French violin virtuoso Renaud Capuçon to carry out Brahms’s total violin sonatas in Hong Kong in October (with pictures)
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)’s “Great Music 2026” will provide the “Violin Recital by Renaud Capuçon” on October 11 (Sunday). The virtuoso French violinist will be accompanied by compatriot Guillaume Bellom on the piano to provide the total cycle of Brahms’s violin sonatas, showcasing a refined musical discussion in between the violin and the piano that catches the extensive romanticism fundamental in Brahms’s ratings.
The recital program is devoted to the 19th-century Romantic author Brahms and his 3 violin sonatas – from the glowing lyricism of “Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78” (the “Rain Sonata”to the peaceful openness of “Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100” (the “Meistersinger” Sonata), and culminating in the significant stress and virtuosity of “Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108”
Capuçon is renowned as a remarkable musician and chamber artist. He has actually worked together with different worldwide well-known orchestras, conductors and artists, and has actually carried out at prominent worldwide occasions such as the resuming event of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Given that 2021, he has actually worked as the creative director for the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, while simultaneously holding the position of creative director for the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad Festival, the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence and the Rencontres Musicales Festival in Évian.
Bellom won First Prize at the Épinal International Competition. A skilled musician, he has actually carried out with elite orchestras like the Orchestre National de France. His proficiency of a large collection has actually made him an extremely popular chamber music partner.
“Violin Recital by Renaud Capuçon” will be staged at 8pm on October 11 (Sunday) at the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $280, $420, $550 and $680 are now offered at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone reservations, please call 3166 1288. Discount rate plans are offered for the programs under “Great Music 2026″For program queries and concessionary plans, please call 2268 7321 or check out www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1948.html.
A pre-concert talk entitled “Brahms’s Dark Sonic Palette by Capuçon from a Conductor and Violist’s Perspective” (in Cantonese) will be held at 6.45 pm on October 11 at the Committee Room North, 7/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall. The speaker will be violist, conductor and music teacher Johnny Ng. Admission is complimentary, with restricted seats offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
The “Great Music 2026″provided by the LCSD, brings a world-renowned orchestra and artists to Hong Kong from June to December, using music fans an outstanding line-up of efficiencies. For more information, please check out www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1946.html.