For a very limited time, we are offering tickets to three following concerts of the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival at $99 per seat:
Avi Avital: The Baroque Mandolin | 14 Jan 2025 (Tue)
Romantic Potpourri | 21 Jan 2025 (Tue)
Festival Finale: La Belle Époque | 22 Jan 2025 (Wed)
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Avi Avital: The Baroque Mandolin
with il Pomo d’Oro
The words ‘superstar’ and ‘mandolinist’ still look odd next to each other. Yet in the classical world they are starting to be joined with some frequency….[Avi Avital] was nothing short of electric.”
The New York Times
Join us for a captivating evening as mandolin superstar Avi Avital plays with the esteemed period ensemble il Pomo d’Oro in a concert of exquisite Baroque masterpieces from Venice and Naples.
Avi Avital, the first mandolin soloist nominated for a classical Grammy award, has reshaped the instrument’s history with his unparalleled technique and charisma. In this concert, Avital performs magnificent concertos by Baroque composers including Vivaldi, Galuppi, Durante and more. A truly unique and masterful showcase that you won’t want to miss!
Avi Avital made his Hong Kong début with Premiere Performances in 2015, and returned in 2019 for the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival.
Programme
VIVALDI
Concerto in D Major RV93
GALUPPI Concerto a Quattro No. 4 in C minor
VIVALDI
Concerto in C Major, RV 425, for mandolin and orchestra
DURANTE Concerto No. 2 in G minor
BARBELLA
Concerto in D Major, for mandolin and orchestra
HASSE
Adagio e Fuga in G minor
PAISIELLO
Concerto for mandolin in E-flat Major
Romantic Potpourri
Leading chamber musicians including Ning Feng, Verona Quartet, Sitkovetsky Trio and more gather to bring you some of the gems of Romantic chamber music. The concert opens with Louis Spohr’s enchanting Potpourri “On Themes of Mozart”, followed by the powerful Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 and selections from Bruch’s stunning “Eight Pieces”.
The crowning jewel of the evening is the iconic Mendelssohn Octet, a work of unparalleled virtuosity and emotional depth that promises to elevate the concert to new heights. Join us for an unforgettable musical experience as these esteemed musicians bring alive these Romantic masterpieces!
Programme
SPOHR
Potpourri No. 2 Op. 22 “On Themes of Mozart”Ning Feng (violin), Verona Quartet, George Lomdaridze (double bass)
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66Sitkovetsky Trio
BRUCH
Selection from Eight Pieces for Violin, Viola and PianoSo-Ock Kim (violin), Adrien La Marca (viola), Wu Qian (piano)
MENDELSSOHN
String Octet in E-flat MajorNing Feng (violin), So-Ock Kim (violin), Adrien La Marca (viola), Isang Enders (cello), Verona Quartet
Festival Finale
La Belle Époque
A truly glimmering night of chamber music with music chosen from the enchanting era of La Belle Époque (1871-1914). The first half showcases the masterful musicianship of our visiting ensembles, with the Verona Quartet playing the only string quartet by Giuseppe Verdi, and the Sitkovetsky Trio playing the second trio by French Romantic composer Cécile Chaminade.
In the second half, our world-class Festival musicians gather again for Fauré’s evocative Piano Quartet, and the grand finale of our Festival, the fireworks of Bizet’s Carmen Fantasy.
Programme
VERDI
String Quartet in E minor Verona Quartet
CHAMINADE
Trio No. 2 in A minor, Op. 34 Sitkovetsky Trio
FAURÉ
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 So-Ock Kim (violin), Adrien La Marca (viola), Isang Enders (cello), Wu Qian (piano)
BIZET (arr. Julian Milone)
Carmen Fantasy Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), So-Ock Kim (violin), Jonathan Ong (violin), Dorothy Ro (violin), George Lomdaridze (double bass)
