Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Echoing Bing Thom’s campus design concept of “Treehouse of Knowledge”, this concert series features a unique program that illustrates the genius of JS Bach and how his music influences centuries of composers from the early days to the mid-20th century.

The two-day program starts with the first concert featuring JS Bach’s Inventions arranged for String Trio, followed by the second concert performing Haydn’s Sunrise Quartet and a third presenting two works by his son CPE Bach and Mozart. On the second day, the composer’s influence will be exemplified by another three concerts featuring works of Central Europe, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

In addition to this interesting musical journey curated by Artistic Director Trey Lee, audiences will also get to sample this gorgeous campus suspending above the Grade 3 heritage buildings that weaves into the contours of Mount Davis.

Join us in this Musicus Fest Opening event and meet great artists in an intimate setting that you will never forget!

4 Dec 2021 (Sat) Short Concerts
Tickets at $120 for the below concerts (including a 30-min performance and a heritage guided tour). Free Seating.

Concert 1
12:45pm
Guided Tour
2pm
J.S. Bach: Selections from Three-Part Inventions for String Trio, BWV 787-801
Artists: (Violin) Fan Hiu Sing; (Viola) Richard Wolfe; (Cello) Trey Lee

Concert 2
3pm
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76, No. 4, Sunrise
3:30pm
Guided Tour
Artists: (Violin) Francis Chik, Elissa Lee; (Viola) Caleb Wong; (Cello) Hila Karni

Concert 3
4pm
C.P.E. Bach: Trio Sonata in A minor for Two Violins and Cello, Wq. 148, H. 572
Mozart: Divertimento in D for String Quartet, K.136, Salzburg Symphony No.1
4:30pm
Guided Tour
Artists: (Violin) Brian Choi, Chow Yip-wai, Elissa Lee; (Viola) Richard Wolfe; (Cello) Cheng Yan-ho, Trey Lee

5 Dec 2021 (Sun) Concerts
Tickets at $220 for the below concerts (including a one-hour performance and a heritage guided tour). The one-hour performance will take place at three different locations with free seating. Seats will not be provided in two 10-min performances.

Concert 4
2:15pm
Cherubini: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat (3rd and 4th Movements)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97, Archduke (1st Movement)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (1st Movement)
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11: Andante Cantabile (2nd Movement)
3:30pm
Guided Tour
Artists: (Violin) Brian Choi, Chow Yip-wai, Fan Hiu-sing, Elissa Lee; (Viola) Cass Ho, Caleb Wong; (Cello) Cheng Yan-ho, Hila Karni, Trey Lee; (Piano) Rachel Cheung

Concert 5
1:45pm
Guided Tour
3pm
Ravel: String Quartet in F (1st Movement)
Schubert: Sonata for Piano and Arpeggione in A Minor, D. 821 (arr. for Cello) (1st Movement)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (1st Movement)
Glazunov: String Quartet No. 3 in G, Op. 26 (4th Movement) “Slavonic Festival”
Artists: (Violin) Francis Chik, Brian Choi, Chow Yip-wai, Elissa Lee; (Viola) Richard Wolfe, Caleb Wong; (Cello) Hila Karni, Trey Lee; (Piano) Rachel Cheung

Concert 6
3:45pm
Turina: La Oración del Torero for String Quartet, Op. 34
Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47 (3rd and 4th Movements)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73 (1st Movement)
5pm
Guided Tour
Artists: (Violin) Francis Chik, Fan Hiu-sing, Elissa Lee; (Viola) Cass Ho, Richard Wolfe, Caleb Wong; (Cello) Cheng Yan-ho, Trey Lee; (Piano) Rachel Cheung

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Musicus Society was founded in 2010 under the vision of renowned cellist Trey Lee. A registered charity with the Hon. Tung Chee-hwa as Honorary Patron, Musicus Society aims to promote music through cross-cultural collaboration between local and overseas artists. The Society is financially supported by the Arts Development Matching Grants Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and presents three major programs each year: