Hong Kong’s Ambassador for Cultural Promotion Tan Dun lined up local young soprano Candice Chung to perform in Holland Festival

Internationally renowned composer and conductor Tan Dun, appointed as Hong Kong's Ambassador for Cultural Promotion (ACP) earlier by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, has recently lined up Hong Kong young soprano Candice Chung to take part in the 76th edition of the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, with the support of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), and participate in the world premiere of his new work "Requiem for Nature".

The Holland Festival is the oldest and largest annual international performing arts festival in the Netherlands. Tan's liaison enabled Chung to join the performance of the "Requiem for Nature" in Amsterdam on 30 June and 1 July, and helped to groom local young artistic talent and promote East-meets-West cultural exchanges. Tan specially added Cantonese, Tibetan and Mongolian elements into his work.

Tan has been serving as the ACP since 1 January this year for a period of five years. The LCSD hoped that the ACP, through inviting local young artists to participate in international arts festivals and outbound performances, can equip them with global perspectives. Prior to Chung's successful debut in the Holland Festival, Tan had also invited local young tenor and soprano Chen Chen and Louise Kwong to stage the "Buddha Passion" together with cross-strait musicians in Fuzhou this April.

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