48th Orchestral Season

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Then and Now: A Dialogue

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Date and Time
15/11/2024 (Fri) 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$380, $300, $250, $200
Conductor
Chew Hee Chiat
Performed by
Vocal: Gong Linna
Kanun: Hakan Güngör
Yangqin: Lee Meng-hsueh
Eco-Erhu: Xu Hui
Eco-Gaohu: Wong Sum Ho
Soprano Sheng: Chen Yi-wei

Union

This concert fuses together contrasting elements under the theme, Union. Eighteen Variations on a Hu Pipe Melody marries the classical rendition of the qin and the zheng with contemporary orchestral arrangements. A dialogue between the Chinese yangqin and the Turkish kanun, as well as Cantonese Opera and Jazz music, are also included.

Programmes
Double Concerto for Yangqin, Kanun and Chinese Orchestra Dao of Water Enjott Schneider (Commissioned by the HKCO / World Premiere)
The first movement: “Supreme Good is Like Water” (Lao Tse, Dao De Jing)
The second movement: Garden with Glittering Fountains
The third movement: Buddha Mind – the Hidden Power of Lowest Places
The fourth movement: Reflection of the Moon on the Water (Variations)
The fifth movement: Power, the Shape of Water

Kanun: Hakan Güngör Yangqin: Lee Meng-hsueh


Eighteen Variations on a Hu Pipe Melody Ng Tai-kong Lyrics by Cai Wenji

Vocal: Gong Linna


For Four Instruments and Chinese Orchestra Next Station Moon Ng King-pan
The first movement: The Shaded Moon
The second movement: Mondschein Represents My Heart
The third movement: Grand Opening

Eco-Erhu: Xu Hui Eco-Gaohu: Wong Sum Ho Soprano Sheng: Chen Yi-wei Yangqin: Lee Meng-hsueh


Whence Chen Si’ang (Commissioned by the HKCO / World Premiere)


Symphonic Poem Flowing Water Chan Pui Fang


The concert runs approximately 85 minutes with intermission.