Tiny Galaxy Concerts @ Wontonmeen Episode 8 (Adrien La Marca & Friends)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Enjoy this latest episode in our beloved online chamber concert series “Tiny Galaxy Concerts @ Wontonmeen”! A highlight in the programme is French viola sensation Adrien La Marca and pianist Colleen Lee‘s (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) heartfelt rendition of the timelessly romantic “Balcony Scene” from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. Our Principal Clarinet Fong Hiu-kai Johnny also makes an appearance in the other half of the programme, joining the duo for some delightful Bruch !

Programme
Bruch
Eight Pieces, Op 83:
No 2 Allegro con moto
No 5 Rumänische Melodie: Andante

Clarinet: Fong Hiu-kai Johnny
Viola: Adrien La Marca
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

Prokofiev (Vadim Borisovsky arr)
Romeo and Juliet: Act I Scene 2: Balcony Scene

Viola: Adrien La Marca
Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

 

WATCH NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzUgmi8ai2I

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.