Hong Kong Sinfonietta proudly presents “Tiny Galaxy Concerts @ Wontonmeen” – a brand new online chamber concert series curated in collaboration with Wontonmeen – a hostel located in the vibrant and historical neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po. We invite you to explore with your eyes, ears and heart the beauty of where hand-picked gems of chamber music collide with the sentiments and quintessence of an old Hong Kong. Leave behind all expectations, and enter this imaginative space with our musicians – welcome to our precious, mesmerising, wondrously tiny musical galaxy!
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Episode 11 (season two finale with sergei nakariakov)
Programme
Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19: III Andante (Arranged for Flugelhorn)
Flugelhorn: Sergei Nakariakov
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Schumann Intermezzo from F-A-E Sonata
Clara Schumann Three Romances for Violin & Piano, Op 22: No 3 Leidenschaftlich schnell
Violin: James Cuddeford
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Op 70 (Arranged for Flugelhorn)
Flugelhorn: Sergei Nakariakov
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Episode 10 (Featuring sergei nakariakov)
Programme
Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op 73 (Arranged for Flugelhorn)
Flugelhorn: Sergei Nakariakov
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Ravel Pièce en Forme de Habanera
Berceuse sur le Nom de Gabriel Fauré
Violin: James Cuddeford
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Glazunov Albumblatt in D-flat for Trumpet & Piano
Trumpet: Sergei Nakariakov
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Episode 9 (Featuring Christoph poppen)
Programme
Hindemith Sonata for Violin Solo, Op 31 No 2
Violin: Christoph Poppen
Bartók 44 Duos for Two Violins: Nos 37, 28, 27, 33, 44
Violin: Christoph Poppen, James Cuddeford
Bach Partita No 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV1004: III Sarabande
Violin: Christoph Poppen
Episode 8 (Adrien La Marca & friends)
Programme
Bruch Eight Pieces, Op 83:
No 2 Allegro con moto
No 5 Rumänische Melodie: Andante
Clarinet: Fong Hiu-kai Johnny
Viola: Adrien La Marca
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Balcony Scene
(Vadim Borisovsky arr) Viola: Adrien La Marca
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Season TWO Première – Episode 7 (Featuring Adrien La Marca)
Programme
Mozart Duo for Violin & Viola in G, K423
Violin: James Cuddeford
Viola: Adrien La Marca
Episode 6 (Kodály – Duo for Violin & Cello)
Programme
Kodály Duo for Violin & Cello, Op 7
Violin: James Cuddeford
Cello: Aurélien Pascal
Episode 5 (featuring Aurélien Pascal and James Cuddeford)
Programme
Bach From Suite No 3 in C for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV1009
Praeludium
Sarabande
Gigue
Cello: Aurélien Pascal
Martinů Duo No 2 for Violin & Cello, H371
Violin: James Cuddeford
Cello: Aurélien Pascal
Episode 4 (featuring James Cuddeford’s new work)
Programme
James Cuddeford “For the Five Fingers” from Four Studies for a Portrait of Roger Smalley (world première)
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Roger Smalley Suite for 2 Violins (2006)
Violin: James Cuddeford, Le Hoai-nam
Episode 3 (featuring Aurélien Pascal)
Programme
Beethoven Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in B-flat, WoO 39
Violin: James Cuddeford
Cello: Aurélien Pascal
Piano: Perry So
Bartók/Szigeti Hungarian Folk Tunes
Violin: James Cuddeford
Piano: Perry So
Schnittke Silent Night for Violin & Piano (1978)
Violin: James Cuddeford
Piano: Perry So
Episode 2 (Mendelssohn)
Programme
Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Op 53: Nos 3 & 4
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Mendelssohn Concert Piece No 2 in D minor, Op 114
Clarinet: Fong Hiu-kai Johnny, Chen Chiu-yuan
Piano: Li Hau-ling Jacqueline
season ONE PREMIÈRE – Episode 1 (Bartók – Contrasts)
Programme
Bartók Contrasts
Violin: James Cuddeford
Clarinet: Fong Hiu-kai Johnny
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
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Season two trailer
Season one trailer
behind the scenes
meet the artist behind the cover image
The fun, heartwarming and incredibly gorgeous cover image for our new online concert series “Tiny Galaxy Concerts @ Wontonmeen” is the work of the wonderful local artist Vivian Ho, who highlights the endless scope for imagination, beauty and new discoveries when two seemingly detached worlds – classical music and Sham Shui Po – collide.