids, has had an influence on contemporary Swiss designers, but the Swiss style today is much more diverse, emotional and fun.
Location: Tap Seac Gallery, 95 Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macau