Music Director/Conductor | Yip Wing-sie* |
Clarinet | Johnny Fong |
Programme
Richard Strauss | Also Sprach Zarathustra: Introduction |
Wagner | Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries |
Mozart | Clarinet Concerto in A, K622: II Adagio |
Tchaikovsky | From The Swan Lake Suite: I Scene from Act II III Dance of the Little Swans |
Tchaikovsky | Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture |
Mozart | Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183: I Allegro con brio |
Barber | Adagio for Strings |
Johann Strauss Jr | On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op 314 |
John Williams | From Star Wars Suite: |
Special Announcement: Change of Conductor *
Due to critical personal circumstances, Jason Lai, the original conductor scheduled to conduct in the concert “Sounds Great! Classical Music in Movies” on 3-5 August 2018, is not able to come to Hong Kong. His place will be taken up by Music Director/Conductor Yip Wing-sie. The programme remains unchanged.
Feeling adventurous or seeking some thrills? How about romance or comedy thrown into the mix? Maybe there is a feeling of grief or melancholy? With just a clever choice of classical music in a movie, audiences can experience the lives of on-screen characters! With Music Director Yip Wing-sie and Hong Kong Sinfonietta playing excerpts of classical masterpieces ranging from Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra, Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture to John Williams’ Star Wars, it is time for some movie magic!
Fong Hiu-kai Johnny (Clarinet)
- Principal Clarinet, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Featured artists:
Yip Wing-sie
(Music Director Emeritus)