TEA HOUSE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: YOUNG PRO PLATFORM – VENTURE INTO THE UNKNOWN – (RESCHEDULED)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Four unconventional performances of chamber music for three to six players showcasing a wide spectrum of musical styles and genres.

Between January and April 2022, the talented emerging musicians of Young Pro Platform – part of The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong – present four unconventional chamber music concerts in the intimate setting of the Xiqu Centre Tea House Theatre. Mixing strings, woodwind, brass and percussion, the concerts are devised for three to six players and showcase a wide spectrum of musical styles and genres, including classical, contemporary and pop music. 

The Young Pro Platform comprises 19 graduates of the School of Music at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. It is one of the core schemes of The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong, a programme co-directed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. 

The Tea House Chamber Music series offers audiences a diverse range of performances by prominent Hong Kong musicians in the intimate setting of the Xiqu Centre’s Tea House Theatre.

Programme:
25 January 2022 (Tuesday)
Music for 3 
Beethoven Trio in C Major op. 87 
Robert Honstein Patter
Poulenc Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone
Kevin Puts And Legions Will Rise

8 February 2022 (Tuesday)
Music for 4 
Françaix Wind Quartet
Martinu Quartet for Clarinet, Horn, Cello and Side-drum 
Mark Fish Pictures of Miró
Bryce Dessner Aheym

22 March 2022 (Tuesday) – Rescheduled
Music for 5 
Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Arnold Three Shanties 
Nielsen Serenata in Vano, CNW 69
Mauricio Kagel Pas de cinq
Richard Strauss (arr. Hasenöhrl) Till Eulenspiegel, einmal anders! 

12 April 2022 (Tuesday) – Rescheduled
Music for 6 
Nico Muhly Motion 
Ozno Zoon (2021) op. 11Y
Janacek Mladi
Guillaume Connesson Sextuor
Lucky Chops Danza 

Meet-the-artist @ Peony Garden:
The audience is invited to join the artists at the Peony Garden restaurant in the Xiqu Centre immediately after the concert.

Book tickets now: https://wk.org.hk/3DGLYKq

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Artistic Team:
Violin: Calvin Cheng Ho-chung
Viola: Martin Kuo
Cello: Shawn Tam
Double Bass: Yvonne Chan Yui-woon
Flute: Angus Lee Yi-wei, Alice Hui Ka-ching
Oboe: Cecilia Wan Lok-yu, Kenneth Sze Yu-hey
Clarinet: Eric Fung Chi-hang, Frederick Fung Chi-chuen
Bassoon: Kaden Yim Ho-yan, So Lo-ling
Saxophone: Jacky Leung, Herman Pong Tin-yau
Horn: Rainbow Sun Xijun
Trumpet: Oscar Lam Wai-hang
Trombone: Jimmy Chiu Hon-kuen
Percussion: Sunny Ho Tze-fai, Bryony Che Hiu-lam