Explore the Life of the Mysterious Red Violin with Oscar-winning Music Played Live by the HK Phil and Second Associate Concertmaster Wang Liang
The Red Violin: Movie in Concert (29 & 30 May)

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[26 May 2021, Hong Kong] The long-awaited movie-in-concert programme is back! The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) and French conductor Sylvain Gasançon present the orchestra’s last programme in this year’s French May Arts Festival, telling the story of the mysterious Red Violin in two concerts on 29 & 30 May at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. The orchestra will perform live while the movie, The Red Violin, is screened. The Oscar-winning score features prominent violin solos played by the orchestra’s Second Associate Concertmaster Wang Liang.

The Red Violin is about the adventure of a red violin. It travelled across four centuries and five countries, while being passed among many owners, and was inspired by Antonio Stradivari’s red violin – the 1721 “Red Mendelssohn”. In the film, this violin was made by the character Bussotti and had its subsequent fate predicted by a tarot reading by his servant, Cesca. Although the movie is fictional, the true story of many authentic Stradivari violins is equally fascinating.

The score by the American composer John Corigliano features solo violin playing throughout. The virtuosic music spans the extremes of the violin’s range, often ascending ethereally to the very highest notes.

Come and enjoy this unique concert-going experience with the HK Phil!

Silver Screen: The Red Violin: Movie in Concert will be presented on 29 May 2021 (Sat) at 8PM and 30 May 2021 (Sun) at 3PM in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets are HK$480, $380, $280 and $180 and are available at URBTIX. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit hkphil.org

A free pre-concert talk for concert ticket-holders given by conductor Sylvain Gasançon (in English) will be held on 30 May 2021 at 2:00pm at the 4/F Foyer, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Pre-registration is needed. For details, please click HERE.

Artists
Sylvain Gasançon, conductor [full description]
Sylvain Gasançon won first prize in the International Eduardo Mata Conducting Competition in Mexico in 2005. The following year he was awarded second prize at the International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition in Vaasa, Finland.  He has since quickly become an established conductor on the international scene, acclaimed for his powerful interpretations of music ranging range from Brahms to Berio, Messiaen, Korngold and Schoenberg.

Wang Liang, violin [full description]
Currently Second Associate Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Wang Liang was born in Shenyang, China. He started playing the piano at the age of four and a year later started on the violin under the guidance of his mother, Concertmaster of Liaoning Symphony Orchestra. Wang has won various awards in competitions, including First Prize of the 1st and 2nd Shenyang Music Conservatory Violin Competition. Active as a soloist, Wang has made a number of concerto appearances, including performances with the HK Phil, Shenyang Symphony Orchestra, Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra and Shaanxi Symphony Orchestra.

THE RED VIOLIN: MOVIE IN CONCERT
29 & 30 | 5 | 2021
SAT 8PM & SUN 3PM
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
HK $480 $380 $280 $180
Tickets now available at URBTIX
For ages 6 and above

Artists

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Sylvain Gasançon	Wang Liang	Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Photo Credit: Eric Hong/HK Phil

Programme

The concert runs approximately 2.5 hours including one interval.

This film is classified as Category IIB, which contains elements which may not be suitable for young persons and children. Parental guidance is recommended.

The Red Violin film, © by Rhombus Media Inc. used by permission of Rhombus Media Inc.
The Red Violin score by John Corigliano, © by G. Schirmer, Inc., used by permission of Schirmer Theatrical, LLC

A free pre-concert talk for concert ticket-holders given by conductor Sylvain Gasançon (in English) will be held on 30 May 2021 at 2:00pm at the 4/F Foyer, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Pre-registration is needed. For details, please click HERE.

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