About the event
Bruce Liu plays Chopin with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra | Concert Introduction
International award winners Bruce Liu and Wilson Ng take flight with the HK Phil
Soaring sounds and international stars: a universe of emotion, right here in Hong Kong. Our star guest is piano sensation Bruce Liu—the “breathtaking” (BBC Music Magazine) winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2021—taking centre stage in a concert designed to showcase each of its participants at the pinnacle of their powers. Conductor Wilson Ng won international conducting competitions in Frankfurt, Paris and Aspen while still in his twenties, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra was Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year in 2019.
With Liu as soloist, the HK Phil will be playing Chopin—and there will be something quite special about hearing the youthful romance of the Second Piano Concerto (written by the teenage Chopin under the inspiration of his first true love) brought to life by a soloist who is not much older than Chopin was when he wrote the piece. But first, Ng and the HK Phil will stretch their wings in the mighty First Symphony by Elgar—the sweeping, heartfelt masterpiece that the great conductor Hans Richter described as “the greatest symphony of modern times”. It deals with one man’s struggle with self-doubt: stormy, tender and crowned with a melody you will never forget.
Repertoire
Elgar | Symphony No 1 in A-flat major, Op 55
Chopin | Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21
Concert Details
- Bruce Liu plays Chopin with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
- Date: 16 Feb 2023
- Time: 20:00
- Venue: Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- Address: 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Ticketing Information
- Ticketing Website: Urbtix
- Tickets are available for purchase from 7 December 2022
- Prices: HK$680, HK$580, HK$480, HK$380, HK$280
- Students HK$340, HK$290, HK$240, HK$190, HK$140
Creatives
Conductor: Wilson Ng
Piano: Bruce Liu
Orchestra: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Remarks
- Latecomers will be admitted after the performance of the symphony
Information Source: Hong Kong Arts Festival's official website