Cy Leo x Hong Kong Sinfonietta: Rhapsody in Blue

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Music Director Emeritus/Conductor: Yip Wing-sie
Harmonica: Cy Leo

One of the most beloved, bewitching and definitive works from 20th-century America, experience Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue like never before as Hong Kong’s very own two-time World Champion harmonica player Cy Leo takes on the phenomenal work melding classical music and jazz in his début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Under the baton of Music Director Emeritus Yip Wing-sie, he will also perform Robert Farnon’s Prelude and Dance – the epitome of harmonica virtuosity – in a colourful and celebratory programme which also highlights Ravel’s iconic Bolero, and culminates in Gershwin’s exuberant symphonic masterpiece An American in Paris.

Programme

Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso

Robert Farnon
Prelude and Dance for Harmonica & Orchestra

Ravel
Boléro

Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (Arranged for Harmonica & Orchestra)

Gershwin
An American in Paris

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ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

One of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has brought music closer to the community, and achieved significant local and international recognition for its passionate performances and innovative programming. The orchestra has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including in recent years Ilya Gringolts, Martin Helmchen, Sergei Nakariakov, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Krzysztof Penderecki, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 46 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, the orchestra commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series and becoming the first local orchestra to appear in cinemas. Following the success of the first edition in 2018, the orchestra organised the 2nd Hong Kong International Conducting Competition in 2023, attracting applications from 45 countries/regions around the world and providing an invaluable platform for young conductors to establish their careers.