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Hong Kong Sinfonietta first launched the Artist Associate scheme in the 2006/2007 season, with the aim to provide a platform for intensive collaboration with one or more artists during the season. While the Artist Associate works closely with the orchestra and the Music Director, new ideas are explored to expand the horizon of classical music.
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| Colleen Lee (2010/2011) |
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| Pianist Colleen Lee will join us as our new Artist Associate and collaborate with us in a variety of exciting projects ranging from concerto performances and chamber concerts to multi-media performances. Colleen Lee is a true Hong Kong star, being the first Hong Kong pianist ever to reach the final of the prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, 2005. She has won a number of other international competitions and has since risen rapidly onto the international concert stage, sharing music with audiences around the world. |
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| Jason Lai (2009-2011) |
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| Having been our Artist Associate for the past 2009/2010 season, conductor Jason Lai will extend his tenure this season to conduct more concerts and contribute to our educational initiatives. A cellist, pianist and composer by training, Jason Lai was Assistant Conductor to the BBC Philharmonic from 2002 to 2005 as the winner of the BBC Young Conductors Workshop. Today, apart from conducting in Europe and Asia, he is also a broadcaster for the BBC and a keen educator. |
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| Samson Young (2008/2009) |
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| Composer/multimedia artist Samson Young wrote two new works for the orchestra last season: Afterglow for orchestra and electronics,
and Electric Counterpoint for Nintendo Gameboy, electronics and orchestra. He gave artistic direction to Know Your Mendelssohn and
Hit TV Music Themes, enriching the programmes with a spectrum of multimedia ideas. Orchestra members also participated in his intermedia
experiment Box of Revelation and performed Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. |
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| Grainger Quartet (2007/2008) |
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| Grainger Quartet from Australia visited Hong Kong several times to give recitals, play chamber music with orchestra members, perform
concertos with the orchestra as a quartet or soloists (including the première of Angel Lam's In Search of Seasons) and play as section
leaders in concerts. As experienced educators, the quartet also gave concerts and masterclasses at schools and universities in Hong Kong. |
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| Ng Cheuk-yin (2006/2007 & 2007/2008) |
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| Hong Kong Sinfonietta's first Artist Associate, Ng Cheuk-yin, wrote several works for the orchestra. These included commissioned works Up Among
the Stars and Fly, and arrangements for several special projects. He also showcased his talents as a performer in HKS McDull Music Project 2, where
he acted as a gifted waiter of a Hong Kong-style café who sang, rapped and played the piano. |
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