LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,Guided Concert ‘The Star Bach’ by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong

Music genius J.S. Bach will appear in a talk show and share about his life as a musician.

Guided concert ‘The Star Bach’ features acting by Caleb Woo and Jordan Cheng with performances of J.S. Bach's music by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, guest soprano Colette Lam and child prodigy pianist Britta Tellvik. Programme includes famous excerpts from J.S. Bach's Violin, Piano and Brandenburg Concertos, Cello & Orchestral Suites and Cantatas.

Audiences aged 3 and above are welcome.

An all-Bach programme

Bist du bei mir (excerpts)

Prelude in C minor and D minor for Harpsichord

Brandenburg No. 5, BWV1050 (3^rd movement)

Coffee Cantata BWV211 (excerpts)

Piano Concerto in F minor (2^nd and 3^rd movement)

Prelude from Suite No.1 for Cello

Violin Concerto in E Major (1^st Movement)

Badinerie from Suite No.2

Gary NGAN	Director/ Violin
Jordan CHENG	Host
Caleb WOO	Actor
Collette LAM	Soprano
Britta TELLVIK	Piano
Matthew WU	Flute
Artem KONSTANTINOV	Cello
Shane LEVESQUE	Harpsichord
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong	Orchestra

City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong

Founded in 1999 by Artistic Director and Principal Oboist Leanne Nicholls, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK) is one of Asia’s leading chamber orchestras and one of Hong Kong’s most dynamic arts entities. Members are professional musicians who perform a wide range of chamber-orchestral styles from Baroque to Jazz. World-class conductors and artists have performed with CCOHK including Sir Neville Marriner, Sir James Galway, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Dame Emma Kirkby, Sir Thomas Allen, Christian Lindberg, Sarah Chang, Mario Brunello, Julian Lloyd Webber, Branford Marsalis, Lise de la Salle, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Edgar Meyer, Vienna Boys’ Choir and The King’s Singers. CCOHK has also shared the stage with stars and celebrities including Hayley Westenra, Richard Clayderman, Robin Gibb, Katherine Jenkins, Olivia Newton-John, Dame Edna Everage, Sandy Lam, Grasshopper and Hacken Lee.

In Hong Kong CCOHK has performed for RTHK Radio 4, Musicarama, Hong Kong Ballet, Le French May Arts Festival and The Hong Kong International Piano Competition. Additional highlights include tours to Italy and China, collaborations with the Swedish Voices Chamber Choir, the Warsaw Boys Choir (Poland) and Choeur Britten (France), and Celtic fusion concerts with The Whistlebinkies and Irish piper Davy Spillane. Several new commissions have been created for the orchestra by composers Samson Young, Joyce Tang, Mao Yuan, Alexander Prior, Dobrinka Tabakova and Richard Harvey. In addition to hosting masterclasses and Kids Sunday Soirées, CCOHK has been at the forefront in producing new multi-media programmes aimed at engaging, inspiring and educating Hong Kong’s next generation of music lovers. These include The Snowman & The Bear, The Magic Jungle and the highly successful orchestra-theatre spectacular Bug Symphony. CCOHK’s CDs include an internationally acclaimed release with Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri on OUR Recordings. French conductor Jean Thorel was appointed chief conductor from 2008 to 2016.

Guided Concert ‘The Star Bach’
by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

01.03.2017 (Wed)
14:30, 16:30

Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre

$20

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DATE

01.03.2017 (Wed)
14:30, 16:30

VENUE

Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre

PRICE

$20

BUY NOW

Tickets available from 17 February at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by Mobile Ticketing App and Credit Card Telephone Booking.

Running time of each performance is approximately 1 hour.

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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