| Music Director/Conductor | Christoph Poppen |
| Creative Team: | |
| Director | William Kentridge |
| Editors | Janus Fouché, Žana Marović, Joshua Trappler |
| Costume & Puppet Designer | Greta Goiris |
| Set & Model Designer | Sabine Theunissen |
| Cinematographer | Duško Marović SASC |
| Video Orchestrator | Kim Gunning |
| Executive Producer | THE OFFICE performing arts + film |
Programme
| Shostakovich | Symphony No 10 in E minor, Op 93 |
Leading contemporary artist William Kentridge is internationally acclaimed for his drawings, films, theatre and opera productions. A film commissioned by the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester to accompany Shostakovich’s monumental Symphony No 10, Kentridge’s Oh, To Believe In Another World illustrates the story of Shostakovich and his complicated relationship with the Soviet state from the 1920s to 1960s, through charming sets made of cardboard and historical figures brought to life as puppets.
Following the huge success of its world première by the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester in June 2022, Hong Kong Sinfonietta is delighted to bring this brilliantly thought-provoking production and multi-sensory feast to Hong Kong, to be performed under the baton of Music Director Christoph Poppen.
This programme is part of New Vision Arts Festival 2023, details: www.nvaf.gov.hk
* There will be a Meet & Chat session with Maestro Poppen in the City Hall foyer after each concert
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)
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Featured artists:
Christoph Poppen
(Music Director)
William Kentridge
(Director)
