HKS Recital Series: An Evening of Songs + Chamber Music with Juliane Banse

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Soprano: Juliane Banse
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Violin: James Cuddeford, Kim In-sun, Le Hoai-nam
Viola: Chan Tsz-shun Elvis, Lau Sum-yin
Cello: Chang Pei-chieh, Laurent Perrin

 

Branded “perfect, one of the finest lieder singers around”, world-leading soprano Juliane Banse has enthralled audiences with her “versatility, dramatic intelligence and an appealing lightness of touch” (BBC Music Magazine), having performed at prestigious companies and festivals such as the Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera New York, Bavarian State Opera, Salzburg Festival and Glyndebourne Festival. On 30 Oct (Wed), she will present an intimate evening of songs and chamber music with selected musicians of Hong Kong Sinfonietta and local star pianist Colleen Lee, delivering a timeless programme of Mahler, Respighi and Chausson, as well as the world première of James Cuddeford’s Ave Maria: Four Songs for Voice & Violin.

 

Programme

Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)
Violin: James Cuddeford
Viola: Chan Tsz-shun Elvis
Cello: Chang Pei-chieh

Mahler
Rückert-Lieder
Soprano: Juliane Banse
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

Respighi
Il Tramonto (The Sunset)
Lyrical Poem for Soprano & String Quartet
Soprano: Juliane Banse
Violin: James Cuddeford, Le Hoai-nam
Viola: Chan Tsz-shun Elvis
Cello: Chang Pei-chieh

James Cuddeford
Ave Maria: Four Songs for Voice & Violin (world première)
Soprano: Juliane Banse
Violin: James Cuddeford

Richard Strauss
String Sextet from Capriccio, Op 85
Violin: Kim In-sun, Le Hoai-nam
Viola: Chan Tsz-shun Elvis, Lau Sum-yin
Cello: Chang Pei-chieh, Laurent Perrin

Chausson
Chanson Perpétuelle, Op 37
For Soprano, String Quartet & Piano
Soprano: Juliane Banse
Violin: James Cuddeford, Kim In-sun
Viola: Chan Tsz-shun Elvis
Cello: Chang Pei-chieh
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

 

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.