LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,“The Music of Franz Schubert” Lecture Series

Due to Typhoon Nalgae, “‘The Music of Franz Schubert’ Lecture Series” scheduled on 2 November 2022 (Wednesday) at 7:30pm at Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum will be rescheduled to 12 November 2022 (Saturday) at 7:30pm at Lecture Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre. Patrons may present the original ticket for admission.

For ticket holders who wish to be refunded due to the programme change or could not attend the rescheduled lecture, please keep the original intact ticket(s) (with stubs) for refund at the location during the period specified below:

Date:	7 – 27 December 2022
Venue:	URBTIX Box Office of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Opening hours of the above Box Office: Sun - Thu: 10 am - 6:30 pm 　　　　　　　　　 Fri - Sat: 10 am - 8 pm)
Note:	Refund arrangement has to be done on or before 27 December 2022. Late application will not be accepted. For those who booked their ticket(s) online and have not collected their ticket(s), they may collect their ticket(s) at the Ticket Dispensing Machine at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

For enquiries, please contact us at 2268 7321 during office hours.

The Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) has always been dearly loved. For a long time he was celebrated chiefly for his short pieces such as art songs. Later he gradually became widely recognised for his important contributions to large-scale composition. A number of genres in his output are still rarely explored today, however, and even familiar works often remain underappreciated for their subtleties and innovations. Marking the 225th anniversary of Schubert’s birth, the four lectures in the present series elucidate what makes his music singularly captivating, through close listening to a selection of works, from the most joyous and carefree to the most tormented and disturbing.
(Conducted in Cantonese)

1^st Lecture (2/11)#　Schubert and his Early Solo Songs
Introduction to the composer — a teenage “Father of the Lied (German art song)”?

2^nd Lecture (9/11)#　Schubert’s Mature Solo Songs
Works that include the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise — how do the two compare?

3^rd Lecture (23/11)　Schubert’s Instrumental Music
Piano, chamber and orchestral works — to which genre did Schubert make an unrivalled contribution?

4^th Lecture (7/12)　Schubert Rarities
Choral, dramatic and sacred works — does any work of Schubert’s fit all three categories?

Information provided by the speaker.
Each lecture will run for about 1 hour 30 minutes.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute speaker.

# 【Programme Change】
The topics of the first two lectures will be adjusted as follows:

1^st Lecture (Topic: Schubert and his Early Solo Songs)
Original Date: 2.11.2022 (Wed) 7:30pm; Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
Revised Date: 9.11.2022 (Wed) 7:30pm; Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

2^nd Lecture (Topic: Schubert’s Mature Solo Songs)
Original Date: 9.11.2022 (Wed) 7:30pm; Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
Revised Date: 12.11.2022 (Sat) 7:30pm; Lecture Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre

Speaker: Ernest Wan

Ernest Wan focused his studies on music theory and analysis at the City University of New York and the University of British Columbia. He is currently a culture and arts writer, translator and editor who specialises in music criticism. His writings, in English and Chinese, for many performing arts and other cultural organisations have appeared in various publications and on web sites. Wan provides programme annotations for concerts as well as delivers pre-concert talks, and has produced and presented radio programmes on the arts. A collector of historical recordings of Western classical music, he maintains a discography of the legendary conductor Hermann Scherchen.

“The Music of Franz Schubert” Lecture Series

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02.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

09.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

23.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

07.12.2022 (Wed)
19:30

Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

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DATE

02.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

09.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

23.11.2022 (Wed)
19:30

07.12.2022 (Wed)
19:30

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Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum

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$60

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Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).

‘The Music of Franz Schubert’ Lecture Series Package Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets, the following concession applies:
10% off for any 2 lectures, 15 % off for any 3 lectures, 20% off for all 4 lectures.

Group Booking Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets, the following concession applies:
10% off for 4-9 tickets, 15% off for 10-19 tickets, 20% off for 20 or more tickets.

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.

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