Cellomania: Alban Gerhardt Plays Julian Anderson

Principal Guest Conductor :  Christoph Poppen
Cello : Alban Gerhardt

Hailed as “one of the most inquisitive, versatile and, above all, best cello virtuosos of our time” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), German cellist Alban Gerhardt has enjoyed an unparalleled career in the past three decades, impressing critics and audiences worldwide with his exceptional musicianship and technique. In his début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Principal Guest Conductor Christoph Poppen, he will present the Asian première of Litanies, a cello concerto written especially for him by leading British composer Julian Anderson, who has received commissions from the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic, and won prestigious awards such as the British Composer Award and Gramophone Award in his stellar career. The programme also includes Mendelssohn’s evocative Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, as well as Brahms’ luminous Symphony No 2 in D.

Programme

Mendelssohn   
Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, Op 27

Julian Anderson              
Litanies (2018-2019) (Asian première)
Concerto for Cello & Orchestra
Commissioned by Radio France, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Brahms
Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73

ADMISSION ARRANGEMENT OF VENUE

Ticket discount:

20% off: Purchasing full-price tickets to this concert & “Alban Gerhardt Cello Recital” (2 Feb 2023).
50% off: For full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and the minder & Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients

Duration: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission
Age Limit: For ages 6+
Programme Enquiries: 2836 3336 / info@hksinfonietta.org
Remarks: Tickets for wheelchair zone (Seats ZE5-8 & ZE24-27) are available at URBTIX only

*Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists