2008 / 2009 Subscription Season
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Season Opening Concert  ____________________________________________________
Queen of Harps 
Catrin
Finch harp 
Jean Thorel
conductor 
Programme
Handel Overture to the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Boieldieu Harp Concerto in C major
Tomasi Highland's Ballad, Ballade écossaise
Debussy Danse Sacrée et Profane
Delibes Le Roi s'Amuse, Airs de Danse dans le Style Ancien
"The
Queen of Harps ... Catrin Finch has done more than anyone in harp history
to bring her instrument to a wider public ..." Classic FM Magazine
( 2004)
A programme
full of French flavours makes a fitting start to Jean Thorel's first concert
as the CCOHK's chief conductor. The featured soloist is Welsh harpist
Catrin Finch who held the appointment of Royal Harpist to HRH the Prince
of Wales from 2000 to 2004, reviving this ancient tradition last held
in 1873. In addition to her years performing at the royal palaces and
to royalty from around the world, Catrin Finch has performed with the
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the English Chamber Orchestra, the
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and James Galway.
Her numerous awards include First Prize at the 1999 Lily Laskine International
Harp Competition in France, the Marisa Robles Harp Prize at the 2004 Royal
Overseas League Music Competition in London and the 2004 ECHO-Klassik
Prize for "Best Crossover Artist".
30.09.2008 (Tuesday)
8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall 
Tickets
available from URBTIX from 8.09.08 (Tel: 2734 9009)
2734 9009)
Harp
Master Class by Catrin Finch 
1
October 2008, 2:00 - 4:00pm Bookings & Enquiries
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Family
Concert  _________________________________________________________
The
Snowman & The Bear (with FILM)
 
Jonathan Douglas MBE narrator
 (MBE)
Matthew
Hale narrator 
Richard Honner guest conductor
Snowman
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Solo
Boy Sopranos 
Chu
Pok-hin 
(5 Dec,
7:30pm)
Benjamin Schrader  --
(6 Dec,
3:00pm & 7:30pm)
Solo
Girl Sopranos 
:
Karen Daley 
(5 Dec, 7:30pm)
Vivian Yau 
(6 Dec, 3:00pm)
Natalie Lu 
(6 Dec, 7:30pm)
Programme
Howard Blake
The Snowman & The Bear
Original
stories by Raymond Briggs
Narrated
in English and suitable for children aged 3 and above.
"As
traditional as mince pies and Santa Claus."
Time Out
Time Out
A young
boy's snowman comes to life and a young girl is whisked away by a polar
bear for a starry Christmas Eve bear-ride. Howard Blake's The Snowman
and The Bear are concert adaptations of Raymond Briggs' captivating
storybooks, based on music from the popular award-winning TVC/Channel
4 (UK) animated films. Scored for orchestra, narrator and singers and
staged with the films, these popular winter-time classics convey a special
message of friendship and giving.
05.12.2008 (Friday)
7:30pm
06.12.2008 (Saturday) 3:00pm &
7:30pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets
available from URBTIX from 15.10.08 (Tel: 2734 9009)
2734 9009)
This
concert is narrated in English and suitable for children aged 3 and above.
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Haydn Series 1  __________________________________________________________
Voice Celestial 
Jörg
Waschinski male soprano  
Jean Thorel conductor 
Programme
Handel
Overture from Giulio Cesare
Broschi Ombra fedele anch'io from Idaspe
Handel Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Porpora Quasti locuste from Il Gedeone
Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 10
Porpora Alto Giove from Polifemo
Handel Sta nell'ircana from Alcina
Haydn Symphony No. 30 in C major, "Alleluja"
"A
major discovery is Jörg Waschinski, a genuine male soprano."
BBC Music Magazine (1999)
Jörg
Waschinski's extraordinary vocal ability has led him to the presumably
lost repertoire of the legendary Baroque castrati. Born in Berlin, he
gained international recognition after becoming a prize-winner at the
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer competition in Melk, Austria. In 1999 the renowned
German opera magazine Opernwelt named him best young singer of the year
and the Bonn Opera voted him as the best singer of their 2000/2001 season.
His numerous stage roles include Xerxes in Handel's Xerxes
at the Town Theatre Sankt Gallen and Nerone in Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione
di Poppea at the State Opera Hanover. His numerous recordings include
Johann Christian Bach's Endimione directed by Bruno Weil which
won the 2000 ECHO Klassik Prize. Jörg Waschinski's performance with
the CCOHK promises to delight with a rare selection of opera arias from
the golden age of the castrati. The programme also includes chamber music
by Handel and Haydn's joyous "Alelluja" Symphony.
13.01.2009
(Tuesday) 8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall 
Tickets
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Rising Stars Concert  _________________________________________________________
Ang Li Plays Chopin 
Ang
Li piano 
Jean Thorel conductor  
Programme
Pärt
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Haydn Symphony No. 73 in D major, "La Chasse"
"A
potential figure of huge significance on the international concert stage."
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (2005)
The brilliant
twenty-three year-old Chinese pianist Ang Li, winner of the 2003 OSM
Competition in Montréal and five additional prizes at the same
competition, has been described as "a revelation" by La Press
Montréal. She is already on the road to a flourishing career having
appeared as soloist with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Staten
Island Symphony, the Lanaudière Festival Orchestra, the China National
Symphony Orchestra and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. This season she
will also perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Matthias
Bamert. Don't miss her Hong Kong debut playing Chopin's piano concerto
No. 2. The programme also includes Arvo Pärt's deeply moving Cantus
in memoriam Benjamin Britten for strings and bell and Haydn's ebullient
Symphony No. 73 known as "the chase".
04.02.2009 (Wednesday)
8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall 
Tickets
available from URBTIX from 4.01.09 (Tel: 2734 9009)
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Haydn Series 2  ______________________________________________________
Haydn's Cello 
Alexander Rudin
cello/guest director 
Artem Konstantinov cello 
Programme 
Haydn Symphony No. 63 in C major, "La Roxelane"
Haydn Cello Concerto in D major
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531, G minor
Tchaikovsky Sinfonietta
"…performances
so heartfelt and filled with understanding." EMI
EMI
Honored Performer
of Russia, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Musica Viva Chamber
Orchestra in Moscow, Professor of the Moscow Conservatoire and Laureate
of the Moscow Government Award, Alexander Rudin is one of the most popular
artists performing in Russia and abroad today. He is a prize-winner of
several prestigious cello competitions: the J. S. Bach International Competition
in Leipzig (1976), the Gaspar Cassado International Music Competition
in Florence (1979) and the sixth and seventh Tchaikovsky Competitions
in Moscow (1978 and 1982). He has performed with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra
and all of the major Russian Orchestras. He appears with the CCOHK as
soloist in Haydn's Cello Concerto, as chamber soloist in Vivaldi's Concerto
for Two Cellos with his protégé Artem Konstantinov and as
a conductor in Tschaikovsky's Sinfonietta and Haydn's "La Roxelane"
Symphony.
07.03.2009 (Saturday) 8pm
Shenzhen Concert Hall 
08.03.2009 (Sunday)
8pm
Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium 
Cello Master Class
by Alexander Rudin 
6 March
2009, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Bookings
& Enquiries 
2864 2154 (CCOHK)
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Baroque Concert  _______________________________________________________
Glorious Baroque  
Elizabeth Coupe
soprano 
Andrea Zanchetta violin 
Leanne Nicholls oboe 
Tatjana Geiger recorder 
Shelagh Heath cello 
David Chung harpsichord 
Programme
Quantz Concerto
in G major for oboe, violin and continuo
Handel Mi Palpita Il Cor, HWV 132B Cantata for soprano,
oboe and continuo
Corelli: Variations on La Follia, op5, No. 12
Telemann Quartet in D minor from Tafelmusik II for oboe,
violin, recorder and continuo
Members of the CCOHK
and guest singer Elizabeth Coupe perform a programme of solo cantatas
and chamber works from the baroque era in the intimate surroundings of
St. Stephen's Chapel Stanley. Ticket holders are also treated to refreshments
following the performance.
04.04.2009 (Saturday)
8pm
St. Stephen's Chapel, Stanley 
22 Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley,
Hong Kong 
Tickets available
from the CCOHK from 05.03.09 (Tel: 2864 2154)
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Haydn Series 3  ___________________________________________________________
Glass Music 
Thomas Bloch
Glass harmonica  
Jean Thorel conductor
Programme
Mozart Adagio and Rondo in C major, KV 617
Franklin Quintet for Glass Harmonica and Strings
Hasse / Metastasio Excerpts from 'Cantata L'Armonica'
Glass Company
Samson Young New Commission for Strings, Live Electronics and Video
Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D major, "Miracle"
"Its tones
are incomparably sweet beyond those of any other." Benjamin Franklin
(1762)
In 1761 Benjamin Franklin
invented the glass harmonica, an instrument which became one of the most
celebrated instruments of the eighteenth century. Its ethereal qualities
captivated composers such as Mozart and Donizetti to write compositions
for it while the notorious Dr. Franz Mesmer used it to hypnotize his patients.
By the mid -1800's the glass harmonica fell into obscurity as its sound
was believed to cause the onset of madness. Thomas Bloch from France is
a pioneer in the revival of glass harmonica playing today. He has given
over 2,500 performances in 40 countries with artists such as Radiohead,
John Cage, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Marianne Faithfull. His numerous
recordings include one made for Miloš Forman's film Amadeus.
Thomas Bloch's fascinating programme with the CCOHK will include glass
music by Mozart and Franklin, a new commission by Samson Young and rumors
of a falling chandelier in Haydn's "Miracle" Symphony…
26.05.2009 (Tuesday)
8pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets available
from URBTIX from 26.04.09 (Tel: 2734 9009)
2734 9009)
Co-presented
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Pre-European Tour Concert  ________________________________________________
Pipa Dreams 
Yang Jing pipa
 
Jean Thorel conductor
Programme
Ye Xiao-gang Nine Horses, Op. 19
Joshua Chan The Soaring Swallow II
Lou Harrison Concerto for Pipa and Strings
"... Yang
Jing on the pipa is indeed a virtuoso of a Heifetz-like quality."
The Sunday Telegraph (1998)
The quintessentially
Chinese sounds of the ancient five-stringed Pipa (Chinese lute) fuse with
the CCOHK strings in Lou Harrison's Pipa concerto - a vibrant and virtuosic
showpiece for soloist and orchestra full of generous melodic lines, foot-stomping
and rhythmic excitement. Yang Jing, the featured pipa player, is based
in mainland China and has appeared internationally as a soloist in Japan,
Israel, the UK and the USA. The programme also features works by Joshua
Chan and Ye Xiaogang depicting soaring swallows, galloping horses and
journeys across mountains and oceans.
This programme will
be performed on the CCOHK's 2009 European tour to Tenerife and the Canary
Islands.
28.06.2009
(Sunday) 8pm
Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium 
Tickets available
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Note: Programme and artists subject to change 
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