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Nobuya Sugawa • The Art of the Saxophone

Conductor Roberto Forés Veses
Saxophone Nobuya Sugawa
 

Programme

Toshio Hosokawa

Blossoming II (2011) (Hong Kong première)

Debussy

Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra (Sugawa Version)

Fazıl Say

Ballad for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra, Op 67 (2016) (Hong Kong première)
Commissioned by Nobuya Sugawa

Sibelius

Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39


 

Nobuya Sugawa (Saxophone)

“A top-class saxophone player who has superlative technique and flexible musicality.”

Bravo Magazine

“A masterful performer…It is simply hard to imagine more impeccable playing tonally, technically or tastefully.”

The Japan Times

  • Has worked with many renowned orchestras and conductors including the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit and Alan Gilbert
  • Has commissioned and championed many new works including, apart from Fazıl Say’s Ballad, Fuzzy Bird Sonata and Cyber Bird Concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu, Saxophone Concerto Esse in Anima by Akira Nishimura, Saxophone Concerto by Edward Gregson, Florida to Tokyo by Chick Corea and Fantasia by Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • His highly acclaimed discography includes recordings of saxophone masterpieces and contemporary works written for him
  • Has toured and recorded with jazz musicians such as Ron Carter and Martin Taylor
  • Hamamatsu Art and Culture Special Award 1996

 

Roberto Forés Veses (Conductor)

  • Musical & Artistic Director, Orchestre d’Auvergne, France

 

Fazıl Say (Composer)

  • A brilliant pianist and prolific composer who regularly receives commissions from the world’s most prestigious festivals and groups including the Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festivals, Konzerthaus Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, Radio France, BBC, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, City of Bayreuth, etc.
  • His compositions and their recordings have received critical acclaims and awards such as the ECHO Klassik special prize

 

Toshio Hosokawa (Composer)

  • Award-winning composer whose works have been commissioned and premiered by the likes of Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev (Salzburg Festival), Cleveland Orchestra (Lucerne Festival), Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle, Hamburg State Opera/Nagano, Munich Biennale, La Monnaie Brussels and Aix-en-Provence Festival, etc.

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Ticketing
Dates & Times:

13 October 2018 (Saturday)
8pm

Venue:

HK City Hall Concert Hall

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Price:

$420, $280, $160


Tickets available at all URBTIX outlets from 11.8.2018
Credit Card Booking:2111 5999
Ticketing Enquiries: 3761 6661
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Half-price tickets available for full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and CSSA recipients

10% discount for group booking of 4 or more adult tickets

More ticketing info
Duration: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission
Language: Nil
Age Limit: 6 (Person below this age not admitted)
Programme Enquiries: 2836 3336 / info@hksinfonietta.org
Remarks: Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists

PRESS KIT

Press release (ENG)

Press release (CHI)

Nobuya Sugawa (Saxophone)

Nobuya Sugawa (Saxophone)

Nobuya Sugawa (Saxophone)
© Yuji Hori

Roberto Fores Veses (Conductor)
© Jean Baptiste Millot

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