The Works

Later in the show, multiple award- winning cellist István Várdai is here with us, and he’s brought with him a very special instrument: a 1673 Stradivari cello previously owned by the late great British cellist, Jacqueline du Pré. But before listening t...

The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .

Added illumination comes from interviews with leading performers and producers, interspersed with updates on events affecting the development of...

We look at wood, a material that’s relatively common in Hong Kong’s less built up areas, but one that we often fail to use to the best of its advantage. As Typhoon Mangkhut battered Hong Kong in September, it uprooted more than 60,000 trees. Some 7,000...

Later in the show, we look at two artists who take decidedly experimental approaches to their art: the Taiwanese abstract painter Fong Chung-Ray and German pianist Luca Sestak. First though, we’re beginning with a Danish music group, “Between Music” wh...

The freedom to say or express what you think is important to most of us. Perhaps to few more so than artists. It’s hard to imagine a thriving art scene without it.

A number of events in the past few weeks have left many worrying about how much the sp...

The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .

Added illumination comes from interviews with leading performers and producers, interspersed with updates on events affecting the development ...

A look at an interactive exhibition that deals with the constantly-changing relationship between man and animals. Since 2014, the City University of Hong Kong has been collaborating with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan on a series of exhibitions. ...

This year’s Chinese Documentary Festival, now in its 11th edition, lasts more than a month and showcases 12 Chinese and non-Chinese feature films and shorts. This year it also includes a special section on the issues of the so-called “comfort women” an...

The annual Taiwan Culture Festival started last Thursday. The month-long programme includes operas, film screenings and exhibitions. Taiwanese photographer, Chang Chao Tang’s career spans more than five decades. Apart from his still photography, he has...

We’re beginning today’s show with percussion, and more specifically, drums. Anton Fung has played as a session drummer with many in the Cantopop scene. He’s also a member of the indie band, tfvsjs. Recently, Anton and film director Wong Chun collaborat...