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OntourforthefirsttimeeverinAustralia,
theHongKongPhilharmonicOrchestra
will perform with internationally acclaimed
conductorandMusicDirectorJaapvan
ZwedenandviolinistNingFeng.Partofa
five-city international tour to celebrate the
20thanniversaryoftheestablishmentof
theHongKongSpecialAdministrative
Region, the programme will
feature Mozart’s Violin
Concerto No 4 and Mahler’s
Symphony No 1. Fung
Lam’sQuintessence,awork
commissionedbytheHKPhil
to celebrate the orchestra’s
40th anniversary in 2014, will be
given its Australian premiere.
“I’m honoured thatQuintessence, a work
whichtheHKPhilpremieredduringits
European tour (2015) as well as its Mainland
ChinaTour(2016),willnowbeheardby
audiencesinSeoul,Osaka,Singapore,
MelbourneandSydney,”FungLamsaid.
Soontotakeuphispostasthe
new Music Director of the New York
Philharmonic, Van Zweden toldLimelight,
“ofcourseit’sabigstep.Idon’tthink
thereisanotherorchestramorefamous
than this orchestra, and it was a wonderful
opportunitytomakemusicwiththem.I’m
steppinginbigshoes.It’sveryinspiring
andatthesametimetheresponsibilityis
big...butitisofcourseadream”.
Having worked with Bernstein
and Karajan, Van Zweden has
plenty of Mahler credentials,
butwhatistheHongKong
Philharmonic’s Mahler
tradition? “They had some
tradition – Edo de Waart
didsomeMahlerwiththem.I
brought some tradition with me
because I was able to work with Bernstein
and Haitink. After my violin career, I
started conducting Mahler symphonies.
The European and the Dutch tradition
combining with their tradition is something
I really enjoy. I did some Mahler with the
New York Philharmonic and that was the
same. Although New York has a huge
traditionwithMahler,andHongKonghasa
very short tradition, it’s still a tradition. It’s
wonderfultomeetinthemiddleandsee
how they respond to my tradition. It’s giving
and taking – it’s beautiful”.
“Mahler’s music is full of emotion and his
SymphonyNo1isidealfortouringbeing
relativelyshortandextremelyaccessible,”
saidVanZweden.“NingFengisagreat
violinist and in his hands the Mozart
Violin Concerto will sparkle.” This not a
performancetobemissed.Justine Nguyen
TheHongKongPhilharmonic’sperformance
will be broadcast at 8pm on May 5
Ning Feng is a
great violinist and in
hishandstheMozart
Violin Concerto will
sparkle
Jaap van Zweden
ABC CLASSIC FMOUD FOR THOUGHT AT METROPOLIS
Forover20years,theMetropolis
New Music Festival has introduced
Melbourne audiences to some of
the best Australian and international
contemporary music. In 2017, the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is
inviting some of the world’s biggest
names and most exciting rising stars
ofcontemporarymusictorethinkthe
ways in which ancient instruments
canbeusedincreatinginnovative
musicforourtime.Australianoud
virtuoso Joseph Tawadros will give the
eagerly anticipated world premiere of
hisOudConcertointheFestival’s
firstconcert.Hewillappearwith
MSO2017ComposerinResidence,
Elena Kats-Chernin, harpsichordist
Mahan Esfahani, recorder player
Erik Bosgraaf, and conductor Brett
KellyandtheMSO.Theconcertwill
highlight the fascinating musical
opportunitiestobefoundintheoud,
theharpsichord,andtherecorder.
Joseph Tawadros’ Oud Concerto
willbebroadcastintheMSO’s
Metropolis #2 on May 4 at 7:30pm
Joseph Tawadros
DON’T MISS THE HONG KONG
PHILHARMONIC’SDOWN-UNDERDEBUT
Jaap van Zweden brings Mahler and Mozart on the orchestra’s
first Aussie tour, with a little help from violinist Ning Feng.
Photo © Marco Borggreve