Northern Lights (CANCELLED)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Notice:

Due to the Hong Kong Government’s decision to extend the closure of performance venues until 23 Feb 2022, we have to reluctantly cancel this concert – for which the rehearsals and performance were to take place at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall.
(updated on 10 Feb 2022)

 

 

The vast, diverse yet uniformly stunning landscape of Scandinavia has long inspired its native composers to produce works of music equally as breathtaking. At this celebration of great Scandinavian music, pianist Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) will play Grieg’s monumental Piano Concerto in A minor under the baton of Teresa Cheung, who will also conduct Svendsen’s captivating Norwegian Rhapsody No 2 and Sibelius’ epic Symphony No 5, taking you on an invigorating and transformative journey that will stay with you for a long time.

Programme

Svendsen
Norwegian Rhapsody No 2, Op 19

Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

Sibelius
Symphony No 5 in E-flat, Op 82

Conductor: Teresa Cheung
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. 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.