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DOUBLE ACTs:

Double Concertos!

Music Director Emeritus/Conductor Yip Wing-sie
Clarinet/Composer Raphaël Sévère
Viola Adrien La Marca
 

Programme

Raphaël Sévère

Phoenix for Clarinet, Viola & Orchestra (world première)
Commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Bruch

Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola & Orchestra in E minor, Op 88

Kodály

Dances of Galánta

Bartók

Viola Concerto


 

Raphaël Sévère (Clarinet/Composer)

“Supernatural talent.” Le Figaro

“Richly colourful, textured and tangy performance.” The New York Times

“Dazzling naturalness.” Télérama

“Boisterous performance.” Gramophone

Sévère’s tone was rounded and mellow, rich in the low chalumeau register and clarion bright at the top.” The Washington Post

  • Recipient of Diapason d’Or Award 2015
  • First Prize and eight special prizes, Young Concert Artists International Auditions, New York 2013
  • Youngest artist ever nominated in Victoires de la Musique Classique “Révélation Soliste Instrumental” of Year 2010
  • Has performed with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, etc
  • His chamber partners include quartets Modigliani, Ebène, Prazák, Van Kuijk, Martha Argerich, Boris Berezovsky, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Gidon Kremer, etc

 

Adrien La Marca (Viola)

“La Marca surely is the new Viola Hero.” Le Monde

“Adrien La Marca’s technical dexterity and mastery of the bow are astonishing.” Pizzicato Magazine

“Whatever style he plays, La Marca imposes an authority and a sonorous imagination for the least astounding.” ConcertClassic

“Sophisticated and pure elegance, carried by that addictive dark-colored basic gentleness that belongs only to the sound of viola.” Süddeutsche Zeitung

  • Has performed with renowned orchestras such as Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (MDR), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (Artist in Residence for 2018/2019 season)
  • Has performed at prestigious venues such as the Paris Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphiharmonie Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vienna Musikverein, and at festivals including Verbier, Schubertiade, La Roque d’Anthéron, Aix-en-Provence, Ravinia, among others
  • Victoires de la Musique Classique “Révélation Soliste Instrumental” of Year 2014

VIEW HOUSE PROGRAMME

Ticketing
Dates & Times:

22 April 2023 (Saturday)
8pm

Venue:

HK City Hall Concert Hall

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Price:

$480, $340, $200


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Credit Card Booking: 3166 1288
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20% discount for purchasing standard tickets to any TWO or more of the following concerts:

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

Note: Discounts cannot be used in conjunction of other discounts

More ticketing info
Duration: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission
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

The APPRECIATE concerts are, mainly, classical concerts featuring guest artists and conductors of world renown.  Apart from performing orchestral masterpieces, Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly commissions new works and introduces to audiences works that are rarely heard in Hong Kong.

Music is good for everyone! The LEARN series takes audiences aged 0 to 88 into the world of classical music through specially designed concert series including Good Music for Babies, Good Music for Kids, Short-cut to Classical Music, Know Your Classical Music and HKS McDull Music Project.

In the light-hearted RELAX concerts, Hong Kong Sinfonietta shares with audiences great music ranging from orchestral favourites to music from movies and musicals.

The ENCOUNTER series offers unique opportunities for audiences to get close to the music and the performers through chamber music concerts, talks, often at unconventional venues or time. These include Good Music This Lunch, Good Music @ The Fringe, Beyond Good Music @ The Fringe, HKS ArtisTree Residency and UpClose Encounters.

Often referred to as “one of the world’s great small orchestras”, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has been invited to go on many TOURS in Europe, Asia, South and North Americas, sharing good music with audiences in over 30 cities.  In 2017/2018, the orchestra will make its début in Germany and perform at festivals in France, Portugal, as well as the Beethoven Easter Festival in Poland.

WHAT ELSE?  Apart from classical concerts, Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly appears in staged productions by Hong Kong Ballet, Opera Hong Kong and visiting arts groups such as The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. This season, Hong Kong Sinfonietta will also host the 1st International Conducting Competition.