Bank of Communications brings to you - Season Opening Gala - Heaven & Earth Mahler 100 - The Song of the Earth
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This year the musical world is commemorating the centenary of Mahler’s death and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra joins in those global festivities with its seasoning opening concert. The concert presents Mahler’s great song-symphony The Song of the Earth which infuses German translations of Chinese verses by the great poet Li Bai with luxuriant orchestral colours and powerful musical emotions.
Replacing an indisposed Edo de Waart will be fellow-Dutchman Lawrence Renes, who started his professional conducting career as Assistant to Maestro de Waart with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. In June he impressed the critics with his direction of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony at the Spitalfields Festival in London – according to The Sunday Times, “the alternating serenity and sorrow, innocence and experience, of Mahler's great slow movement have surely never sounded more vivid”.
Joining Lawrence Renes will be two other critically-acclaimed Mahler interpreters, 3-time Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano, Michelle DeYoung, whose voice is “ideally suited to Mahler’s vocal writing” (Newsday), and famed Australian tenor Stuart Skelton, whose numerous performing and recording credits include many appearances in The Song of the Earth. Along with the HKPO, this trio of outstanding Mahler interpreters promises a once-in-a-lifetime performance of this monumental work.
Replacing an indisposed Edo de Waart will be fellow-Dutchman Lawrence Renes, who started his professional conducting career as Assistant to Maestro de Waart with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. In June he impressed the critics with his direction of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony at the Spitalfields Festival in London – according to The Sunday Times, “the alternating serenity and sorrow, innocence and experience, of Mahler's great slow movement have surely never sounded more vivid”.
Joining Lawrence Renes will be two other critically-acclaimed Mahler interpreters, 3-time Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano, Michelle DeYoung, whose voice is “ideally suited to Mahler’s vocal writing” (Newsday), and famed Australian tenor Stuart Skelton, whose numerous performing and recording credits include many appearances in The Song of the Earth. Along with the HKPO, this trio of outstanding Mahler interpreters promises a once-in-a-lifetime performance of this monumental work.
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Free Pre-concert Talk
| Time: | 2/9 Fri 7:15pm - 7:45pm (English) 3/9 Sat 7:15pm - 7:45pm (Cantonese) | |
| Venue: | HK Cultural Centre Auditoria Building 4/F Foyer | |
| Speaker: | Fri (English) Ken Smith, music critic | Sat (Cantonese) Dr. Chan Hing-yan Associate Professor Music Department of University of HK |
- Club Bravo: 15% off
- Members of Young Audience Scheme: 55% off (Max. 2 tickets), 10% off for accompanying adults (Max. 2 tickets)
- Full-time Students, Citizens aged 60 or above, People with Disability and CSSA recipients: 50% off (With Quota, this discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers)
- Group discount: 10-19: 10% off, 20 or above: 20% off
- Staff of Swire Group: 15% off
- Members of music.org: 10% off
- Students of HK Polytechnic University, City University of HK, Lingnan University, Chinese University, HK Baptist University and University of HK: 55% off (Max. 2 tickets)
- Friends of Hong Kong Ballet, CCDC Dance Generation Premium Member, HK Rep Pals: 10% off (Max. 2 tickets)
Please switch off you mobile phone and any other beeping device before the concert.
Except with permission from the management, record, filming and photography are not allowed.
If the music contains more than one movement, kindly reserve your applause until the end of the entire work.
Latecomers are not admitted until the intermission
Except with permission from the management, record, filming and photography are not allowed.
If the music contains more than one movement, kindly reserve your applause until the end of the entire work.
Latecomers are not admitted until the intermission