Pilar Alvarez & Claudio Hoffman Daniel Binelli & Polly Ferman Germán Augusto Gutiérrez Hong-ying Ho Jean Thorel Kristin Mjöll Jakobsdottir Dame Emma Kirkby Michala Petri Geoffrey Lancaster Loh Jun Hong Simon Over Giovanni Sollima Colin Touchin Melvin Tix Andrea Zanchetta Pilar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffmann tango dancers (photos) Pilar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffmann, choreographers and Masters of the Argentine Tango maintain a high profile in the world of dance, having worked in some of the most prestigious theatres and Festivals around the globe. They are founding dancers with companies Tangokinesis and Tango Express, and joint directors alongside Daniel Binelli of Tango Metropolis, a show which has toured extensively throughout Japan and France and in other countries. The duo has also performed with Tango Pasion, Néstor Marconi’s Orchestra, Tanguisimo, and with some of the greatest figures of international ballet. Other entertainments include "Gala des Etoiles du XXI Siecle" (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris), "Night of the Stars" (National Opera of Helsinki), and "Stars of the 21st Century" (Toronto Centre for the Arts). Alvarez and Hoffmann directed and peformed the choreography for the highly acclaimed film "Tango, the Spirit of Argentina" (2005), and have appeared in other films. Besides creating original and inspiring dance routines, both dancers teach Tango and Argentinian Folkdance at International Festivals of Tango, and run masterclasses at the Bailongu School of Dance in Barcelona. Press Quotes "Brilliant opening by the duo of Pilar Alvarez, fine and flexible between the solid hands of Claudio Hoffmann" Le Figaro (France) Daniel Binelli bandoneón (photos) Renowned Argentinian bandoneón player, Daniel Binelli is a leading interpreter of the music of fellow countryman Astor Piazzolla, master of the bandoneón who revolutionized the development of the tango form. Binelli toured internationally with Piazzolla’s New Tango Sextet, and he has performed as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, and the Atlanta, Montreal, Dallas and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. He is bandoneónist and arranger for the tango orchestra, Osvaldo Pugliese Orquesta Típica, and has collaborated with such jazz and contemporary greats as Paquito D’Rivera, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Brecker, Gary Burton, and with the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra. Binelli is a founding member of Orquestango, an instrumental show based around the progressive tango, and he is Musical Director of Tango Metropolis which tours worldwide. Many of Binelli’s works and arrangements have been commissioned by ensembles, tango companies and soloists from around the world. He has numerous recordings to his credit, including "Tangazo" with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit. Press Quotes "Mr. Binelli’s relationship with his bandoneon is a dance in itself" - The Wall Street Journal (New York) "Daniel Binelli – a brilliant artist absolutely worthy of taking the place left by theunforgettable Piazzolla" – La Sicilia (Italy) Binelli-Ferman Duo World-class musicians Daniel Binelli and Polly Ferman have united their talents to develop and further the appreciation of the tango and other Latin American musical forms in the rarely heard partnership of bandoneón and piano. Their performances reflect the elegance and the subtlety of the traditional tango, the sauciness of the milonga, the romance of the waltz, and the temperament and power of the contemporary tango. They have toured extensively throughout America (New York City, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Miami) and the world, performing in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Rome, Paris, Munich, Berne, and Saint Petersburg. The Duo have presented master classes on the music of Argentina and the tango in the United States, Canada and cities throughout Japan and China. Their innovative project, Orquestango, highlights the music of Binelli, Piazzolla, Salgán, Ginastera, and other Argentinian composers. They have appeared with the Colorado and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Concepción, Chile, and with the Mendoza and Paraná Symphony Orchestras in Argentina. The Binelli-Ferman Duo has recorded "Imágenes de Buenos Aires" for Romeo Records and Epsa Music, "Orquestango" 1 and 2 with the Montevideo Philharmonic for Sondor Records, and "New Tango Vision" with the Binelli-Ferman-Isaac Trio. Polly Ferman piano Described by The Japan Times as a ‘Musical Ambassador of the Americas’, pianist Polly Ferman has toured extensively as soloist with the Colorado and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, Camerata Romeu in Cuba, and with all the major orchestras of her native Uruguay.  In addition, she has given recitals around the globe. She was selected as soloist to perform at the 1992 Pan American Games with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and is the founder of Pan American Musical Art Research, an organization which promotes cultural understanding among the various countries of the Americas. Ferman's collaborations include duo performances with guitarist Eduardo Isaac and bandoneónist Daniel Binelli. She has toured Europe, Japan, Australia and the US as guest artist with Tango Metropolis, the Orquestango project, and the Daniel Binelli Quintet. She is Music Director and pianist for Leading Ladies of Tango, the first all-female tango music and dance show, and directs GlamourTango, a musical celebrating Women in Tango. Ferman has recorded one of the most extensive collections of Latin American works for solo piano including "Argentine Piano Music", "Waltzes of the Americas", "Habaneras, Milongas and Tangos", discs devoted to the music of Nazareth, Lecuona and Ariel Ramírez, and collaborations with Daniel Binelli and Eduardo Isaac. Press Quotes "Polly Ferman’s pianism is superb and of a kind no longer common" – The American Record Guide Germán Augusto Gutiérrez Guest Conductor  (photos) Dr Germán Augusto Gutiérrez is Associate Professor at Fort Worth’s Texas Christian University (TCU), where he also serves as Chair, Director of the Center for Latin American Music, and Director of Orchestras.  He has conducted and toured with the TCU Symphony and Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth. Gutiérrez is frequent guest conductor of professional orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, including the Symphony Orchestras of Fort Worth, Shanghai, Xalapa (Mexico), and Porto Alegre (Brazil), the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (New Zealand), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, South Dakota All-State Orchestra, as well as the  National Symphony Orchestras of Peru, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. He also appears regularly with orchestras in his native Colombia, including the Medellín Philharmonic, Sinfónica del Valle, and Sinfónica de Barranquilla. Gutiérrez has accepted invitations to conduct at the Ibero American Arts Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Pergine Spettacolo Aperto Festival in Italy, the International Music Festival in Medellin, and for the 100 Year Celebration of the Tolima Conservatory in Columbia. In 2008 he achieved an unprecedented twelfth year as conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's African American and Hispanic Festival. Awards include the 2002 Dean's Award for Research and Creative Activity, and the 2003 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity, the highest award bestowed by the Texas Christian University. Ho Hong-ying violin (photos) Ho Hong-ying received international exposure at a very young age when she was featured in the film "From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China" and won fourth prize in the First Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. A native of Guangzhou, she entered the Central Conservatory of Beijing at the age of ten. There she performed for Dorothy Delay, who subsequently invited her to study at the Juilliard School of Music. Ho has appeared as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and the Jupiter Symphony Orchestra in New York among others. She is also an active chamber musician. Her recordings with the Manhattan String Trio and the Bauhinia Piano Trio have been broadcast in Europe, America and Hong Kong. In 1999 Ho Hong-ying became the concertmaster of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. She has performed as soloist with the orchestra on tours to Italy and mainland China. Press Quotes "She possesses that quality, in quantity that makes most any audience love her!" – OrchardPark Citizen (New York) To view Hong-ying’s interview and video for the New York Times on the 30th anniversary of Mao to Mozart with Isaac Stern Click here. Kristin Mjöll Jakobsdottir bassoon (photos) Kristín Mjoll Jakobsdóttir studied bassoon in Iceland, Amsterdam and the USA. She holds a Masters Degree from the School of Music at Yale University and a Diploma in music from Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. In 1991 she joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and stayed in Hong Kong  for almost seven years before moving back to her native Iceland in 1998. While in Hong Kong Kristín performed the Weber Concerto with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra and was a member of the chamber ensemble ‘I fiati dolci’. While in Hong Kong she also organised a concert of Scandinavian Chamber Music at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and taught contrabassoon at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Kristin is currently a regular freelance bassoonist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Iceland Opera Orchestra and the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra. She is also very active in the local chamber music scene. In 2003 she formed her own chamber group, a wind octet, which has since performed regularly and commissioned several new works. In 2007 Kristín received a grant from the State of Iceland enabling her to perform and record Icelandic music for solo bassoon. Kristín is presently the chairman of the Association of Icelandic Musicians and plays an active role in the development of Icelandic musical life. Dame Emma Kirkby soprano (photos) Dame Emma Kirkby has achieved iconic status as one of the world's most renowned Early Music specialists. In 2000 she received the Order of the British Empire, and the same year was included in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She appeared in the top 10 of "The 20 Greatest Sopranos" in a survey run by BBC Music Magazine, and was voted Artist of the Year by Classic FM Radio listeners. A founding member of the Taverner Choir, Emma Kirkby has maintained a long association with the Consort of Musicke, and lutenist Anthony Rooley. She has built long-lasting relationships with chamber groups and orchestras around the world, notably the Academy of Ancient Music, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, London Baroque, L’Orfeo (of Linz), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal and Florilegium. As a prolific recording artist, Emma Kirkby appears on the Hyperion, Decca, Harmonia Mundi USA and BIS labels among others. Repertoire ranges from sequences of Hildegard of Bingen to madrigals of the Italian and English Renaissance, cantatas and oratorios of the Baroque, and Classical works by Mozart, Haydn and J. C. Bach. Recordings include an anthology, "Classical Kirkby", devised and performed with Anthony Rooley, Handel Opera Arias and Overtures, Bach Cantatas, Consort Songs by William Byrd with Fretwork, "Honey from the Hive", songs of John Dowland, with Anthony Rooley, lute songs from Europe with Jakob Lindberg, the first recording of the newly-rediscovered Gloria by Handel with the Royal Academy Baroque Orchestra, and "Chanson d'amour", songs by the American composer Amy Beach performed with the Romantic Chamber Group of London. Despite all the recording activity, Emma still prefers live concerts, especially the pleasure of performing favourite programmes with colleagues; every occasion, every venue and every audience will combine to create something new from this wonderful repertoire. Press Quotes "For two decades Emma Kirkby’s clear, agile voice has been the quintessence of pure sound in the singing of early music. She is still one of the treasures of the world of music." – The Toronto Globe and Mail “The English Nightingale- the most influential singer of the whole early music revival.” – Early Music Review “She’s the Queen. A veritable icon of early music. For thousands her name is practically synonymous with “early music soprano”. Her fans lavish her with praise as having a singularly pure, heavenly tone, impeccable intonation, extraordinary vocal agility, and subtle yet superbly exquisite musicality.” – The Boston Early Music News Geoffrey Lancaster fortepiano (photos) One of the most distinguished keyboard players of his generation, Geoffrey Lancaster enjoys an international career as fortepianist, conductor, recording artist and teacher. He has performed to critical acclaim with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Rotterdam and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras, New Zealand and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto. Lancaster was the first Australian to win a major international keyboard competition, receiving First Prize in the 23rd Flanders Festival International Mozart Fortepiano Competition in Bruges. He has appeared both as conductor and soloist with Australia’s major Symphony Orchestras, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and is guest Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players.  Working at the forefront of the performance practice movement, Lancaster is Artistic Director and fortepianist of Ensemble of the Classic Era, Chief Conductor of La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, and has undertaken residencies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, the Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, and the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. Lancaster has held positions as Associate Professor at the Royal College of Music in London, and as visiting Professor of fortepiano at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland. He is Professor and Head of Keyboard at the Australian National University, and works on a regular basis for the Australian National Academy of Music. Geoffrey Lancaster has received many awards including the Australian Artists Creative Fellowship from the Commonwealth of Australia for his outstanding artistic contribution to the nation. Press Quotes "A genius of the fortepiano" – Daily Telegraph "Eloquent playing of the highest order" – The Times Loh Jun-hong violin (photos) Singaporean violinist Loh Jun-hong showed a prodigious talent from a young age was admitted to the gifted programme at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 1999. Since then he has won more than ten awards, notably First Prize in the National Piano and Violin Competition in Singapore, Third Prize at the 13th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Fermo, Italy, and Fifth prize at the Canetti International Violin Competition in Turkey. Despite gaining a place at the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK, Jun-hong chose to study with Professor Qian Zhou at Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, graduating with First-Class Honours, aged 19. Jun-hong has been invited to perform for several VIP events in Singapore, including the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, President Nathan’s hosting of HM Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh’s visit, and for a meeting of the Heads of Mission. He has performed at masterclasses with international artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Hamao Fujiwara, Natalia Boyarsky, Midori, and Simon Fischer. Jun-hong has given recitals at the Royal College of Music in London, the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, and performed at Festivals in France, Italy and Japan. In 2007 he was soloist at the closing concert of the Singapore Arts Festival with the Singapore Festival Orchestra. In 2010 Jun-hong will perform the Sibelius Violin Concerto for an inaugural European tour with the Intercontinental Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. "A mature soloist on the verge of greater triumphs" – The Straits Times Simon Over guest conductor / pianist (photos) Simon Over is an experienced orchestral, opera and choral conductor, and a renowned accompanist. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and Oxford University. As an accompanist he has worked with many internationally-acclaimed artists including Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Willard White, Dame Emma Kirkby, Dame Felicity Lott, Simon Keenlyside, Della Jones, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Emma Johnson, Sir James and Lady Galway, and Malcolm Martineau. From 1992-2002 he was a member of the music staff at Westminster Abbey, and Director of Music at both St Margaret's Church and the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster. Simon Over has appeared in his various roles at many Festivals, and in venues of note, including St James's Palace, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Westminster Abbey, Wigmore Hall in London and the Lincoln Center, New York. He has conducted for various national and royal occasions, and currently directs the Southbank Sinfonia, a new full-time orchestra for young graduates from music college. Southbank Sinfonia arises from his passion for making music, for working with young musicians, and for taking music to a wider audience. He is also the Founder-Conductor of the Parliament Choir which comprises MPs, Peers and staff of the Palace of Westminster. In 2006 he was appointed Conductor of the Malcolm Sargent Festival Chorus, the same year he was invited to conduct the City Chamber Orchestra Hong Kong. Michala Petri recorder (photos) Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri began playing at the age of 3 and made her professional debut at 11. She has appeared as recitalist, and with leading ensembles in North America, Australia, Israel, Japan and Europe. Petri has also performed with musicians such as Heinz Holliger, Christopher Hogwood, Claudio Abbado, James Galway, Gidon Kremer, Pinchas Zukerman, and jazz icon, Keith Jarrett. Recognized for her technical brilliance and musical insight, Petri’s repertoire extends from the Baroque to the Contemporary and embraces many cultures. Her fascination for the music of China has led to collaborations with Chen Yue, one of the great virtuosos on the xiao (bamboo flute), and Yang Jing, renowned pipa player. Petri is the dedicatee of commissioned works from Gordon Jacob, Malcolm Arnold, Vagn Holmboe, Per Nørgård and Daniel Börtz among other Europeans, and of pieces by Chinese composers. She has toured the world with long-term duo partner, guitarist and lutenist Lars Hannibal. Michala Petri has made over thirty recordings and has received numerous prizes and distinctions. These include the rank of Knight of Dannebrog (1995), the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis (1997) and the Léonie Sonning Music Prize (2000) Press Quotes "Her career has certainly approached legendary status"  – Fanfare Magazine 2008 "The Queen of the Recorder"– Frankfurter Allgemeine "..the finest recorder player we have today." – Stereo Review "If Michala Petri plays, the recorder seems to have no limits. Her charisma, her talent and her unbeatable technique melt to an artistic ideal"– Musik &Theater Giovanni Sollima cellist/composer (photos) Italian musician Giovanni Sollima enjoys a two-fold career as a composer and as a solo cellist, touring and performing all over the world at venues which include Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Knitting Factory and Merkin Concert Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall, London, Salle Gaveau in Paris, La Scala in Milan, the Auditorium Santa Cecilia in Rome, at Festivals in Istanbul, Weimar, Frankfurt, Finland, Tokyo, Ravenna, Spoleto, and at the Venice Biennale. He has collaborated with the likes of Claudio Abbado, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Jörg Demus and Martha Argerich and performs with ensembles including his own Giovanni Sollima Band, founded in 1995. Sollima combines elements of classical, rock and jazz music with ethnic flavours from Sicily, North Africa, the Middle East, Andalusia and other Mediterranean countries in his compositions. His music has been performed by solo musicians ranging from Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Viktoria Mullova, Bruno Canino, Ruggero Raimondi and Katia Labèque, to Larry Coryell, DJ Scanner, American singer-songwriter Patti Smith, and Italian rockstar Elisa. Sollima’s orchestral works have been commissioned and performed by orchestras and conductors including La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra/Riccardo Muti, Kremerata Baltica/Gidon Kremer, the Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet, the Orchestra Comunale of Bologna/Daniele Gatti and the European Union Chamber Orchestra. Sollima has composed for well-known film and theatre directors and choreographers. Press Quotes "The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello" – Newsday, Justin Davidson, Pulitzer Prize for Criticism "Giovanni Sollima might be considered Boccherini’s spiritual descendant" – New York Times Jean Thorel chief conductor (photos) Frenchman Jean Thorel was appointed the chief conductor of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in 2008. Since 1985 he has held the appointment of permanent conductor of the Stringendo Orchestral Ensemble in Paris. With the support of renowned French conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus, he was awarded the 1989 Vocation Foundation Prize for his outstanding work with this ensemble. Jean Thorel is increasingly in demand as a guest conductor throughout Scandinavia, Finland and Poland, his versatility enabling him to conduct a wide range of music from ballet to multi-faceted chamber and orchestral programmes. In Europe he has conducted several chamber orchestras including the Danish Chamber Players, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Michel Strings (Finland), Musiques Nouvelles (Belgium) and Musica Vitae (Sweden). Other engagements include concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Copenhagen Royal Ballet, the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, the Stockholm Lans Symfoniker and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra. An impassioned promoter of new and rare music, Jean Thorel is a regular conductor at prestigious festivals of contemporary music and has given over four hundred world premieres. He has an extensive discography of over twenty CDs. Among them, his recording of works by Louis Saguer with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble was joint winner of the 2002 Académie du Disque Lyrique "Orphée d'Or" together with Pierre Boulez's interpretation of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. He was also the first French conductor invited to record CDs with the Russian National Orchestra. Jean Thorel studied orchestral conducting with Jean-Jacques Werner and Léon Barzin and ballet conducting with Antal Dorati and André Girard. Press Quotes  "An exceptional conductor." – A Nous Paris (2002) "Performed to the highest level of perfection."– Le Monde de la Musique (2002) Jean Thorel conducted with complete mastery. This was music-making of the highest order by a conductor with a real purpose in mind and who held the attention of his audience from beginning to end." – JullandsV (2001)   Don’t miss the chance to meet Jean Thorel at a series of pre-concert talks to be held as follows: 11 October 2009 (HK City Hall Concert Hall), 6:30pm 29 November 2009 (HK Academy for Performing Arts, Concert Hall), 7:00pm 23 April 2010 (Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium), 7:00pm 11 June 2010 (HK City Hall Concert Hall), 6:30pm   Colin Touchin Guest Conductor (photos) Colin Touchin has been Director of Music at the University of Warwick for over 13 years. Previously he was Head of Composition at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, where for 8 years he conducted the Classical Orchestra, founded the Symphonic Wind Orchestra and taught clarinet, recorder, composition, conducting, chamber music, electronic music and jazz. He has founded several ensembles including the Warwick Orchestral Winds, the British Universities Honours Band and the National Youth Recorder Orchestra. His compositions have been broadcast on national and local radio and television and he is increasingly in demand to write to commission and lead workshops in conducting, clarinet, recorder, teaching, adjudication, having given such presentations now in over 20 countries. Melvin Tix clownconductor (photos) Described by the press as a "Children's Victor Borge", clownductor Melvin Tix comes from Norway. This year in December he will celebrate 25 years of entertaining children from all over the world. He has given more than 1,100 concerts in 15 countries with more than 60 orchestras. Known as Petter Vabog, Melvin Tix was a former horn player with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in Norway. He left the orchestra in 1988 to pursue an international career as a children’s entertainer. His concerts are a mix of education and entertainment. A fun-filled hour with the multi-talented Melvin Tix sees him perform as a conductor, magician, musician and a juggler. In 2009 Melvin Tix performed with orchestras in China, Australia, Singapore, Norway, Kuala Lumpur, Denmark and Russia. In December 2008 he gave a New Year’s concert with the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra in Nanjing that was televised in China. Press Quotes "There was never a dull moment….even the smallest youngsters displayed a degree of involvement that was a compliment to the sheer hypnotic genius of Tix….Incidentally his ability to produce the most amazing objects from an endless series of balloons was unbelievable…" – Belfast Telegraph Andrea Zanchetta (photos) Andrea Zanchetta was born in Venice, Italy. Since the age of fifteen he has given over 1,500 concerts performing as both a soloist and a chamber musician. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Venice with a high distinction in violin, string quartet and chamber music performance and won many prizes in international competitions for violin and chamber music. His teachers and mentors include the world renowned violin teacher Zinaida Gilels, Franco Rossi, cellist of the Quartetto Italiano, pianist Eugenio Bagnoli and Henryk Szerying. For many years he performed as a member of Interpreti Veneziani and toured to Europe, Japan and Australia appearing mostly as a soloist. His major focus has been the performance of Italian virtuoso music of the 18th and 19th centuries on both modern and baroque violin. He has recorded over twelve CDs for the Rivoalto and Nuova Era labels. Andrea moved to Hong Kong in 2007. He has performed as a soloist with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, in duo recital with Nancy Loo and for RTHK Radio 4. Press Quotes "Ä refined musician which gave a brilliant, expressive, and stylistically accurate interpretation of the D Major concerto by Vivaldi. ... Many encores." – Il Gazzettino "Andrea Zanchetta enchanted the audience with his powerful and sweet tone." – IL Mattino (Padova)