| 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) |
| 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
