“City Hall Virtuosi” Series: Sheng Recital by Loo Sze-wang

Loo Sze-wang is a sheng player of renown in Hong Kong and a winner of numerous awards.  An active figure on the music scene as both a soloist and a chamber musician, he has appeared in the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Musicarama and on Radio Television Hong Kong.  Loo has performed with different performing groups around the world, including the Song Company of Australia, St. Lawrence String Quartet of the United States, POING of Norway, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project of Chicago, Het Collectif of Brussels and the Macao Orchestra, covering Europe, the US, Asia and South America.  He has also premiered several sheng concertos, the notable pieces being Miroir de Macao by Lam Bun-ching, and Hark the Phoenix Soaring High and ‘Twas the Thawing Wind by Chan Hing-yan.  Loo was Artist-in-Residence of the Cornell University in New York. As Artist Associate of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta between 2012 and 2013, he went on tour with the orchestra to North America.  His recent performances include the operas, The Heart of Coral and Ghost Love by Chan Hing-yan; the atmospheric music theatre shows, When Petals Fall in Serenity and Beyond the Senses by Law Wing-fai; The Anatomy of the Musician by Samson Young in Paris, France; and the new concerto Hark the Phoenix Solitaire Cry by Chan Hing-yan with the UniMi Orchestra in Milan, Italy under the baton of Yip Wing-sie in 2016.  Loo is a founding member of the group Chinese Music Virtuosi, which was Ensemble-in-Residence of the Department of Music of The Chinese University of Hong Kong between 2011 and 2012.

“City Hall Virtuosi” Series: Sheng Recital by Loo Sze-wang

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

28.10.2018 (Sun)
20:00

Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall

$200, $150

BUY NOW

DATE

28.10.2018 (Sun)
20:00

VENUE

Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall

PRICE

$200, $150

BUY NOW

Tickets available from 25 April 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).

“City Hall Virtuosi” Series Package Discount

For each purchase of standard tickets for “Sheng Recital by Loo Sze-wang”, “Piano Recital by Cheng Wai”, “Piano Recital by Wong Wai-yin” and “Bassoon Recital by Toby Chan”, the following concession applies:

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

“City Hall Virtuosi” Series Group Booking Discount

For each purchase of standard tickets for “Sheng Recital by Loo Sze-wang”, “Piano Recital by Cheng Wai”, “Piano Recital by Wong Wai-yin” and “Bassoon Recital by Toby Chan”, the following concession applies:

10% off for 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.

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 during the intermission or at a suitable break.

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme.

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