A Ring from Hong Kong to take on the world

Hugo Shirley
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Raised eyebrows initially greeted Naxos’s Ring cycle, but Jaap van Zweden’s Hong Kong forces have proved their mettle, writes Hugo Shirley

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (photo: Cheung Chi-Wai/HK Phil)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (photo: Cheung Chi-Wai/HK Phil)

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