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Get ready for Musical Fireworks — a dazzling evening of beloved melodies! Our roster of seventeen world-class festival musicians join together from around the globe to unite for a joyful display of cherished chamber music, performing masterpieces from Baroque elegance to Spanish dances and jazz tunes.
Expect fiery duets, colourful ensembles, and irresistible energy as they breathe fresh life into treasures from Handel to Gershwin — a sparkling celebration sure to leave you humming your favourite tunes all the way home.
Programme
HANDEL / HALVORSEN
Passacaglia for Violin and Viola Yura Lee (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola)
WOLF
Italian SerenadeSimply Quartet
DELIBES
Flower Duet from Lakmé (arr. Julian Milone)Stefan Jackiw (violin), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Angela Chan (violin),Hannah Tam (violin), DaXun Zhang (bass)
GERSHWIN
It Ain’t Necessarily So (arr. Julian Milone)Stefan Jackiw (violin), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Angela Chan (violin),Hannah Tam (violin), DaXun Zhang (bass)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Galop from Cheremyushki (arr. Julian Milone)Stefan Jackiw (violin), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Angela Chan (violin),Hannah Tam (violin), DaXun Zhang (bass)
DVOŘÁK
Slavonic Dances Op. 72, No. 2 & 7 Michael Stephen Brown (piano), Serena Wang (piano)
SARASATE
Navarra, Op. 33Cho-Liang Lin (violin), So-Ock Kim (violin), Serena Wang (piano)
TURINA
Escena andaluza, Op. 7Timothy Ridout (viola), Michael Stephen Brown (piano), Simply Quartet
GRANADOS
Oriental from 12 Danzas Españolas (arr. Piatigorsky)Gary Hoffman (cello), Michael Stephen Brown (piano)
CASSADÓ
RequiebrosGary Hoffman (cello), Michael Stephen Brown (piano)
MONTI
CsárdásWenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Serena Wang (piano)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11Stefan Jackiw (violin), So-Ock Kim (violin), Yura Lee (viola), Li-Wei Qin (cello), Simply Quartet
Featured artists:
Michael Stephen Brown
(Recital Series 2024Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026 )
Angela Chan
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
Wenzel Fuchs
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
Gary Hoffman
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2014, 2016, 2024 & 2026)
Stefan Jackiw
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
So-Ock Kim
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025 & 2026)
Yura Lee
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2019 & 2026)
Cho-Liang Lin
(10th Anniversary Gala Concert 2017Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2012 - 2021, 2023 & 2026)
Li-Wei Qin
(10th Anniversary Gala Concert 2017Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2026)
Timothy Ridout
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
Simply Quartet
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
Hannah Tam
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2025 & 2026)
Serena Wang
(Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2026)
DaXun Zhang
(10th Anniversary Gala Concert 2017Beare's Premiere Music Festival 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2026)
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VIP PASS AT $1800
- One Category A ticket to all five main stage Festival Concerts (Simply Quartet: In My Life, Musical Fireworks, Ode to Beethoven, Strings in Motion, and Festival Finale: Four Seasons), equivalent to a 25% discount
- Invitation to our post-concert party with festival musicians
- Access to our private pre-concert reception
ONLY available at art-mate.net and pphk.org. VIP passes are not available at URBTIX.
Limited quota, first-come-first-served. Contact Ms. Cheung at loretta.cheung@pphk.org for details.
FESTIVAL PACKAGE
- Buy 5 concerts, save 25%
- Buy 4 concerts, save 20%
- Buy 3 concerts, save 15%
- Buy 2 concerts, save 10%
Festival package discount does not apply to Musical Fairy Tales: The Emperor’s New Clothes.
“Buy 5 concerts and save 25%” only applies to ticket purchased on pphk. org and art-mate only; the discount is not available at URBTIX.
DISCOUNTS & CONCESSIONS
- 50% off for full-time students, seniors (60+), disabled & the minder and CSSA recipients
- 10% off for groups purchase of 10 or more standard tickets in one event
Please Note:
- Children under 8 years will not be admitted to concerts (except Musical Fairy Tales which admit for 5 years+)
- Discounts cannot be used in conjunction of other discounts