PHNOM PENH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong’s Vivace Youth Symphony Orchestra and Cambodian musicians from the Royal University of Fine Arts on Sunday evening jointly performed a friendship and charity concert to raise fund to help underprivileged Cambodian youth.
The 90-minute concert was held at the studio of the state-owned National Television of Cambodia (TVK) and was live televised across the country.
Sixteen musicians from Hong Kong’s Vivace Youth Symphony Orchestra had performed in the event, they included winners of international music competitions Rhythmie Wong, pianist and violinist, and Melodie Wong, pianist and cellist, as well as members of the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonic including saxophonist Charles Ng and clarinet Florence Lam.
“The performance is an opportunity to exchange cultures between Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong,” Chan Thy, Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Information, said during the opening ceremony.
“Through this friendship concert, it will help build closer and friendlier relations between Cambodians and Hong Kong people.”
The event was organized by a local Simphony Music School, aiming at raising fund to support the Leadership Character Development Institute, which is a non-profitable institute that teaches Khmer, English and vocational skills to underprivileged Cambodian youth who have dropped out of the schooling system or are searching for finer work opportunities.
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