| Conductor | Chien Wen-pin |
| Cello | Edgar Moreau |
| Composer | Chou Chiu-yu |
Programme
| Chou Chiu-yu | The Tongue (2015-2016) (Asian première) |
| Elgar | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68, “Pastorale” |
BEETHOVEN ARTWORK COURTESY OF OZAWA KAZUO
Edgar Moreau (Cello)
“Stunning!”Le Figaro
“This cello prodigy belongs in the family of the greatest artists of all time.”La Provence
“Great moment of emotion…A cello revelation!” Ouest France
- Soliste Instrumental de l’Année, Victoires de la Musique Classique 2015
- 1st Prize & 6 special prizes, Young Concert Artists International Auditions 2014
- 2nd Prize & Audience Award, International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011
Chou Chiu-yu (Composer)
“The Tongue by Chiu-Yu Chou, inspired by Sonnet 140, is a turbulent but ultimately resolved, tale of love, in which the composer’s virtuosic treatment of the orchestra revealed a powerful musical imagination and gift for narrative structure.”Bachtrack
- Winner, ISCM-IAMIC Young Composer Award 2011
- 1st Prize, Orchestral Composition Competition 2010 (organized by National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra)
- The Tongue was commissioned by BBC Radio 3
Featured artists:
13 June 2020 (Saturday)
8pm
HK City Hall Concert Hall
View Map Price:$420, $280, $160
**As the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on 26 May that its performance venues will not allow live performances with audience members before 15 June, this concert at the HK City Hall Concert Hall will be cancelled.**
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Ticketing Information:
Half-price tickets available for full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and the minder & Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients
10% discount for group booking of 4 or more standard tickets
| Duration: | Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission |
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| 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 |
