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EVENT DESCRIPTION

Programme
RAKHMADIYEV｜Kudasha-Duman
GRIEG｜Piano Concerto
BRUCKNER｜Symphony no. 7

The 200th anniversary celebration of Anton Bruckner’s birth continues with Maestro Vasily Petrenko returning to conduct arguably the composer’s best-known symphony. The Seventh Symphony not only brought Bruckner widespread international recognition, but it is also a tribute to his major musical influence, Richard Wagner. Grieg’s towering Piano Concerto is performed by premier Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova, whose playing is “unfailingly sensitive, poetic and tasteful” (Gramophone). An orchestral showpiece by Kazakhstani composer Erkegali Rakhmadiyve opens the concert.

The concert runs approximately 2 hours 15 minutes with an intermission.

Artists
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Anna Fedorova, piano

27 SEP 2024 (Fri) 8:00pm
28 SEP 2024 (Sat) 5:00pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is one of the leading orchestras in Asia. The annual schedule focuses on symphonic repertoire, with conductors and soloists from all over the world. The HK Phil runs an extensive education programme, commissions new works, and nurtures local talent. The most recent recording project is Wagner’s Ring Cycle following the first-ever performances in Hong Kong of these four operas. In 2019, the HK Phil received the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award – the first orchestra in Asia to receive this distinction. With Music Director Jaap van Zweden since 2012, the HK Phil has toured to Europe, Asia, Australia, and on numerous occasions to Mainland China. Yu Long is the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, while Lio Kuokman is the Resident Conductor of the HK Phil.