HK Phil 2020/21 Season Preview Concert

Programme

Thank you for watching the live broadcast of 2020/21 Season Preview Concert. An edited version of this concert in full length will be published on HK Phil YouTube, Facebook and this page on 1 Aug at 8pm, and repeated on RTHK Radio 4 on 9 July 14:00.

BEETHOVENSymphony no. 3, Eroica: 1^st movement

BEETHOVENFidelio Overture

BEETHOVENRondo for Piano & Orchestra

BEETHOVENRomance no. 2

MOZARTPiano Concerto no. 26, Coronation: 1^stmovement

SCHUMANN Symphony no. 3, Rhenish: 1^st movement

RAVEL Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite: 1^st & 5^th movements

STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse & Finale

Concert runs around 80 minutes without intermission.

We are so happy to present our first live broadcast concert to our dear audience! The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Lio Kuokman, is excited to bring you a concert showcasing a sampling of music from our upcoming 2020/21 season. Hong Kong pianists Rachel Cheung and Colleen Lee will join us in Beethoven’s Rondo and Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 26: 1^st movement, respectively; and HK Phil Concertmaster Jing Wang will play Beethoven’s Romance no. 2. The orchestra will also bring you masterworks by Beethoven, Ravel, Schumann and Stravinsky. Let’s rejoice in music!

Supported by 3 Hong Kong jointly with technology partner TFI, this concert will be live broadcast in 4K via 5G network on the HK Phil’s website, Facebook and YouTube channels.

The concert will also be live broadcast by RTHK Radio 4 (FM Stereo 97.6-98.9 MHz and radio4.rthk.hk).