Hong Kong Sinfonietta & French May Arts Festival – Great Oboe Concertos: Gabriel Pidoux Plays Richard Strauss

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Winner of the “Révélation Soliste Instrumental” award at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2020, French oboist Gabriel Pidoux is one of the most in-demand oboists of his generation celebrated for “expertly crafted” performances and a “honey-like tone” (Bachtrack). He returns to Hong Kong this French May Arts Festival to present Richard Strauss’ sublime Oboe Concerto with Hong Kong Sinfonietta under the baton of Ariel Zuckermann, in a programme which also includes Dvořák’s beloved Symphony No 7.

Conductor: Ariel Zuckermann
Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux

Programme

Ligeti
Concert Românesc

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D, Op 144

Dvořák
Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70

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.