20% DISCOUNT FOR OUR FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS VIA THE LINK: http://tinyurl.com/n6b37swMyra Chih – SopranoAlan Chu – PianoFabio Pirola – Guest ConductorKent Lee – ConductorA special Italian themed concert with guests Italian Conductor, Fabio
Pirola, Soprano, Myra Chih, and Pianist, Alan Chu. The programme includes
music by renowned Italian composers, Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, etc. The
afternoon also features some high quality contemporary concert band
music which will be Asia or World premiere in Hong Kong.PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
Martinotti Italian Style, Concertanti for WindOrchestra and Percussion (World Première)
FortunatoConcert for Piano and Wind Orchestra (Asia Première)
PucciniQuando M’en Vo’ from La Bohème
VerdiLa Forza del Destino Overture
RossiniLa Gazza Ladra Overture, William Tell Overture
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Conductors and SoloistsFabio Pirola, Guest Conductor• Conductor of the Ensign Symphony & Chorus, Seattle, USA• Conductor and Ambassador of the Italian Music for Edizioni Musicali Wicky, Italy• Conductor of the Golden Age – Baroque Ensemble, St. Petersburg, Russia• Conductor and Minister Counselor of the European Institute of Cultural Development, PolandKent Lee, Conductor• Conductor and Music Director of the Hong Kong Wind Symphony• Conductor of The Cecilian Singers• Conductor of the Diocesan Choir of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and the English Choir of the The Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception• Graduated from the Trinity College of Music, London, UKMyra Chih, Soprano• Graduated from the Temple University, Philadelphia, USA• Awarded scholarship by the Consulate General of Italy to study in Rome• Gives recital locally and internationally, latest performances included solo recital in Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy and National Concert Hall, Taipei, TaiwanAlan Chu, Piano• Principal Keyboard of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta• Graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music, London, UKContemporary ComposersAntonio Fortunato Fortunato
has composed numerous compositions ranging from chamber music to
symphonic music, from sacred music to opera. His music is performed all
over the world and has received numerous awards, among them the UNESCO
award assigned with the following motivation: “Fortunato has dedicated
his life to music and expresses in his compositions the suggestions of
his inner world arousing emotions and feelings of enthralling harmony.
Through challenging experiments he has reached a high personal style,
which led his most notable works to receive wide success, so honoring
his land”.Roberto Di Marino Marino received
his musical training at the Conservatory of Trento where he graduated in
composition, choral music and choral conducting, jazz and arrangement
for windband. As a composer he has won several competitions, including
first prize at the “Diapason d’Argento” Competition for wind band
composition held in Gonzaga (Italy). He teaches arrangement for windband
at the Conservatory of Verona and lives in Mezzolombardo (near Trento),
where he spends most of his time composing and arranging music.Stefano Martinotti Martinotti’s
compositions, transcriptions and orchestrations have been performed at
the Teatro La Fenice and at the Teatro Malibran in Venice, by I Solisti
della Scala, I Pomeriggi Musicali, the Orchestra “Guido Cantelli , the
Ensemble Epistrophé, Fiati Ensemble and other groups specialized in the
performance of contemporary music and in countries such as Austria,
Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and
Ukraine. Stefano Martinotti was professor of courses in Film music
soundtrack at the film school “Cinelife” in Milan.Nunzio Ortolano Ortolano
has enjoyed a very close working relationship with Edizioni Musicali
Wicky EMW since 2001. 10 CDs have been recorded, featuring artists such
as Calogero Palermo (first clarinet of Opera di Roma), Alberto Maniaci,
Nebrody Symphonic Band, Panormus Brass of Teatro Massimo di Palermo,
Laszlo Marosi. His compositions of Music & Theatre have been
translated in six languages and have been performed all over the world.
In particular, in Milan, his works have been performed in cycles of
concerts by Pomeriggi Musicali, Civica Orchestra di Fiati and Milano
Classica. He’s director of the Nebrody Symphonic Band and Codice
Mediterraneo (Codice Mediterraneo trio, Codice Mediterraneo for ten
instruments and Codice Mediterraneo Quartett).———
Hong Kong City Hall – Concert Hall
Tickets: $220* $160* $120*
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*20%
discounted tickets are available for friend and followers of the
Italian Cultural Institute and Consulate General of Italy (Link: http://tinyurl.com/n6b37sw)*40% discounted tickets are available for full-time students, aged 60 or above, people with disabilities & the Minder*10% discount for group tickets of 10 or more on standard tickets
The concert is for aged 6+