Programme

From Prometheus the Greek Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity, to moths and their fatal attraction to light and fire, and finally arriving at the celestial incandescence of Stravinsky’s timeless masterpiece The Firebird Suite, this concert is a spectacular song of fire, of creation, of mortal struggles, and of transcendence.

Having appeared with such preeminent orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra since triumphing as the youngest-ever winner of the Paganini Competition, renowned violin virtuoso Ilya Gringolts will take centre stage in the Asian première of the deeply imaginative and visceral Moths of Hunger and Awe, co-commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta and written by Chaya Czernowin, whose fantastic career spanning nearly 40 years has seen her works featured at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris IRCAM, Munich Biennale etc. Gringolts will also perform Sibelius’ 4 Humoresques, adding an extra touch of sparkle and charisma to the enthralling programme conducted by Bas Wiegers.

Ilya Gringolts (Violin)

★★★★★
BBC Music Magazine

“One can hardly play the violin more expressively and uncompromisingly than Gringolts.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung

• 1st Prize, International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” 1998, the youngest winner in the history of the competition
• Frequent appearances at prestigious festivals such as Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Verbier, Berlin, Bucharest and Menuhin Festival Gstaad
• Has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra etc
• Chamber music partners include Nicolas Altstaedt, Yuri Bashmet, Itamar Golan, David Kadouch, Antoine Tamestit and Jörg Widmann

Bas Wiegers (Conductor)

• Associated Conductor, Munich Chamber Orchestra

Chaya Czernowin (Composer)

“Czernowin is our greatest living composer. Certainly, her work routinely inspires astonishment, bewilderment, and awe—reliable indicators of greatness in action.”
The New Yorker

“One of the most fearless and most sensual composers of the present.”
Die Zeit              

• Has received prestigious awards include Gema Authors Prize 2022, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Composer Prize 2003, Bayerischer Theaterpreis 2000 etc
• Artist-in-Residence at Huddersfield Festival 2021, Lucerne Festival 2013, Salzburg Festival 2005/2006
• Professor of Composition, Harvard University (since 2009) & University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (2006-2009)

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Featured artists:

Bas Wiegers
(Conductor)

Ilya Gringolts
(Violin)

Chaya CZERNOWIN
(Composer)