Chamber Music Connections - Stories Untold: Brahms, Joachim & the Schumanns
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A tale of musicians' friendship and creativity
told through Music and Theatre when words and compositions intertwine
Four 19th century musicians – Brahms, the Schumanns, and Joachim – were friends who inspired each other in music-making. This summer, their untold stories will be brought to life in music and theatre, weaving together words from their letters in newly scripted narration, and some of the glorious music that still delights us today.
Come and listen to the timeless compositions of Brahms, Joachim, Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann, and travel back through time to their world of friendship and creativity.
Programme
Joachim
Romance in C *
Clara Schumann
Romance variée, Op. 3 (excerpts)
Robert Schumann
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (excerpts)
Clara Schumann
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20 (excerpts)
Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9 (excerpts)
Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23, for 4 hands ^
Brahms
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Brahms
Intermezzo and Ballade from Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, No. 2 & No. 3
Robert Schumann
Intermezzo from F.A.E. Sonata *
Brahms
Scherzo from F.A.E. Sonata *
* With guest violinist Brian Choi
^ With guest pianist Nancy Loo
Performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.
The performance will run for about 2 hours 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 programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
Linda Yim | Artistic Planning & Pianist
Linda Yim is a core member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. She joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra as guest principal keyboard for the 2022 season. Dedicated to performing in solo and chamber music recitals, Yim has performed in the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and the United Kingdom; and has collaborated with a variety of performing groups including the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Bach Choir and Zuni Icosahedron. Yim is also proactive in promoting classical and modern music education and currently teaches at the Hong Kong Baptist University and The University of Hong Kong. Yim graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Royal College of Music in London and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney where she obtained her Master of Music Studies degree majoring in piano.
Calvin Lai | Artistic Planning, Text & Pre-recorded Narration
Having actively participated in music education and community outreach as a broadcaster, speaker, tutor, and writer for over 20 years, Calvin Lai has gained a wealth of experience in bringing fine music to a wide audience. Lai served as a presenter and producer for 16 years at Radio 4 of Radio Television Hong Kong, where he produced numerous fine music programmes and contributed to cultural events. He continues to host radio programmes, and to work as a technical producer/score advisor in concert broadcasts and videography productions. Music education is a key aspect of Lai's career and is keen to promote music appreciation in the community through talks and classes. Lai completed his undergraduate studies in music at the Hong Kong Baptist University and obtained a Master’s degree at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lai also co-authored 《筆愛音樂》, a collection of articles about classical music and related stories.
Janet Yau | Artistic Planning & Producer
Janet Yau is an independent producer with a focus on unconventional classical music presentations that weaves together live music performances and theatrical elements, to bring classical music closer to modern audience. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, she was awarded a scholarship to study at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She began working as an arts administrator while still in school. She has since then worked for several organisations, including UCLA Centre for Intercultural Performances, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Arts Festival.
Patrick Chiu | Director
Patrick Chiu is a conductor, stage director and programme curator. He is dedicated to producing brand-new classical music theatre productions, bringing a broader theatrical context to the local audience. Recent fully staged productions include Monteverdi’s Madrigals of War and Love, English madrigals The Triumphs of Oriana, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Ich habe genug, Coffee Cantata, Hercules at the Crossroads, St. John Passion and St. Mark Passion, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. Being born and raised in Hong Kong and having lived in Europe and the United States for years, Chiu places great importance on the idea of artists from different cultures working for a better world.
Mousey Tse | Lighting Designer
A member of Heteroglossia, Mousey Tse is a freelance theatre lighting designer and production manager while serving as a part-time lecturer at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). He has worked with a wide range of arts organisations including West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Hong Kong Dance Company, among others. He graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts and from the HKAPA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Theatre Lighting Design. In 2021, Tse collaborated with Synesthesia and Hong Kong International Photo Festival to host the multimedia exhibition “Lam The River, Tsuen The Border.”
Dick Wong | Devising Performer
A graduate of Journalism, Dick Wong left the publishing industry to pursue a career in contemporary dance and theatre. Since 2006, he toured extensively in Europe and Asia with B.O.B.* (2005), 1+1 (2009) and Tri_K (2010). Recent works include The Rite of Spring (2016), We Are Now Six (2019), I See (2019), U & I (2021) and MMXXII (2022). Named Artist of the Year (Dance) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2018, Wong is also an avid practitioner in creative research projects and has collaborated with City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Dance Alliance, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Zuni Icosahedron, among others.
Nancy Loo | Guest Pianist
Nancy Loo is one of the most versatile artists in Hong Kong, being pianist, radio programme host, actress, writer and educator all in one. Loo has performed in concerts and with orchestra in concertos in Europe, North America and Asia and appears frequently in festivals and events on the local music scene. She is currently a member of the “LENK Quartet”. Apart from stage performances, Loo is active in the recording studio. She currently teaches at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong. Loo is the host of the music programmes “Cantilena” and “Children’s Corner” at Radio Television Hong Kong. She has been a volunteer to inmate rehabilitation since 2012, where she pays frequent visits and teaches music in the prisons.
Brian Choi | Guest Violinist
Born and based in Hong Kong, violinist Brian Choi has won numerous international competitions, including the winner of the Musicus Society's Young Artist Audition programme in 2018, first prize winner of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition in 2017, and the first prize winner of New York International Artists Association in 2017. Choi is an avid violin soloist, chamber musician as well as pedagogue. He has worked as a guest violinist of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Musicus Society Young Artist. He completed a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied with Paul Biss and Donald Weilerstein. He is currently the concertmaster of the Hong Kong String Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Orchestra (Hong Kong) and associate concertmaster of Opera Hong Kong Orchestra.
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Chamber Music Connections - Stories Untold: Brahms, Joachim & the Schumanns
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