Hong Kong Sinfonietta
CLP Light Classics Concert
Light-hearted classics that make your heart DANCE!

Let dance melodies ease your stress!
Seeking ways to escape the pressure of a busy life? Come and join Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s “CLP Light Classics Concert” this September! This popular annual concert features light-hearted, favorite works in the classical music repertoire this year on the theme of ‘dance’! Conducted and presented by Music Director Yip Wing-sie, the concert provides a relaxed setting in which to enjoy a musical Sunday afternoon with your family.

The concert will be held on:
19 September 2010 (Sun) 3:00pm at HK Cultural Centre Concert Hall.
Tickets: $200, $160, $120, $80

Light-hearted dance music for the entire family
Music Director Yip Wing-sie and the orchestra have selected an array of uplifting pieces including Johann Strauss Jr’s Voices of Spring, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade in C: Waltz, and music by Weber, Falla, Saint-Saëns, and more. The concert also highlights Hong Kong pianist Helen Cha performing Chopin’s Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante.

For photos, please download from HERE or contact Ms Amanda Mok.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta
CLP Light Classics Concert
Music Director/ Conductor/ Presenter: Yip Wing-sie
Piano: Helen Cha
Violin solo: James Cuddeford

19th September, 2010 (Sun) 3:00pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Tickets：$200, $160, $120, $80

Programme
Weber                               Invitation to the Dance
Ponchielli                          Dance of the Hours
Tchaikovsky                      Serenade in C: Waltz
Chopin                              Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante
                                         (Piano: Helen Cha)
Falla                                  Ritual Fire Dance
Saint-Saëns                     Danse Macabre
Arthur Benjamin              Jamaican Rhumba
Shostakovich                   Tea For Two
Gardel/arr Williams         Tango, Por Una Cabeza (Violin Solo: James Cuddeford)　
Johann Strauss Jr           Voices of Spring

Helen Cha    Piano

Helen Cha is one of the most exciting local pianists of the younger generation. As an active performer, she has appeared in solo recitals in North America, Europe and China, and collaborated with numerous orchestras including the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. A top-prize winner at many competitions including the 12th Hong Kong (Asia) Piano Open Competition and concerto competitions at Piano Texas and the Eastman School of Music, Helen Cha has recently obtained her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the renowned Eastman School of Music in the USA.

Exclusive Sponsor: CLP Group
 

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Hong Kong Sinfonietta is the Venue Partner of the Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong Sinfonietta is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region
Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists

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