Genius Andris Nelsons and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig to carry out German and Russian masterworks in Hong Kong this June (with pictures)
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The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig from Germany, with a history of over 280 years, will go back to Hong Kong after a seven-year hiatus, providing 2 performances at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in June. This likewise marks the Hong Kong launching of first-rate conductor and Grammy Award winner Andris Nelsons – he will lead the orchestra in symphonic work of arts by Schumann and Shostakovich, and be signed up with by International Chopin Piano Competition winner Yulianna Avdeeva to carry out piano concertos by Beethoven and Rachmaninov, opening the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)’s “Great Music 2026”
This musical extravaganza, combining top-tier artists and classic classics, has actually gotten a frustrating action from music enthusiasts. Tickets for the 2nd performance (June 3) are currently offered out, while over 80 percent of tickets for the very first show (June 2) have actually likewise been purchased. Those who are interested are advised to purchase tickets as early as possible.
As the last stop of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s Asia trip this year, the very first show (June 2) in Hong Kong will include 2 work of arts that got their world premieres by the orchestra in the very first half of the 19th century: Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, ‘Emperor'”very first carried out under then-music director Schulz in 1811; and Schumann’s “Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38, ‘Spring'”performed by Mendelssohn at its 1841 best. Under the baton of Nelsons, present music director of the orchestra, this show not just honours the orchestra’s marvelous chapters in symphonic music custom however likewise enables audiences to experience the famous “Leipzig sound” given through centuries. The 2nd performance (June 3) will provide 2 20th-century classics: Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18” and Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93″Avdeeva will be the musician for the piano concertos of both shows, weaving her remarkable artistry into the orchestral tapestry and participating in an extensive discussion with the works.
The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is the world’s earliest civic chamber orchestra. Its origins go back to 1743, when it was established by a group of 16 musical benefactors, making up noblemen and burghers alike. It made its name after moving into the upper hall of the Gewandhaus (a fabric merchants’ trading home). The orchestra is revered for its extremely specific, warm, dark noise combination that plainly differentiates it from other elite orchestras. For many years, it has actually made a substantial contribution to the advancement of the symphonic musical custom, consisting of carrying out all of Beethoven’s symphonies throughout the author’s life time. The orchestra likewise provided the world’s very first total Bruckner symphonic cycle, along with the very first Shostakovich cycle, throughout the 1970s.
Nelsons is presently Gewandhauskapellmeister (music director and conductor) of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and has actually developed a pioneering alliance in between the 2 organizations. His total recordings of the symphonies and concertos of Shostakovich and the opera”Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” have actually amassed 4 Grammy Awards for “Best Orchestral Performance” and “Best Engineered Album, Classical”He likewise finished a Bruckner symphonic cycle and a Beethoven cycle with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra respectively.
Avdeeva is the First Prize Winner of the 16th International Chopin Piano Competition in 2010. Her efficiency was applauded by The Telegraph (United Kingdom) paper as “spontaneous and volatile” and “full of depth and colour”She has actually teamed up with various orchestras, such as the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. She has actually just recently appeared at the “Chopin and his Europe” Celebration in Warsaw and the Shostakovich Festival in Leipzig, and has actually provided solo recitals at Vienna’s Musikverein Wien, the Berliner Philharmonie and more.
“Gewandhausorchester Leipzig” shows will be staged at 8pm on June 2 and 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Tickets for the very first show priced at $450, $650, $850, $1,000, $1,300 and $1,600 are now readily available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone reservations, please call 3166 1288. Discount rate plans are offered for the programs under “Great Music 2026″All tickets for the 2nd performance have actually been offered out. For program queries and concessionary plans, please call 2268 7321 or go to www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1947.html.
2 pre-concert talks (to be carried out in Cantonese) will be held at 6.45 pm on June 2 and 3 respectively at Level 4 Foyer, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The very first talk entitled “From the Classical Period to the Romantic Period” will be hosted by music professional Jimmy Shiu, while the 2nd talk entitled “Echoes of Russia – The Sound of Leipzig” will be hosted by music critic Savio Lau. Admission is complimentary, with minimal seats readily available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The “Great Music 2026″provided by the LCSD, will bring a world-renowned orchestra and artists to Hong Kong from June to December, using music enthusiasts an excellent line-up of efficiencies. For more information, please see www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1946.html.