Good Music @ The Fringe Gabriel Pidoux – Paris au temps du Bœuf sur le toit

EVENT DESCRIPTION

With his “warmth of the tone, the suppleness of the phrase and the sincerity of the expression” (Diapason), French oboist Gabriel Pidoux is as one of the most exciting oboists to watch today. He brings a spectacular recital which turns The Fringe Club Dairy into Le Bœuf sur le toit, a glamorous cabaret bar which reigned as the centre of Paris’ avant-garde art scene during the Années folles, playing sparkling works by members of Les Six – Poulenc, Durey, Auric and Tailleferre – who frequented the legendary bar to share their ideas.

Oboe	Gabriel Pidoux
Piano	Colleen Lee ( HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Flute	Akiyo Uesugi
Clarinet	Woo Hee-soo
Bassoon	Liu Tung-bo
Horn	Paw Man-hing Hermann

Programme

Louis Durey	Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon, Op 107 Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux Clarinet: Woo Hee-soo Bassoon: Liu Tung-bo
Georges Auric	Trio for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux Clarinet: Woo Hee-soo Bassoon: Liu Tung-bo
Francis Poulenc	Sextet for Piano & Wind Quintet Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) Flute: Akiyo Uesugi Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux Clarinet: Woo Hee-soo Bassoon: Liu Tung-bo Horn: Paw Man-hing Hermann
Germaine Tailleferre	Sonate Champêtre for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Piano Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux Clarinet: Woo Hee-soo Bassoon: Liu Tung-bo Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Francis Poulenc	Sonata for Oboe & Piano Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

 

Part of the French May Arts Festival 2024

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.