Great Violin Concertos: Luka Faulisi Plays Prokofiev

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Aged only 20, Paris-born violinist Luka Faulisi has already dazzled and impressed great masters with whom he had the pleasure of studying and working, including Pinchas Zukerman, Pavel Berman and Emmanuel Pahud. In his Hong Kong début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta under the baton of Ken Lam, Faulisi will present his captivating interpretation of Prokofiev’s brilliant Violin Concerto No 1, written when the composer was still in his 20s. The première of the work in 1923 attracted the biggest names in the art scene of the time, such as Arthur Rubinstein, Pablo Picasso, Anna Pavlova, as well as Igor Stravinsky – whose charismatic Octet for Wind Instruments, premiered at the very same concert, will be featured in this concert as well.

Another highlight in the programme is the long-awaited Asian première of leading English composer Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, co-commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Orchestre National de Lyon, where the composer draws inspiration from the rich imagery of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Haydn’s Symphony No 60, “Il Distratto”.

Conductor: Ken Lam
Violin: Luka Faulisi

Programme

Anna Clyne
Sound and Fury (2019) (Asian première)
Commissioned by Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon
& Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No 1 in D, Op 19

Stravinsky
Octet for Wind Instruments (rev 1952)

Barber
Symphony No 1 in One Movement, Op 9

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

One of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has brought music closer to the community, and achieved significant local and international recognition for its passionate performances and innovative programming. Since 1999, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including in recent years Ilya Gringolts, Martin Helmchen, Sergei Nakariakov, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Krzysztof Penderecki, Mariinsky Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

The orchestra is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 41 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, Hong Kong Sinfonietta commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series, as well as the Tiny Galaxy Concerts online series featuring performances recorded at a fascinating hostel in Hong Kong. In 2021, the orchestra co-curated the “Life is Art” film festival with MOViE MOViE, while continuing to break down barriers between music and audience with free chamber concerts held regularly at Hong Kong City Hall.