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Great Violin Concertos: Veronika Eberle Plays Hosokawa & Mozart

21 October 2023 - 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

$200 – $480

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Music Director/Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Violin: Veronika Eberle

Co-commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta and five other international organisations, leading Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa’s violin concerto Genesis was composed as a gift to celebrated German violinist Veronika Eberle and her newborn son, and explores the beauty and mystery of the origins of life. This magnificent work will be brought to Hong Kong by Eberle herself, who has regularly worked with renowned orchestras around the world such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra. Joining hands with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Music Director Christoph Poppen, she will perform Genesis as well as Mozart’s sparkling Violin Concerto No 3, in a programme which also features Mozart’s Symphony No 33 and Schubert’s Symphony No 8, “Unfinished”.

Programme

Mozart
Symphony No 33 in B-flat, K319

Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G, K216

Schubert
Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759, “Unfinished”

Toshio Hosokawa
Genesis for Violin & Orchestra (2020) (Hong Kong première)
Commissioned by Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Grafenegg Festival

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 47 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.

Details

Date:
21 October 2023
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Admission:
$200 – $480
Event Category:
Website:
https://hksl.org/concert/great-violin-concertos-veronika-eberle-plays-hosokawa-mozart/

Organiser

Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Phone
28363336
Email
info@hksinfonietta.org

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