Drumroll, please!
SIMPLY CLASSIC
Programme
Click HERE to download A Vote for Substance – an interview with conductor Ainārs Rubiķis.
Meet Ainars Rubikis from Latvia, a charismatic new arrival among young star conductors. When Rubikis won the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in 2010, one juror said, “He was the most poetical of them all, the most soulful.” A musician in the visionary mould, Rubikis makes his Hong Kong début in simply classic style. Dvořák’s seventh symphony, one of his greatest works, inspired its composer to new hopes: “God grant that this Czech music will move the world,” he wrote, and so it did.
As it happens, Dvořák was crazy about trains, so he might well have had a lot to talk about with Arthur Honegger if they had ever met. Honegger loved trains too. He once said that locomotives were living creatures for him. In Pacific 231, he tried to capture the sound, momentum and sheer thrill of a train journey.
But nothing is as exhilarating as a stylish Haydn symphony where wit, elegance and power are rolled into one. Rubikis nominated the 103rd symphony to round out his début programme. It’s named after the drumroll which opens it – an announcement of great things to come.
"By awarding Rubikis first prize, the Bamberg jury is sending a strong message to the music world. It was a vote for substance and truth above sensationalism."The Financial Times
An interview with James Boznos, HKPO Principal Timpani
Tonight's programme is special to me because Pacific 231 and Dvořák 7 are both pieces I associate with my youth and my home town of Chicago…
Meet Ainars Rubikis from Latvia, a charismatic new arrival among young star conductors. When Rubikis won the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in 2010, one juror said, “He was the most poetical of them all, the most soulful.” A musician in the visionary mould, Rubikis makes his Hong Kong début in simply classic style. Dvořák’s seventh symphony, one of his greatest works, inspired its composer to new hopes: “God grant that this Czech music will move the world,” he wrote, and so it did.
As it happens, Dvořák was crazy about trains, so he might well have had a lot to talk about with Arthur Honegger if they had ever met. Honegger loved trains too. He once said that locomotives were living creatures for him. In Pacific 231, he tried to capture the sound, momentum and sheer thrill of a train journey.
But nothing is as exhilarating as a stylish Haydn symphony where wit, elegance and power are rolled into one. Rubikis nominated the 103rd symphony to round out his début programme. It’s named after the drumroll which opens it – an announcement of great things to come.
"By awarding Rubikis first prize, the Bamberg jury is sending a strong message to the music world. It was a vote for substance and truth above sensationalism."The Financial Times
An interview with James Boznos, HKPO Principal Timpani
Tonight's programme is special to me because Pacific 231 and Dvořák 7 are both pieces I associate with my youth and my home town of Chicago…
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Free Pre-concert Talk
| Time: | 17/9 Sat 7:15pm - 7:45pm (Cantonese) | |
| Venue: | HK Cultural Centre Auditoria Building 4/F Foyer | |
| Speaker: | Sat (Cantonese) Calvin Lai Presenter/ Producer, RTHK Radio 4 | |
- Club Bravo: 15% off
- Members of Young Audience Scheme: 55% off (Max. 2 tickets), 10% off for accompanying adults (Max. 2 tickets)
- Full-time Students, Citizens aged 60 or above, People with Disability and CSSA recipients: 50% off (With Quota, this discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers)
- Group discount: 10-19: 10% off, 20 or above: 20% off
- Staff of Swire Group: 15% off
- Members of music.org: 10% off
- Students of HK Polytechnic University, City University of HK, Lingnan University, Chinese University, HK Baptist University and University of HK: 55% off (Max. 2 tickets)
- Friends of Hong Kong Ballet, CCDC Dance Generation Premium Member, HK Rep Pals: 10% off (Max. 2 tickets)
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Except with permission from the management, record, filming and photography are not allowed.
If the music contains more than one movement, kindly reserve your applause until the end of the entire work.
Except with permission from the management, record, filming and photography are not allowed.
If the music contains more than one movement, kindly reserve your applause until the end of the entire work.