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In this volume, discover the Hong Kong Arts Festival,
our very own annual event that showcases the best artists in the world.
Also read Zoey’s witty tale about Chinese repertoire,
and check out the tension among Mozart, Salieri and Pushkin as described by Marco.
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In tune:
Chinese repertoire or not Chinese repertoire? |
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A fictional story
that resembles
the reality |
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Festivals & Competitions:
Hong Kong
Arts Festival |
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A series of
wonderful programmes
featuring great performers |
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In tune:
Three times
Mozart |
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Creative genius
+ technical mastery
= Mozart |
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Hong Kong Arts Festival
Hong Kong Arts Festival has dedicated in introducing the audience a wide spectrum of performing arts, in particular new and multi art forms. This year marks their 39th anniversary of their pioneering role in local arts scene... Read more
Date: 17.2 - 27.3.2011
Country: China
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Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan
The world's leading interpreter of J. S. Bach
performing the composer's choral masterpieces...
Date: February 20-21, 2011
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Chinese repertoire or not Chinese repertoire?
An internationally renowned conductor is invited to lead the New Year concert at one of the most prestigious halls in China. The maestro kindly suggests a repertoire which is not far from the spirit of the New Year, including the works of Strauss, Tchaikovsky and so on...
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Three times Mozart
Pushkin’s Mozart and Salieri is a fantastic exploration of the nature of artistic creation. This short blank verse drama, written in 1830, has been re-told many times (notably by Rimsky-Korsakov in his 1898 opera of the same name and by Peter Shaffer in his 1979 play Amadeus and the 1984 film version, directed by Milos Forman)...
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Imagining the 1787 debut of "Don Giovanni"
It is 6.30pm on a cloudy Monday evening and the audience is gathering outside the theatre. Although the opening night of this much-heralded new opera has been the talk of the town for weeks, nobody could have anticipated such a chaotic scene...
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Federico (Frederic) Mompou (1893-1987) was one of the greatest Spanish composers of the 20th century. A Catalan by birth, he studied and appeared on stage in Barcelona since young. Later he studied piano in Paris Conservatory under Isidor Philipp... |
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Stephen Hough plays Mompou's Secreto. |
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Sandrine Piau (Berenice) in Act III, Scene II:
"The torment is aleady over
and calm will return,
and in the rays of a propitious star
my love shall sparkle." |
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String quartets by
∙ Luigi Boccherini
∙ Niccolò Paganini
Performed by
∙ Quatuor Guilet |
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