Debussy |
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor |
Britten |
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C, Op. 65 |
Cassado |
Suite for Cello Solo |
Stravinsky |
Suite Italienne |
The performance will run for about 1 hour and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and artists.
Xu Ting
Xu Ting received her cello training under Long Man at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music and graduated as a pre-college student. She was then admitted to The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with a full scholarship and was awarded first-class honours bachelor's degree in 2015. Xu also completed her master's degree studies with distinction under the tutelage of Ray Wang at HKAPA in 2017.
Xu Ting participated in masterclasses conducted by Yo-Yo Ma, David Geringas, Steven Isserlis, David Finckel, Wen-Sinn Yang and Sadao Harada, just to name a few. She also studied string quartet courses with the Borodin Quartet, Alban Berg Quartet, Miami String Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Orion String Quartet, Chilingirian Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Pacifica Quartet and Debussy String Quartet.
Xu Ting won many competitions including the HKAPA Concerto Competition, the first prize at the Beijing Great Wall International Music Festival Concerto Competition, second prize at the Cross-Strait Cello Competition for Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan – Youth Section, and special prize of the 6th National Cello Competition in China. As a rising young musician, Xu appeared as soloist with the HKAPA Symphony Orchestra and Beijing Radio Symphony Orchestra, she made her Hong Kong premiere performing Samuel Barber Cello Concerto with the HKAPAA Symphony Orchestra in November 2015. She also appeared in the Music Festival of the McGill International String Quartet Academy in Montreal, Canada as well as the world renowned Aspen Music Festival in the United States. Xu now teaches at HKAPA.
Tickets available from 23 March 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 CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis).
"Our Music Talents" Series Package Discount
10% off for each purchase of standard tickets for "Cello Recital by Xu Ting" and "Elise Liu and Benjamin Liu Marimba and Piano Recital".
Group Booking Discount
10% off for each purchase of 4-9 standard tickets; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.
Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.
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