The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra (www.sarpo.org) has a simple goal: Helping to lessen suffering through Sweet And Romantic music. This is mostly carried out by presenting concerts for fund raising by other charitable organizations.
The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra is the musical arm of the SAR Philharmonic Charitable Foundation Limited, a Hong Kong Government registered Charitable Foundation. The orchestra performs several concerts a year and since the first concert in 1999 over $60 million have been raised for local charities.
Orchestra members are dedicated volunteers who give their services freely – thus maximizing the financial benefits for the recipient charity. The orchestra boasts over 100 members and presents ambitious programs for full symphony orchestra. Under the baton of our Music Director K. K. Chiu, we have performed some 160 concerts including the complete symphonic cycle of Gustav Mahler.
The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys a strong reputation in Hong Kong’s musical community and also cultivates a love of music among children. The Classics for Kids concerts are extremely popular with parents and children alike, including very young children normally excluded from concert halls. At the same time these concerts raise more money to help us support music scholarships and other worthy causes.
The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra has further expanded its outreach into the community by supporting music education in schools through collaborative concerts, where students play alongside our experienced players and receive mentorship during rehearsals.
In July 2023, our orchestra had a very successful inaugural 10 day concert tour in Germany. Orchestral members travelled at their own expense to play in 3 concerts, partnering with two German community orchestras - Lufoniker BASF orchestra in Ludwigshafen and Auftakt Orchestra in Heidelberg, and raised funds for their local hospitals and music schools.
The SAR Philharmonic Orchestra is going from strength to strength. We hope you will help us in our mission to live up to our motto of helping to lessen suffering through Sweet And Romantic music.
香港愛樂團
香港愛樂團是由一群業餘音樂愛好者組成的慈善團體。它成立的目標是：透過美妙動人的音樂，幫助有需要的社群。一直以來，樂團都朝著這個目標進發，以舉辦募捐音樂會的方式，為多個慈善機構籌募善款。
香港愛樂團是香港愛樂慈善基金會的音樂組織，屬於香港政府註冊的非牟利慈善團體。自1999年起，樂團每年都會舉辦多場音樂會，迄今已為本地的民間慈善團體，籌得超過六千萬港元的善款。
擁有超過100位成員的香港愛樂團陣容完整，勇於挑戰難道極高的曲目，而成員亦秉著為善最樂之心，慷慨獻出他們的時間和精神，盡力為各慈善團體募捐。
在音樂總監趙啟強先生的指揮下，樂團曾演奏過馬勒全部交響曲。此前的音樂會曲目，亦包括了多首古典鉅作。
香港愛樂團在香港樂壇聲譽甚隆。樂團為推動兒童音樂教育亦不遺餘力。多場兒童古典音樂會受到廣大家長和兒童的熱烈歡迎，本來年紀較輕而不獲准進入古典音樂會的幼兒，亦藉此機會可以接觸到現場演奏，而這些音樂會同時還為慈善團體，籌得了巨額的善款，並為音樂學院學生提供獎學金。
香港愛樂團透過合作音樂會支持學校的音樂教育，讓學生與我們經驗豐富的演奏家一起表演，並在排練期間接受指導，藉此進一步擴大其在社區的影響力。
於2023年7月，樂團首次在海外演出。樂團成員自費前往德國10天，與兩個德國社區管弦樂團 － Lufoniker BASF 管弦樂團以及海德堡 Auftakt 管弦樂團合作，舉辨3塲音樂會，為當地的醫院和音樂學校籌款。各場音樂會皆非常成功 ，坐無虚席；觀眾反應熱烈，而且表示受樂團的音樂以及樂手的熱誠打動。
香港愛樂團正在茁壯成長，我們衷心希望你可以幫助我們達成目標，以美妙動人的音樂去幫助有需要的社群。