Global Symphony Orchestra (GSO)
GSO is a charitable non-profit organization
GSO missions are:
1. To promote Chinese culture with music globally
2. To promote cultural exchange between China and the West
3. To promote Hong Kong / Chinese professional musicians.
Concerts:
2013 - GSO founded by Maestro Mak Ka Lok,
- "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Unesco "Peacemaker's Celebration" concert
- Concerts at the historical Sunbeam Theatre
2014 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Asian Film Academy Award charity concert
- "Ode to Joy" concert for ten thousand at Hong Kong Coliseum
2015 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concert"
- ISCM - "Musicarama" Festival concert
2016 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Concert at Grand Theatre, Wenzhou, China
- Concert with world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli in Macao
2017 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Concert at Grand Theatre, Wenzhou, China
2018 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Received from Austria "Austrian Music Theatre Prize"
- Concert at Charles Church in Vienna
2019 - "Mak Ka Lok World Symphony Concerts"
- Debut in the 12th China Art Festival, Shanghai
- Debut in the Chopin Festival, Guangzhou
- Peace Concert in City Hall
- Performed in the CCTV New years program
2020 - "The Legend of Confucius " opera online performance
2022 - Premiere "The Legend of Confucius" opera (25th Anniversary concert HKSAR)
2023 - Debut of "The Legend of Confucius: opera at the China Opera Festival
Received prize for the opera as the best opera.
Artists performed with GSO:
Andrea Bocelli (tenor), John Nuzzo (tenor), Warren Mok (tenor), Jiang Jing (tenor), Lan, Rao (soprano), Samantha Chong (soprano), Soo Yeon Kim (soprano), Aliena Wong (pianist), Annacecile Nayun Kim (pianist), Elena Tanski (violinist), Karel Untermueller (viola), Bonjiu Koo (violinist), Samantha Lam (pop singer), Louie Castro (pop singer), Linda Wong (pop singer), Miriam Yeung (pop singer), Alfred Hui (pop singer), Wong On Yuen (Erhu), Tam Po Shek (Chinese flute), the Opera Society of Hong Kong, Allegro Singers.