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Matthias Rácz Plays Mozart Bassoon Concerto

Conductor Ken Lam
Bassoon Matthias Rácz
 

Programme

Messiaen

Les Offrandes Oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)

Mozart

Bassoon Concerto in B-flat, K191

Beethoven

Symphony No 3 in E-flat, Op 55, “Eroica”


Matthias Rácz (Bassoon)

  • Principal Bassoon, Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich and Lucerne Festival Orchestra
  • Winner, ARD International Music Competition 2002
  • Winner, Prague Spring International Music Competition 2002

The rhythmic clarity and diverse tone colours of his playing drew out such an expressive scenic picture that is undreamed of.”
– Berliner Zeitung

Ken Lam (Conductor)

  • Music Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra
  • Resident Conductor, Brevard Music Center
  • Conductor Laureate, Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras
  • Winner, Memphis International Conducting Competition

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Ticketing
Dates & Times:

20 August 2016 (Saturday)
8:00pm

Venue:

HK City Hall Concert Hall

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Price:

$340, $220, $140


Tickets available at all URBTIX outlets from 18.6.2016
Ticketing Enquiries & Bookings:2111 5999
URBTIX Internet Ticketing Service:www.URBTIX.hk


Due to interior renovation works, catering outlets at Hong Kong City Hall are closed as scheduled below:

1) Maxim’s Palace Chinese Restaurant, City Hall Maxim’s Café and Deli & Wine at Low Block are closed from 18.7.2016 onwards;

2) From 1.8.2016 onwards, Maxim’s MX at High Block will also be closed.

Renovation is expected to complete by mid-September.


Half-price tickets available for full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and CSSA recipients
10% discount for group booking of 4 or more adult tickets

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PRESS KIT

Matthias Rácz (Bassoon)
©Janine Kühn

Matthias Rácz (Bassoon)
©Janine Kühn

Matthias Rácz (Bassoon) Bio (ENG)

Matthias Rácz (Bassoon) Bio (CHI)

Ken Lam (Conductor)
©Alyona Semenov (Alyona Photography)

Ken Lam (Conductor) Bio (ENG)

Ken Lam (Conductor) Bio (CHI)

Press release (ENG)

Press release (CHI)

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.