Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra Annual Gala Concert 2025
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Join us for an unforgettable evening as the rising star Raquel Areal Martinez takes the stage as the violin soloist with the HKBU Symphony Orchestra! She will perform the masterpiece of Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor.

Raquel Areal Martínez is one of the most promising violinist of her generation, acclaimed for her interpretations and collaborations with leading orchestras and conductors. Born in Spain, she studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, under Zakhar Bron, Yuri Volguin, and Kolja Blacher. She has won numerous accolades, including at the International Wieniawski & Lipinski Competition. Raquel has performed with top orchestras like Staatskapelle Berlin and Orquesta Nacional de España, under conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle and Gustavo Dudamel. In 2021, she joined the Karajan Academy and secured a position with the Berliner Philharmoniker.