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New Vision Arts Festival

Oh, To Believe In Another World

A film by William Kentridge for Shostakovich Symphony No 10
Asian Première

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)

 

VIEW HOUSE PROGRAMME

Ticketing
Dates & Times:

18 November 2023 (Saturday)
8pm

19 November 2023 (Sunday)
3pm

Venue:

HK City Hall Concert Hall

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Price:

$450, $320, $180


Tickets NOW available at all URBTIX outlets and popticket.hk
Credit Card Booking: 3166 1288
Ticketing Enquiries: 3166 1100
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Half-price tickets available for full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and the minder & Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients

Up to 20% discount for group booking of 4 or more standard tickets

Please refer to the website of New Vision Arts Festival for more details on booking discounts and packages.

Note: Discounts cannot be used in conjunction of other discounts

More ticketing info
Duration: Approximately 1 hour with no intermission | Please arrive on time. Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break
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

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.