Share the Stage with the HK Phil 2025/26 Application Details & Audition Excerpts

Share the Stage with Maestro Kahchun Wong and the HK Phil

Application Deadline: 8 February 2026 (Sun)

Application will be open soon.

Event Schedule

Rehearsal 1: 13 April 2026 (Mon) 5 – 6:30pm

Rehearsal 2: 27 April 2026 (Mon) 5 – 7:45pm

Rehearsal 3: 4 May 2026 (Mon) 5 – 6:30pm

Public Working Session: 10 May 2026 (Sun) 10:30am – 12:45pm

Application Requirements

• Ability to play an orchestral instrument: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani, or Percussion
• Attainment of ABRSM Grade 7 or above (or equivalent)
• Age 25 or below
• Full-time student in Hong Kong
• Strong passion for becoming a musician

Application Guide

• Download the audition excerpts provided below
• Record all excerpts in one continuous, unedited video. Ensure your whole instrument is visible in the frame (including the bow for string instruments)
• Upload the video to YouTube (set as Public or Unlisted)
• Complete the online application form and include the link to your audition video. Application will be open soon

Audition Excerpts & Notes

Violin

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all three passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 336-388

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 24-45
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 205-220

Viola

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all four passages:
  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 271-300
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 120-124
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 220-227
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 289-292

Cello

• Click here to download excerpt file
• Play both passages:
  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 104-131
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 16-24

Double Bass

• Click here to download excerpt file
• Passage: Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 255-268

Flute

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all three passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 49-99

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 82-109
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 142-172

Oboe

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all six passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 58-65

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 132-139

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 170-181

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 25-36
  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 82-91
  • BACH | Cantata BWV 156: Sinfonia, mm. 1-11

Clarinet

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all three passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 1-37

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 195-220 (First Clarinet)

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 88-97 (Second Clarinet)

Bassoon

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Passage: Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 320-353

Horn

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all four passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 83-115

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 132-150

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 1-16
  • MOZART | Horn Concerto no. 3: movement 1, mm. 28-69 

Trumpet

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play both passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 190-212

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 378-442

Trombone

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play all three passages:

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 84-115

  • Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 357-372

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 37-53

Timpani

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Passage: Symphony no. 5: movement I, mm. 485-542

Percussion

• Click here to download the excerpt file
• Play both passages:

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 273-289 (Cymbal)

  • Tannhäuser Overture, mm. 273-289 (Tambourine)

Contact us

Education & Outreach Team

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Tel: 2721 2170

Email: education@hkphil.org