After Hour Classics - Free classic concerts@ Swire Island East



  • <div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This March, HKPO’s Associate Conductor Perry So & Concertmaster John Harding will lead some 50 musicians to perform a mixture of solo, quartet, quintet and orchestral pieces at ArtisTree -- the popular multi-purpose venue in TaiKoo Place. Perry conducted Swire Symphony Under the Stars for over 15,000 music lovers at Happy Valley Racecourse last November. Nine talented string players from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan selected as the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Orchestral Fellows will play under the mentorship of John Harding. HKPO’s Principal Oboe Michael Wilson and Principal Viola Andrew Ling will also be performing.</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Venue:<span>             ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, Island East</span></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in -22.7pt 0pt 1in">(Quarry Bay MTR Station Exit A or car drop-off point at G/F Oxford House, TaiKoo Place)</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Time: <span>              6:30</span> pm – 7:30 pm</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Admission: <span>     Free</span></div>
    <div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Enquiry:<span>           </span>(852) 2284 4877 (Mon – Fri, 9 am – 5 pm)</div>
    <div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Website:<span>          </span><a href="http://www.islandeast.com.hk/"><span style="COLOR: windowtext">www.islandeast.com.hk</span></a></div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Date</strong></div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Programme</strong></div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3 March <br />(Thursday)</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>String Chamber </strong><strong><span>          </span></strong><strong>Director: John Harding<span>           </span></strong></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 <em>Rasumovsky –</em> 1<sup>st </sup>& 2<sup>nd</sup> movement</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 <em>Ballade</em></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">DvoÅ�ák: String Quintet in E flat <em>–</em> 1<sup>st </sup>& 2<sup>nd</sup> movement</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 <em>–</em> 1<sup>st </sup>& 2<sup>nd</sup> movement</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Mendelssohn: String Octet in E flat <em>– </em>2<sup>nd</sup> & 1<sup>st</sup> movement</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4 March</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(Friday)</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Orchestral </strong><strong><span>                   </span></strong><strong>Conductor: Perry So<span>                    </span></strong></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Weber: <em>Oberon</em>: Overture</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Haydn: Symphony No. 78 in C minor</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Schubert: <em>Rosamunde</em>: Entr’acte No. 1 – 3</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Schubert: <em>Rosamunde</em>: Ballet Music No. 2</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">10 March</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(Thursday)</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Orchestral</strong><strong><span>                    </span></strong><strong>Conductor: John Harding<span>           </span></strong></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin, BWV1060</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Barber: Adagio for Strings</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K364</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">11 March</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(Friday)</div>
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    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong>Orchestral </strong><strong><span>                   </span></strong><strong>Conductor: John Harding<span>           </span></strong></div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Britten: Simple Symphony</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis</div>
    <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Grieg: <em>From Holberg's Time</em></div>
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