| Music Director/Conductor | Christoph Poppen |
| Piano | Jean-Efflam Bavouzet |
Programme
| Matthias Pintscher | Ex Nihilo (2011) (Asian première) |
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 2 in B-flat, Op 19 |
| Brahms | Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 |
Widely regarded as one of this generation’s leading interpreters of Beethoven’s works, French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has enjoyed a prolific career performing with renowned orchestras including the London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and Cleveland orchestras. This French May, the maestro will join Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Music Director Christoph Poppen and showcase his authoritative interpretation of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 2, in a programme which also features Brahms’s enchanting Fourth Symphony and Matthias Pintscher’s Ex Nihilo for chamber orchestra.
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (Piano)
“He conveys the audacity and cunning virtuosity that must have characterised the proud young Beethoven’s own piano-playing.” Gramophone
“Bavouzet takes us into the realm of the sublime… a reading [of Beethoven] etched in empyrean majesty. It’s high minded, lofty, inspiring, and ennobling…” Fanfare Magazine
- Regularly works with orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic orchestras, Budapest Festival Orchestra, and collaborates with conductors including Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, François-Xavier Roth, Vasily Petrenko, Edward Gardner, Louis Langrée, among others
- Bavouzet has worked closely with composers such as Boulez, Stockhausen, Kurtág, and Jörg Widmann
- Recipient of Diapason d’Or, Choc de l’année, Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine awards
Christoph Poppen (Music Director/Conductor)
“Christoph Poppen brought out a broad soundscape from the orchestra.” Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Principal Conductor, Cologne Chamber Orchestra
- Principal Guest Conductor, Israel Chamber Orchestra
- Artistic Director, Marvão International Music Festival, Portugal
- Music Director, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (2007-2011)
- Artistic Director, Munich Chamber Orchestra (1995-2006)
VIEW HOUSE PROGRAMME
Featured artists:
20 May 2023 (Saturday)
8pm
HK City Hall Concert Hall
View Map Price:$520, $380, $220
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Ticketing Information:
20% discount for purchasing standard tickets to any TWO or more of the following concerts:
- Great Piano Concertos: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Plays Beethoven (20.5.2023)
- HKS Recital Series: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Piano Recital (21.5.2023)
- HKS Recital Series: Julien Libeer Piano Recital (14.6.2023)
- Great Piano Concertos: Julien Libeer Plays Poulenc (17.6.2023)
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
| 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 |
