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Per aspera ad astra – Concert films by HKS

Hong Kong Sinfonietta made a ground-breaking move to create its own concert-based feature films as Hong Kong faced its first pandemic closures of venues in 2020.  The series named “Back On Stage” was filmed in the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall with 4K cameras and direct sound recording (making use of the natural acoustics of the hall). In association with MOViE MOViE (Hong Kong-based art cinema), “Back On Stage II (Quarantined!)” made its round in Hong Kong for more than 20 cinema screenings, and along with “Back On Stage Concert”, made its début on the Taiwan film screens. Meanwhile, “Back On Stage III: DESTINY” opened the “Life is Art” film festival in the summer of 2021, which made RTHK’s “Top 10 Music Headlines” of the year. Following in the footsteps of the orchestral films, the chamber concert films – “Vive la Musique!” and the pot-pourri of international stars playing at an eclectic hideaway in Sham Shui Po in “All-Star Tiny Galaxy@Wontonmeen” – both made their début at the film festival.

Back On Stage concert – Special Extended Version (2020)

Performed / Recorded: 13 Jun 2020
First release: 22 Sept 2020 (Hong Kong; postponed from 28 Jul 2020 due to cinema closure owing to the pandemic)
Performance: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Conductor: Yip Wing-sie
Violin / Concertmaster: James Cuddeford

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Back On Stage II (Quarantined!) (2020)

Performed / Recorded: 26 Sept 2020
First release: 28 Nov 2020 (Hong Kong)
Performance: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Solo: Alexander Krichel (piano)

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Back On Stage III: DESTINY (2021)
FESTIVAL OPENING FILM of MOViE MOViE Festival【Life is Art 2021】

Performed / Recorded: 7 Nov 2020
First release: 27 Aug 2021 (Hong Kong)
Performance: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Solo: Aurélien Pascal (cello)

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Vive la Musique! (2021)
WORLD PREMIÈRE at MOViE MOViE Festival【Life is Art 2021】

Performed / Recorded: 8 Nov 2020
First release: 17 Sept 2021 (Hong Kong)
Performers:
Aurélien Pascal (Cello)
Colleen Lee (Piano)
James Cuddeford (Violin)
Le Hoai-nam (Violin)
Elvis Chan (Viola)

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All-Star Tiny Galaxy @ Wontonmeen (2021)
FESTIVAL CLOSING FILM of MOViE MOViE Festival【Life is Art 2021】

Performed / Recorded: Oct & Nov 2020, Mar & Apr 2021
First release: 24 Sept 2021 (Hong Kong)
Performers:
Aurélien Pascal (Cello)
Adrien La Marca (Viola)
Colleen Lee (Piano)
Christoph Poppen (Violin)
Sergei Nakariakov (Trumpet/Flugelhorn)
James Cuddeford (Violin)
Perry So (Piano)

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Tiny Galaxy Concert @ Haw Par (2023)
WORLD PREMIÈRE at MOViE MOViE Festival【Life is Art 2023】

Performed / Recorded: Mar 2021
First release: 12 Dec 2023 (Hong Kong)
Performers:
James Cuddeford (Violin)
Le Hoai-nam (Violin)
Elvis Chan (Viola)
Christina Bean (Viola)
Ringo Chan (Viola)
Chang Pei-chieh (Cello)
Fong Hiu-kai Johnny (Clarinet)
Christopher Rodgers (Trombone)

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