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Great Clarinet Concertos: Raphaël Sévère Plays Copland
15 April 2023 - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$100 – $480EVENT DESCRIPTION
Since becoming the youngest artist ever nominated for the prestigious Victoires de la Musique Classique “Révélation Soliste Instrumental” award at the age of 15, and winning the First Prize at the 2013 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère has established himself as one of the youngest yet most celebrated representatives of the French clarinet school. This April, he returns to Hong Kong and joins hands once again with Hong Kong Sinfonietta to present three beautiful programmes, one of them being this concert where he will perform Copland’s wonderfully colourful and one-of-a-kind Clarinet Concerto under the baton of Music Director Emeritus Yip Wing-sie.
Music Director Emeritus/Conductor: Yip Wing-sie
Clarinet: Raphaël Sévère
Programme
Stravinsky
Concerto in D for String Orchestra
Copland
Concerto for Clarinet
Mozart
Symphony No 41 in C, K551, “Jupiter”
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. Since 1999, Hong Kong Sinfonietta 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, Mariinsky Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.The orchestra is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 41 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, Hong Kong Sinfonietta commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series, as well as the Tiny Galaxy Concerts online series featuring performances recorded at a fascinating hostel in Hong Kong. In 2021, the orchestra co-curated the “Life is Art” film festival with MOViE MOViE, while continuing to break down barriers between music and audience with free chamber concerts held regularly at Hong Kong City Hall.
Details
- Date:
- 15 April 2023
- Time:
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8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Admission:
- $100 – $480
- Event Category:
- Music
- Website:
- https://hksl.org/concert/great-clarinet-concertos-raphael-severe-plays-copland/
Venue
Organiser
- Hong Kong Sinfonietta
- Phone
- 28363336
- info@hksinfonietta.org
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