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The Hong Kong International a cappella Festival 2025, an annual signature event of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG), has just concluded on a resounding note. The nine-day festival brought together 20 overseas and local vocal ensembles and attracted over 4,000 spectators in one of the world’s largest a cappella concerts. The two-day show held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium…
Instruments are more than objects; they are vessels of emotion, history, and artistry. Each note they produce carries the weight of their craftsmanship and the love poured into their maintenance. Across Asia, a network of…
Recently made it onto the on-demand platform Disney+ is a portly but short 40-minute documentary. In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student…
No Limits is now offering free viewing for its online programs of international features films and documentaries. The programs are co-presented by the Hong Kong Arts Festival and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities. And…
The Met Opera has announced the winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. This year the five winners are as follows: Sadie Cheslak, 30, mezzo-soprano (Central Region; Duluth, Minnesota); The American-Scandinavian…
Original press release Global recorded music revenues have grown for the tenth consecutive year, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 reveal…
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of their 1989 debut, legendary Japanese band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra recently released their greatest hits album, titled ‘NO BORDER HITS 2025→2001 ~The Best of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra~’. Tokyo Ska…
Alright, young music lovers, get ready to have your minds blown because classical music is about to hit different! 🎶🔥 Welcome to the George Enescu International Festival, where legendary orchestras, jaw-dropping soloists, and high-energy performances collide for a full four weeks of pure musical magic!…
Alright besties, buckle up because we’re about to enter the ultimate music universe! Welcome to…
“It’s All About The Song” is the slogan at the American Songwriter Song Contest website,…
Recently selected by the monthly chart of the Transglobal World Music Chart, the album of…
Pinay mezzo-soprano singer Michelle Mariposa was one of the 1,500 participants of the Metropolitan Opera’s…
The 2025 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30, with Abu Dhabi selected as the Global Host City. Organized by UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, this celebration will…
The ASEAN-India Artists’ Camp (AIAC) is set to return for its third edition from March 29 to April 7, 2025, bringing together 21 artists from ASEAN Member States, Timor Leste, and India for a ten-day residency in Shillong. Organized by…
Pinay mezzo-soprano singer Michelle Mariposa was one of the 1,500 participants of the Metropolitan Opera’s Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The 30-year-old Filipino-Chinese singer from Quezon City wowed judges with her performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Semiramide, and Jules Massenet’s Werther and emerged…
Recently released, Sir David Attenborough presents Asia, a seven-part series dedicated to our planet’s greatest continent, revealing its most remarkable landscapes and animals. Filmed over the course of nearly four years, this is the first time that Asia has been…
Malay-language arthouse horror film Tiger Stripes made history by becoming the first Malaysian film to win the grand prize for best feature at the Cannes’ Critics’ Week, a sidebar for…
When an interview day and time to meet Malaysian sitar artists was made available to me, I jumped on the opportunity right away. Why? It wasn’t at all difficult to decide that Samuel Dass would…
In the spirit of Taitung, beauty of its people, and geography, how has Taitung evolved economically over the last few years? We are curious how Taitung has come to embrace…
Iman Fandi has surpassed a great number of experiences, not all 23-year-olds would have. Already a model and athlete, she is now carving a career as a singer-songwriter alongside some…
According to FAI (short for Folk Alliance International), Folk is more than just a genre of music. Its latest conference, the 37th version, is due to take place from February 19 – 23, 2025 at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montréal, Québec, Canada. In its…
As the high-performance computing (HPC) community gathers in Atlanta for SC24, the world’s largest HPC conference, the event will feature…
Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is the leading event dedicated to promoting the global reach of Japanese music, serving as…
Award winning film composer Hans Zimmer has announced his Australia and Asia LIVE dates this 2025. With five dates announced…
The Academy Opera: Don Giovanni is coming to Academy Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre this March 25, 26, 28 and…
Led by Music Director and Resident Conductor Cheryl Mah, The klpac Symphonic Band is kicking off its 2025 season with…
16 Feb 2025, Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House The youngest Jury Member of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition…
Global superstars of the music world come together for this unprecedented concert as part of the grand festivities marking the…
SXSW attendees gathered on the evening March 10 to celebrate the winners of the 2025 SXSW Innovation Awards, sponsored by LATAM Airlines. Hosted by three-time Grammy nominee SaulPaulSome, the Innovation Awards is an opportunity for some of the most creative projects across 11 categories to showcase their technological advancements to SXSW audiences. Longtime SXSW enthusiast Mark Cuban was introduced as…
Chinese Animated Blockbuster Ne Zha 2 Premieres Worldwide The much-awaited most recent version of the Chinese mainland’s animated blockbuster “Ne…
As the high-performance computing (HPC) community gathers in Atlanta for SC24, the world’s largest HPC conference, the event will feature presentations from thought leaders and experts in advanced computing. The Top500 list of fastest supercomputers in the world will be a highlight. The current list…
Nissan Formula E Team is delighted to confirm that Marelli has joined forces with the outfit as Technical Partner on an initial two-year agreement. With over 100 years of history as a global technology partner to the automotive and motorsport worlds, Marelli aims to co-create…
Spotify has launched a new B2B campaign, ‘Spreadbeats,’ featuring a music video created and distributed entirely within a media plan spreadsheet. Aiming to make media plans as vibrant and energetic as Spotify’s brand and platform, the campaign follows a single cell—E7—and its evolution into a…
Recently made it onto the on-demand platform Disney+ is a portly but short 40-minute documentary. In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. The documentary — directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers — featured four unforgettable…
Recently selected by the monthly chart of the Transglobal World Music Chart, the album of Al Andaluz Project – The Songs of Iman Kandoussi – Traditional Arabic Andalusian is a breath of fresh air for our playlist here at Music Press Asia. The latest release,…
It is hard to look away when our inboxes mentions the Italian pianist and composer, Ludovico Einaudi. This week, apart from the many music that came into the Music Press Asia’s office, we had the pleasure to re-listen Einaudi’s live recording of his performance at…
Celine Dion – who has canceled her live tour in March 2020 as a result of her health – recently brought down the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony with a stunning rendition on an Edith Piaf classic. Her performance of Hymne à l’Amour, a…
Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is the leading event dedicated to promoting the global reach of Japanese music, serving as a nexus for music industry professionals from Japan and around the world. The 21st edition of TIMM will take place from November 5 to 7…
Today, SXSW revealed its first keynotes for the second edition of the SXSW Sydney® 2024 Conference. New York Times best-selling…
From Nov 22-25, Visa For Music (VFM) is set to captivate music enthusiasts and industry professionals alike as it unveils…
Alright, young music lovers, get ready to have your minds blown because classical music is about to hit different! 🎶🔥…
Alright besties, buckle up because we’re about to enter the ultimate music universe! Welcome to the KKBOX Music Awards—where beats…
The Hong Kong International a cappella Festival 2025, an annual signature event of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG), has…
Instruments are more than objects; they are vessels of emotion, history, and artistry. Each note they produce carries the weight…
Recently made it onto the on-demand platform Disney+ is a portly but short 40-minute documentary. In a nondescript warehouse in…
Alright, young music lovers, get ready to have your minds blown because classical music is about to hit different! 🎶🔥…
Alright besties, buckle up because we’re about to enter the ultimate music universe! Welcome to the KKBOX Music Awards—where beats…
Recently made it onto the on-demand platform Disney+ is a portly but short 40-minute documentary. In a nondescript warehouse in…
Recently selected by the monthly chart of the Transglobal World Music Chart, the album of Al Andaluz Project – The…
Award winning film composer Hans Zimmer has announced his Australia and Asia LIVE dates this 2025. With five dates announced…
