Starry Concert Series
2026 World Choir Festival – Hong Kong
Joint Concert by The Hong Kong Children’s Choir and
Toronto Children’s Chorus
Performers
The Hong Kong Children's Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Music Director & Principal Conductor:
Ms. Kathy Fok
Toronto Children's Chorus (Canada)
Artistic Director & Conductor:
Prof. Zimfira Poloz
Good Hope School and Good Hope Primary School Cum Kindergarten (Primary Section) Choir
(Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Melody Tang
12 / 07 / 2026
15:00 — 17:00
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Concert duration: 2 hours with no intermission
Tickets and Concert Details
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Opening Ceremony & Concert
Artistic Director: Prof. Leon Tong
Performers
The Mad Singer (Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Mr. Danny Wu
Toronto Children's Chorus (Canada)
Artistic Director & Conductor:
Prof. Zimfira Poloz
Guangzhou Children's Choir (Guangdong, China)
Conductor: Ms. Zhang Zhanbi
Dolphin Hearing Disabled Children’s Choir (Tianjin, China)
Conductor: Chung Nga Kuen Michelle
The Hong Kong Children's Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Music Director & Principal Conductor:
Ms. Kathy Fok
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (New Zealand)
Music Director & Conductor:
Ms. Susan Densem
Youth choir “Kamēr…” (Latvia)
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor:
Mr. Jurģis Cābulis
Massed Choir Performance (Conductor: Leon Tong)
"In One Accord" by Dr. Steve Ho
Host: Chan Yu Kiu
12 / 07 / 2026
20:00 — 22:00
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Concert duration: 2 hours with no intermission
Tickets and Concert Details
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Joint Concert by Youth Choir “Kamēr...”,
New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir and
The Mad Singers
Joint Concert by
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (New Zealand)
Music Director & Conductor:
Ms. Susan Densem
The Mad Singer (Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Mr. Christien Wong
Youth choir “Kamēr…” (Latvia)
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor:
Mr. Jurģis Cābulis
Conductor: Mr. Patriks Kārlis Stepe
13 / 07 / 2026
20:00 — 21:30
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Programme includes works in Chinese, English and other languages
Concert duration: 1 hour 30 mins with no intermission
Joint Concert by Guangzhou Children's Choir and
Toronto Children’s Chorus
Joint Concert by
Joint Concert by
Toronto Children's Chorus (Canada)
Artistic Director & Conductor:
Prof. Zimfira Poloz
Guangzhou Children's Choir (Guangdong, China)
Conductor: Ms. Zhang Zhanbi
Guest Performance
Heep Yunn School and Wah Yan College, Kowloon Mixed Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Yu Chi Man Joyce
13 / 07 / 2026
20:00 — 21:30
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Programme includes works in Chinese, English and other languages
Concert duration: 1 hour 30 mins with no intermission
Joint Concert by Youth Choir “Kamēr...” and
Toronto Children’s Chorus
Joint Concert By
Youth choir “Kamēr…” (Latvia)
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor:
Mr. Jurģis Cābulis
Conductor: Mr. Patriks Kārlis Stepe
Toronto Children's Chorus (Canada)
Artistic Director & Conductor:
Prof. Zimfira Poloz
Guest Performance
Kearsney College Choir (South Africa)
Conductor: Bernard Kruger
St. Paul’s College Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Stephen Lam
CAC LAN Children's Choir (Zhejiang, China)
Conductor: Dee Jia We
Miaoyin Angel Children's Choir (Guangdong, China)
Conductor: Du Juan
The Cloud Children's Choir (Newzealand)
Conductor: Changmuwei Wei
14 / 07 / 2026
20:00 — 22:00
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Concert duration: 2 hours with no intermission
Tickets and Concert Details
Joint Concert by Guangzhou Children's Choir and
New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir
Joint Concert By
Guangzhou Children's Choir (Guangdong, China)
Conductor: Ms. Zhang Zhanbi
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (New Zealand)
Music Director & Conductor:
Ms. Susan Densem
Guest Performance
Harbin Institute of Technology MUSICA Chamber Choir (Heilongjiang, China)
Conductor: Aniya
Yunnan University of Business Management Choir (Yunnan, China)
Conductor: Lisa Yang
Girls Choir of Musamari Choral School (Estonia)
Conductor: Tiina Mee
Shenzhen Longgang Over The Rainbow Children's Choir (Guangdong, China)
Conductor: Zhou Ya Li
Yuen Long Children's Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Conductor: Grace Yim
14 / 07 / 2026
20:00 — 21:30
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Programme includes works in Chinese, English and other languages
Concert duration: 1 hour 30 mins with no intermission
Final Round & Closing Ceremony
Artistic Director
Prof. Leon Tong (Hong Kong, China)
Chairman of the Jury
Prof. CHAN Wing-wah (Hong Kong, China)
Vice Chairman of the Jury
Mr. DIAO Zhijun (China)
Jury Members
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Prof. Federico Bardazzi (Italy)
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Prof. Martin Berger (Germany / South Africa)
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Ms. Julia Selina Blank (Germany)
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Prof. CAO Guanyu (China)
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Mr. Jurģis Cābulis（Latvia）
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Ms. Susan Densem (New Zealand)
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Dr. Lesley Chan (Hong Kong, China)
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Ms. Kathy Fok (Hong Kong, China)
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Prof. Patricia A. González-Moreno (Mexico)
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Mr. Masis Aram Gözbek (Türkiye)
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Mr. Gancho Ganchev (Bulgaria)
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Dr. Steve Ho (Hong Kong, China)
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Ms. Vivian Ip (Hong Kong, China)
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Prof. Jin Man (China)
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Dr. Yu Chung Johnny Ku (Taiwan, China)
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Prof. Milan Kolena (Slovakia)
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Prof. Urša Lah (Slovenia)
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Mr. Sanders Lau (Hong Kong, China)
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Prof. LEUNG Bo-wah (Hong Kong, China)
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Mr. Kelvin Lo (Hong Kong, China)
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Ms. LIU Mei (China)
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Prof. Luigi Marzola (Italy)
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Mr. Jánis Ozols (Latvia)
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Dr. Pan Xingzimin (China)
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Prof. Zimfira Poloz (Canada)
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Prof. Ragnar Rasmussen (Norway)
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Ms. Susanna Saw (Malaysia)
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Mr. Patriks Kārlis Stepe (Latvia)
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Prof. Su Yanhui (China)
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Ms. Kaie Tanner (Estonia)
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Mr. Tommyanto Kandisaputra (Indonesia)
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Prof. Leon Tong (Hong Kong, China)
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Mr. Apollo Wong (Hong Kong, China)
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Prof. Nancy Yuen (Hong Kong, China)
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Ms. Zhang Zhanbi (China)
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Prof. ZHU Jinming (China)
Guest Performance
Youth choir “Kamēr…” (Latvia)
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor:
Mr. Jurģis Cābulis
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (New Zealand)
Music Director & Conductor:
Ms. Susan Densem
The Hong Kong Children's Choir (Hong Kong, China)
Music Director & Principal Conductor:
Ms. Kathy Fok
Toronto Children's Chorus (Canada)
Artistic Director & Conductor:
Prof. Zimfira Poloz
Host:
Chan Yu Kiu
15 / 07 / 2026
19:30 — 21:30
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Concert duration: 2 hours with no intermission
Choirs nominated to the Final Round will take turns to perform and compete for the highest awards of the Festival: Choir of the World Award (with a cash prize of HKD 40,000) and Jury's Prize (with a cash prize of HKD 20,000), as well as a number of Special Prizes.