| Music Director/Conductor | Yip Wing-sie |
| Piano | Rémi Geniet |
| Sheng | Loo Sze-wang (HKS Artist Associate 2012-2013) |
| Violin | James Cuddeford |
| Composer | Chan Hing-yan (HKS Artist Associate 2016-2018) |
Programme
| Arvo Pärt | Darf Ich… – for Solo Violin, Bell (ad lib) & Strings (1995/1999) |
| Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 |
| Chan Hing-yan | Hark the Phoenix Solitaire Cry – for Sheng & Orchestra (2017) (world première) |
| Stravinsky | The Firebird Suite (1919) |
VIEW HOUSE PROGRAMME
Rémi Geniet (Piano)
- Prix André Hoffmann 2016, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad
- Diapason d’Or of the year 2015
- 1st Prize, 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, New York
- 2nd Prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition 2013
- Has performed with orchestras and conductors including St Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Marin Alsop, Emmanuel Krivine and Edo de Waart
“An instinctive and profoundly cultivated musician.”
Diapason
“Dazzling and of rare intelligence.”
Le Devoir
Chan Hing-yan (Composer/ HKS Artist Associate 2016-2018)
- Professor of Music, The University of Hong Kong
- His compositions have been heard at festivals such as Edinburgh International Festival, Melbourne Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, the Second Spring of the Chinese Symphony in Beijing, Hong Kong Arts Festival, and music festivals in Amsterdam and Budapest
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Featured artists:
Yip Wing-sie
(Music Director Emeritus)
Rémi Geniet
(Piano)
Loo Sze-wang
(Sheng / HKS Artist Associate 2012-2013)
James Cuddeford
(Violin)
Chan Hing-yan
(Composer / HKS Artist Associate 2016-2018)
20 May 2017 (Saturday)
8pm
HK City Hall Concert Hall
View Map Price:$420, $280, $160
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| Duration: | Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission |
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| Language: | Nil |
| 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 |
PRESS KIT
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Yip Wing-sie (Music Director/Conductor) |
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Rémi Geniet (Piano) |
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Loo Sze-wang (Sheng/HKS Artist Associate 2012-2013) |
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James Cuddeford (Violin) |
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Chan Hing-yan (Composer/HKS Artist Associate) |
