Encore Series: Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

Due to overwhelming response, there are 12 tickets of box seats and 10 tickets of promenade seats with restricted view ($160 for each ticket) available for sale at the box office of Hong Kong City Hall from 10am on the day of the concert.  Each person can purchase a maximum of two tickets per transaction on a first-come-first-served basis.

Established in 1985 by the principal concertmaster and string section leaders of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Quartett Berlin has been known as 'four of the best' since they gave a début in London’s Wigmore Hall that won critical acclaims.  Lord Yehudi Menuhin commented, 'I’d like to hear music always played as beautifully as you play.'

The ensemble plays regularly in the Berlin’s landmark Philharmonie, having played challenging concerts like complete Beethoven and Shostakovich cycles.  They are also regular guests at festivals including the prestigious Salzburg Festival, and their recordings are also frequent prize winners: a German Schallplattenpreis for their Reger recording, two Echo Klassik prizes with Beethoven’s late string quartets, and an Argentine Critic Prize in Bueno Aires.

In their long-awaited Hong Kong concert, the quartet will play from the core Austro-German repertoire that establishes string quartet as one of the most important genres: Mozart’s F major quartet, written in his early days in Vienna, which conforms to a quartet structure keenly known to Viennese, Beethoven’s late A minor quartet, where the old master reinvents quartet and music in general, and Schumann’s A major quartet, a product of the influential composer after his close study on his old masters like Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Hailed as “Four of the Best” by the British press after their debut at Wigmore Hall in London three decades ago, the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin has since celebrated a critically acclaimed career, establishing itself among the world’s premier string quartets with 30 years of international concerts and a large and diverse discography.  Their extensive concert calendar has taken them to destinations throughout Europe, North and South America as well as Asia.  

Founded in 1985 by the principal concertmaster and the second violin section leader and musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the quartet appears regularly at the world’s most prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall or Wigmore Hall in London.  Annual international festival appearances include performances at the Salzburg Festival.  In 2006 the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin was invited by the Pope Benedict XVI to perform a private concert at the Vatican.  The Spanish Royal Family invites the ensemble regularly to the Palacio Real to play on the royal Stradivari instruments.  The Philharmonia Quartett Berlin enthuses the audiences throughout the world with their incredible artistry.  In particular, the Beethoven and Shostakovich cycle in the Philharmonie Berlin caused international furor.  

The ensemble’s discography is quite extensive including recordings of Beethoven, Schumann, Mozart, Shostakovich and Reger for Thorofon Records.  The Reger recording was awarded the German Record Critics prize.  The quartet received two times Echo Klassik award for Chamber Music for their Beethoven album.

Encore Series: Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

19.11.2017 (Sun)
20:00

Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

$340, $280, $220, $160

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DATE

19.11.2017 (Sun)
20:00

VENUE

Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

PRICE

$340, $280, $220, $160

BUY NOW

Tickets available from 11 August at URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by Mobile Ticketing App and Credit Card Telephone Booking.

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 full-time students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis.)

“Great Music” Package Discount

For each purchase of standard tickets for "Philharmonia Quartett Berlin", "Violin Recital by Kyung Wha Chung", "Piano Recital by Daniil Trifonov", "The Sixteen" and  "Piano Recital by Rafał Blechacz" , the following concession applies:

5% off for any 2 programmes, 10% off for any 3 programmes, 15% off for any 4 programmes, 20% off for all 5 programmes.

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.

The performance will run for about 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15 minute intermission.  Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break.  Presenter reserves the right to change the programme and artists.

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