Feng Ning in rehearsal with HKPhil
Swire New Generation Apotheosis of the Dance Feng Ning's Paganini 7&8-10-2011 Fri & Sat 8PM Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall Could the beat of dance be taken any further than Beethoven did in his 7th symphony? Wagner thought not -- hence his 'apotheosis' remark. This work broke new ground -- after its first performance some even suggested that its composer was 'ripe for the madhouse'. But Beethoven's rhythmic force makes the seventh symphony a thrill to experience. Andreas Delfs, known for bringing fascinating new combinations to his concerts, proposes a spicier kind of dance to team with Beethoven -- the flamenco rhythms of the Fandango as set for orchestra by the American composer Roberto Sierra. Our New Generation soloist, Ning Feng says, "As a child, I owned a hand-copied violin score. On its cover, the title: 24 Capriccios of Paganini. I thought then, perhaps one day I will be playing them on a stage. Then in middle school, I once bought a CD. With it came a photo of Paganini's own violin, the Cannone. I thought then, perhaps one day I will be holding Cannone and hearing its sounds from my own hands." As winner of the International Paganini Competition, Ning Feng has done both. In this concert, hear him perform Paganini's melodious and sun-drenched first violin concerto. Andreas Delfs, conductor Ning Feng, violin Programme SIERRA Fandangos PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 Concert details: http://www.hkpo.com/eng/concerts_and_ticket/concerts/concertdetail.jsp?id=241 Buy tickets now: http://www.urbtix.hk/internet/action/event.do?actionFwd=eventDetail&event=14755
Swire New Generation Apotheosis of the Dance Feng Ning's Paganini 7&8-10-2011 Fri & Sat 8PM Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall Could the beat of dance be taken any further than Beethoven did in his 7th symphony? Wagner thought not -- hence his 'apotheosis' remark. This work broke new ground -- after its first performance some even suggested that its composer was 'ripe for the madhouse'. But Beethoven's rhythmic force makes the seventh symphony a thrill to experience. Andreas Delfs, known for bringing fascinating new combinations to his concerts, proposes a spicier kind of dance to team with Beethoven -- the flamenco rhythms of the Fandango as set for orchestra by the American composer Roberto Sierra. Our New Generation soloist, Ning Feng says, "As a child, I owned a hand-copied violin score. On its cover, the title: 24 Capriccios of Paganini. I thought then, perhaps one day I will be playing them on a stage. Then in middle school, I once bought a CD. With it came a photo of Paganini's own violin, the Cannone. I thought then, perhaps one day I will be holding Cannone and hearing its sounds from my own hands." As winner of the International Paganini Competition, Ning Feng has done both. In this concert, hear him perform Paganini's melodious and sun-drenched first violin concerto. Andreas Delfs, conductor Ning Feng, violin Programme SIERRA Fandangos PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 Concert details: http://www.hkpo.com/eng/concerts_and_ticket/concerts/concertdetail.jsp?id=241 Buy tickets now: http://www.urbtix.hk/internet/action/event.do?actionFwd=eventDetail&event=14755