Vasily Petrenko Conducts Two HK Phil Programmes 
Featuring World-Class Cellist Li-Wei Qin and Piano Virtuoso Anna Fedorova in September

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[9 September 2024, Hong Kong] The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra(HK Phil) is excited to present two programmes in two consecutive weeks this September, led by Maestro Vasily Petrenko, and featuring world-class soloists, Li-Wei Qin and Anna Fedorova. National Day Concert: Vasily Petrenko & Li-Wei Qin will be held on 20 & 21 September, followed by Swire Proudly Sponsors:Belt & Road: Vasily Petrenko & Anna Fedorova on 27 & 28 September, both at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets are now available – don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join us for mesmerising evenings of music!

National Day Concert: Vasily Petrenko & Li-Wei Qin (20 & 21 September)

In celebration of National Day, Vasily Petrenko, currently Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, will present stunning programmes with the superb cellist Li-Wei Qin. The programme begins with Folk Songs for Orchestra composed by New York based Chinese composer Huang Ruo. Having grown up with folk songs from his native Hainan, his composition draws inspiration from Chinese ancient and folk music, Western avant-garde and experimental music, rock, jazz, as well as natural and processed sounds.

The next musical treat is Haydn’s Cello Concerto no. 1, which was lost for two centuries until its discovery in 1961. This bright concerto remains a beloved piece of the cello repertoire nowadays, and will be performed by Li-Wei Qin, one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. Qin won numerous competitions, including a silver medal in the 11th Tchaikovsky International Competition.

The programme continues with Frederick Delius’ On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, a tone poem completed in 1912. At the centre of the work is a stunningly beautiful old Norwegian folk song, “In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake”.

Lastly, the concert concludes with Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Regarded as one of the first modernist works, this masterpiece influenced many of the 20th century's leading composers, and is one of the most recorded works in the classical repertoire.

National Day Concert, Vasily Petrenko & Li-Wei Qinwill be held on 20 & 21 September 2024 (Fri & Sat) at 8PM at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets priced at HK$520, $420, $320 and $220 are available at URBTIX. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit hkphil.org.

Sponsor: CMB Wing Lung Bank

This concert is one of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre 35th Anniversary Celebration Programmes

Swire Proudly Sponsors:

Belt & Road: Vasily Petrenko & Anna Fedorova (27 & 28 September)

The celebration of Anton Bruckner’s 200th anniversary continues as Vasily Petrenko conducts the composer’s arguably best-known work, the Seventh Symphony. This masterpiece not only brought Bruckner widespread international recognition, but it is also a tribute to his major musical influence, Richard Wagner. The concert opens with Kazakhstani composer Rakhmadiyev’s orchestral showpiece Kudasha-Duman.

The concert will also feature Concertgebouw’s “House Pianist”, Anna Fedorova, who will perform Grieg’s popular and breathtaking Piano Concerto in A minor. From a young age, Anna has shown innate musical maturity and virtuosity. Her live performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2 has reached more than 41 million views on YouTube, bolstering her international reputation.

“Swire Proudly Sponsors: Belt & Road: Vasily Petrenko & Anna Fedorova”will be held on 27 September (Fri) at 8PM 2024 and 28 September (Sat) at 5PM 2024 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets priced at HK$520, $420, $320, $220 and $50 are available at URBTIX.

Title Sponsor: SWIRE

To allow audiences to dive deep into specific orchestral works, “Swire Music for Everyone Series: Grieg Piano Concerto” will be held on 27 September 2024 (Fri) at 10AM at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Admission is free, with tickets available on a first come, first-served basis. Online registration starts at 10AM on 20 September 2024 (Fri) on the POPTICKET website. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit hkphil.org.

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Artists

Vasily Petrenko, conductor [full description]

Vasily Petrenko is Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, and Artistic Director of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia (where he had held the position of Principal Guest Conductor since 2016). He served as Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (2006-2021), the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (2013-2020), Principal Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (2009-2013), and Principal Guest Conductor of St Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre, where he began his career as Resident Conductor (1994-1997).

Li-Wei Qin, cello [full description]

As one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation, Chinese Australian Li-Wei Qin has appeared all over the world as a soloist and a chamber musician. After being awarded the silver medal at the 11th Tchaikovsky International Competition, Qin won First Prize in the prestigious 2001 Naumburg Competition in New York. He was praised by Gramophone as “a superbly stylish, raptly intuitive performer” for the recording of Elgar and Walton’s concerti with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Anna Fedorova, piano [full description]

From an early age, the Ukrainian-born pianist Anna Fedorova showed an innate musical maturity and virtuosity. Her live recording of Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto has garnered more than 41 million views on YouTube and is highly acclaimed by critics and world-renowned musicians. She regularly performs at the world’s most prestigious concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Tonhalle Zürich, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo, and many others.

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National Day Concert: Vasily Petrenko & Li-Wei Qin

20 & 21 | 9 | 2024

FRI & SAT 8PM

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

HK$520 $420 $320 $220

Tickets now available at URBTIX

For ages 6 and above

Artists

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Swire Proudly Sponsors:

Belt and Road: Vasily Petrenko & Anna Fedorova

27 | 9 | 2024

FRI 8PM

28 | 9 | 2024

SAT 5PM

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

HK$520 $420 $320 $220 $50

Tickets now available at URBTIX

For ages 6 and above

Artists

Programme