ಋᖚ୺ he Hong Kong Arts Festival is a prominent ࠗຝ̯ܰ Tarts event in the cultural calendar of Hong Δʥԓʪਂ Kong and the Asia Pacific region. Proudly ؿʼʝଞ stepping into its 33rd year, the Festival ಳም continues its vigorous pursuit of innovativeסԑe ɃɍɊɍ՚ development; the presentation of new works αc˚ፒዀ and the provision of quality arts. ೸ٻ࿚ᆅʘুұ௚ณcɺᒾ˞၀ ࠷ؿຝ͌ȹณᜮଠϦ͌e In terms of the number and diversity of programmes, the 2005 Festival is one of the ʌαᖚ୺ຝʑࢀҡᔔఒΛۜcஃ largest festivals to date, offering a wide variety ᅡɾɣዃαӢӮcݯࣵʑ̔΃Ρ of inspiring art, music and cultural ੓Ԟਝ჌Ίࡼၤ̯Δ၀ߜᐰϳᖚ programmes by prestigious international ࠭Ͳؿ൚ɓ࿫ˮc๫ผ˥ࠗಋ஛ artists and leading local talents. I am sure that ਝ჌ʼʝ஭ผࠛ૚ቤɈe the Festival will further enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international cultural metropolis. ΈϽᖚ୺ࡼ਄ၤܰωଞٴᔑϊᚭ ఻d I extend our warmest welcome to all؀ผcԎूࣵʑ̔ᜮଠʶ̈́ သጙϤᓊe participating artists and wish all local and overseas members of the audience a most enjoyable time. ւٽܧϷਂܧࠗಋऋПϷ TUNG Chee Hwa Chief Executive Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ˚࢐ᘆᖽ Message from the Chairman .਄ၤ଱ɍɊɍ։ࠗಋᖚ୺ warmly welcome you to the 33rd Arts Festivalٴ ᚭ ຝc஛ܰࠗಋʼʝވʥԓʪΔ IAs a premier event in the Hong Kong cultural ؿࠇ߬ʼʝଞԑcමၙਝ჌՗ԓʪ calendar as well as the Asia Pacific region, theਂ ᖚ୺၀ߜc˞ʥ̯Δ௚෮ݗึؿᖚ Festival presents the finest international andਂ ୺ɮАّe regional artists in an intense series of concerts and performances, as well as showcases the creativity ̯Ɂটʶ෰ᑢ஦༦੖ᅥʥʼʝԑ৻ອ of artistic talent in Hong Kong. c˞ʥࠗಋᑩ৛֚ܧ༅Х҈ࠨؿࠗಋ ԭɣ˚߬༅Хዀ࿚c Appreciation and thanks are due to our mainټপਥڌผ෯ഁ ˢࠨΛαԞྦྷࠗಋᖚ୺ຝؿྐྵషʻ subventing organisations – the Hong Kong ܛc҈ࠨ૯ߎᑢ҃e Government, through the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and the Hong Kong Jockey ϊ̔cࠗಋᖚ୺ຝྦྷֺτᖳХዀ࿚d Club Charities Trust. Their long and continued ᖚ୺྆᛽˞ʥ࠯Ɂ༅Хc͛ߎ˞টʶ patronage are what make these cultural ᑢ෮e presentations possible. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge the ,ȹΣ˞֡cࠗಋᖚ୺ຝ஦༦˸ძነ́ generous support of many corporate sponsors .ʭαɾʤི߮cߎɈ arts institutions and individualsڇ଩᎚య˞ʥ ར᎞ነ́ʥαႦᜮଠઅᘩΈᗘᖚ୺e ɐ߸ི߮ΛαԞᏵଠΛዀ࿚ʥ࠯Ɂ༅ The Festival has always made our programmes Хcɻነʥɣነነ́ɖʦᎶᆅईe accessible to students and young audiences through half-price student tickets and our Young 2005αࠗಋᖚ୺ຝຝ͌ᔔఒd˳ᖓ Friends Scheme. These schemes are funded by the ΋ɺ΃ᜮଠؿ௩ΡʥɟՈc generous donations from numerous corporateٴຒτc .փe and individual donorsڻϢ̢ c౨શၤ੬Ε The 2005 Festival offers a rich and stimulatingܛω෰ᑢჇɎؿʻʹ 2005αࠗಋᖚ୺ຝɻӮࠍe programme, with a variety of captivating performances and choices, presenting a diverse range of tastes with artistic excellence. We hope to offer something enjoyable and of interest to everyone. Above all, I would like to thank you, our patrons, for your support and participation in the 2005 Festival. ңพᄤ Charles Lee :ࠗಋᖚ୺ຝؿ༅ХԞϬ The Hong Kong Arts Festival is made possible with the funding support of Ϸܧᐢဟᘆᖽ Message from the Executive Director 005αࠗಋᖚ୺ຝؿຝ͌˞ he starting point for the programming of this 2005 ݯ˚ᕀeु T Festival was the idea of contrasting opposites – ‘sacredڙ˖2ुັၤ ஛ԭඖʏॖc஭ܰΈိ and profane’. Both of these elements are rich sources ofڙ˖dັ ᖚ୺Ѽβؿ੒Ӯᕀҥၤ᜙෰ݖ creative impulses for the performing arts in most cultures ฻cʌ։ຝ͌గऋПॶਪʦܮ஛ and this thematic link is evident in much of our ᗐ programming. We hope these connections and contrastsޚܫ࠯෮֨e҈ࠨѴશ஛ԭඖ Ɍྦྷ͓ؿʏॖcॶݯɣࡼొԜҡ will make your Festival experience more engaging and .৽Ɂdҡᗒѿؿᜮሌ᛽᛻e memorable ࿘۾৖ȿࣵ̔ᖚ୺ɮАّc҈ࠨ Alongside all of our international artists, we are proud to ॶᑼᇼ̯Δ࿫ᖚ၀ߜcΣࠗಋ֗ present many outstanding Hong Kong artists. For example, ဳ֞ᅥ྆dࠗಋ໷ჱ྆d̯Δ௑ ˮαႦ፡ೄ࿫ۗࡼਜ਼ᆼ౟d૜ࠓ the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Ⴛဳʄࠇۗᘆᖚeԯˢ਄ၤ࿫ˮ Kong Repertory Theatre, as well as the fine young Hong ຣჱΊД૆ Kong musicians, pianist Rachel Cheung and the Fresh Airܢ˳ؿ̯Δ࿫ᖚ၀ߜ ு໱ʥң᎘d7AऒᎻჱୂdɻߜ Brass Quintet. Other important Hong Kong artists taking ɩմdࠗಋ part include Cantonese opera stars Mui Suet-see and Leeټܖჱ྆d89268d ϐcᑹτ΋Ɉݵႇ Lung; Class 7A Drama Group; Chung Ying Theatre; Groupܬᇁၦࡼฦ лؿྡྷɈݢୂ΋ ңᔪ 89268; the Material Girls; choreographer Daniel Yeungؒ ,ݘdષഥࠦdңɻͲʥ୥૆֍e and the remarkable combined talents of Lee Chun-chow Faye Leong, Gabriel Lee and Chong Mui-ngam in The ᖚ୺ຝᘗᙩዶรկ޸̯Δၤࣵ̔ French Kiss. ܢ˳ˮϳؿ௚АɁc̯։ณА In addition, our commitment to commissioning new work קdէᚗdʌէ࿨ၦރು ਝ჌࠭ᅥ஫dཫ҈ from Hong Kong and around the world continues, withټܖd̡ dؒлd׭ pieces such as Amber, The Nightingale, All That Shanghai̟ے஛ᅚؿȹ࠯ ˚τ௩ʥɩ˔ɥనʊতe Jazz, Material Girls, i-City, The French Kiss, Come Out & Play and Little Prince Hamlet. 2005αࠗಋᖚ୺ຝݯᜮଠᘆɐȹ ࿫྆᛽ٲϛɀɊ̒௿࿫ˮc਄ၤ The 2005 Festival will offer a total of 124 performances ༠̒Ɋɀ࠯˳ܢɍɊɀ࠯ࣵ̔ with 42 performing groups (32 overseas and 10 local), two ʥɊ࠯̯Δ྆᛽cᑹτԭ࠯ࢄ ,ᙴc˞ʥɺࢀ፟༦ؿᖚ୺ຝ˱ࢿ exhibitions and our Festival Plus programme of talks ຝ͌iᑟ࢔d࢔ᇹผʥᖚɁᇹe seminars and meet-the-artist sessions. ΛۜcࠓࣟΛʏ This is one of our largest Festivals to date, in terms of theٻ։ຝ͌Λ̯ ʝcܰࠗಋዃԞஃᅡ௖ɣd௖˥ number and the diversity of programmes. I am sure too, Ɂሌʶࢧ͌d௖Ԯઢೕֲؿᖚ୺ that it will be one of our most enjoyable and inspiring. We .਄ၤe are delighted that you could join usيຝɾȹc෰ᑢჇɎ׊ ঢ়ᄨᓤ Douglas Gautier 11 Wei Song 5 ຝ͌໯ੱ For programme details Page 22 ࠒ ޸1ɩࣂ40ʗᘸcٽ࿫ˮ ˳ܢȹຝɻ௿ͤࢠ Running time: approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including one interval ࠗಋʼʝɻʶࠑᅥᜨ Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 24.2.2005 ᗐઌʹ፜dಲᇃཋ໷ʥඨՓዀؿᚊባ໦کݯȿᜑɣࡼྦྷ஛ω࿫ˮजɎ޻ΡͿോcᇼʘতΕຝ͌඀௿ ສeผ௿ʑᇼʜኞϬᙘᄧd፣ࠑֶ፣ᄧc͛ɺ˿ඝࠕ՗мํcΛᑢ΋Аk To make this performance a pleasant experience for the artists and other members of the audience, PLEASE switch off your ALARM WATCHES, MOBILE PHONES and PAGERS. Eating, drinking, smoking, unauthorised photography and audio or video recording are forbidden in the auditorium. Thank you for your cooperation. ̡́ʍଽ Biography 9 ᕍ׸ Әঢ়ࠑ ࿨ჱၦ̎ɐؿടΊജɁӘঢ়ࠑވ˖ᕍ׸cݠᙺΕɻਝ՗ ɐࣵࠑᅥነ৑c࢑੣כ࿨਎ࡼcܰਝࡼȹज़࿫ࡗcଓพ ՚ɩዘd˔ၐᄨdңၐಘdҧန೩ઠ઒c1999α߳ؒਝ eٽcኪͨɐࣵ࿨ჱ৑৹৑܃जነdϣྦʥ૯஥eᓊਝ ᎻჱֲӘঢ়ࠑcˢؿ࿫਎τ㠥ၤଠɺ΃ؿऋሔכᕍ׸ᙔ ෋ᅼcڴᙔঁؿޮ஦ɈcɻГࠑತټၤࠓࣟcঢ়ࠑԮτ cႍ෰ๅᆢc΅Υ૜౞c೽Ɂ˞क़ኴϤɺڋעࠑϳ᎚޻ ജ੟c᎚ඏϤɺӮႦࣺؿࠑᅥ෰Շe̖ Յ੡1994αټgෙँ ټንʮܢ˳ᕍ׸౦ᏵΛ࠯ᆉඖc ڥ࿫ᖚ୺ᆉd1992αɻਝᐰᅥɣᑩٲ଱ʄ։͉̽ᙬᎻჱ ࿫ᆉeٲࠑᅥຝ᎚Ӟܬ߶c˞ʥ1990αd1992αɐࣵɾ dᇥᇦʩɁdএ٦ɤdپ˺ҧᙬψdμ౜˺dܢ˳ᕍ׸˚࿫༦ؿ࿨ჱ ࿨ჱ଱ȹᗒؿӘঢ়ࠑ˚ӯވ˖ѹϫdෙ෌ᖓ೩e2004αcᕍ׸˚࿫ؿ୽ီݯ ෙ෌ᖓcҐˢؿ࿫਎ˋ̡ઐɐȿȹ࠯ณؿঢ়ࢋe ʱቭᐾϷዟ਎ࠑכᕍ׸౦ၤΛ࠯ɻ̔ടΊؿ͚ᚊᅥ྆ʥ΋਎྆΋Аc 2000α6˂Ɍ ᅥผe2003α4˂cˢΕ޻ਝ৛Ԉᙬɣነࠑᅥᜨʥജଞནᐾፒԭ௿ዟ਎ࠑᅥผeᕍ ᖓ౜dዌݘd޻ڜ׸౦Λωˮ஄ᒚਝdˀ̯dͿ̛dᄨਝd๥ɡd෮ɣСdؒਝd ೩ਝࡼ՗Δਂeپਝd˱ࢬɣ՗̎ᜪdࠗಋdዌ Wei Song Tenor Wei Song is one of the most famous singers in China. He graduated from the Vocal Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music and in 1999 was invited to Paris for a year on a vocal exchange programme. Upon returning to China, he became the Vice President of the Shanghai Opera House. He has been invited to perform in various countries including France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has sung in many operas including Tosca, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto and Otello; and sung with many renowned orchestras worldwide. In 2000 Wei held a recital in Paris and in April 2003, he gave two more recitals in the US at Maryland University and in Washington. Wei has won several prizes including the Best Co-star of the 5th Shanghai Stage Performance Prize for singing Leinsky in Eugene Onegin in 1994; the First Prize at the 1992 China Vocal Competition; and the Best Performance Prize at the 1990 and 1992 Shanghai Spring Music Festivals. ৻רيʥ৛૆ొԜॾڭݯᕍ׸dਜ਼ਝيಋ᎘ॾ Wei Song, Zhang Guoyong and Ma Mei are flown in by ᅥ྆ʍଽ Orchestra Profile 11 ࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ Ε̯ಋؿʼʝʥᖚ୺́ݠɻҘ࿫ࠇ߬ӯق༦˾ϛΛαԞcࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ಋᅥȹ ϳcݯԓݘਂᅥ়੓Ԟ৽Ɂؿࠑᅥe2004/05ᅥտcࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ్྆඀ዃ̌ؿณȹ ౎e߻ജܞ౎ࡼ߻ജऋ̯ͅտ۹঴ˮͨᅥ྆ؿᖚ୺ᐢဟ࠹ᐢܞΊؿ୩ᙬك˖ࠒiᐾ ผؿᐲᖎeمऋੀߎɈೕࢄᅥ྆cԎ஦༦ઠө՗̔ࢄݠ৽c˱ੜᅥ྆ၤ ԰ᅥኋ̜ܱ̀ܢ˳ಋᅥ༦˾ؿɍɊαιᐜ౛ಳc౦ၤɺʭᐰΊᛷႠؿࠑᅥࡼ΋Аc ˀɾܱࠂעኙᇘc˞ʥ׳ࣦਠढ़Ϲd৛ʤʤcݚϷ࿨ʹਜ਼ነʤdځǧནdםࡥ ࣍dңඔ߻೩eಲሃܰ஦༦Ⴉ߳˵޻dᅩݘdɻਝɣ஺dˀ̯dᒚਝ೩ΔԀি࿫ ˮcֶܰᙠ፣਎ːcಋᅥؿ޻ќᅥᗗc༧ʥͲଈcԎᏵ੡ঢ়۹᜺౔e ஺ᙩઐˮؿ৛৺Ͳࡨܢ˳ຝ͌cٻ߻ജऋ˱๷ಋᅥؿࠖ࠯ᅥտɻcеᘆȹடϻؿ၀ h࿫਎ңྦǧऋ௜౜ؿଡ଼ᅥ޻࿨ޚڋ͚ᚊςhၤȹӡͶܱͮ⫙⫙ؿ࿨਎ࡼ΃̎ ჱࠑᅥผhၤҌᖚˮଠؿዟۗࡼΣϴ౜dਜ̷਼քd௶ഒԓgӴဍdऋቧဍ౜gୣК೩ ࠖ࿫೩eވ˖΋А࿫ˮh˞ʥ஬ʼౡdோ৩ᛅऋݯಋᅥᅅᄘؿณАcᐾϷ Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra For over a century, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has been at the heart of the musical and artistic life of Hong Kong, bringing great music to the community. From the 2004/05 season, the Orchestra enters a new era. With the appointment of celebrated Dutch conductor Edo de Waart, as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, the Orchestra renews its commitment to artistic excellence while extending its education and outreach programmes to embrace the entire community. Many world-renowned artists have appeared with the Hong Kong Philharmonic throughout its proud history, from classical music legends like Issac Stern, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Yo-Yo Ma to pop artists like Jacky Cheung and Sandy Lam, as well as the stars of tomorrow like Lang Lang and Li Yundi. The Orchestra has been heard around the world both live, during its many international tours (including North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea), and on recordings, many of which have received great critical acclaim. Edo de Waart’s first season with the Orchestra includes many highlights, such as the commencement of a complete cycle of Mahler symphonies; concert performances of Richard Strauss’s Salome with a stellar cast of singers; appearances with such outstanding soloists as Emanuel Ax, Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell and Truls Mork; and world premieres written specially for the Orchestra by Guo Wenjing and Clarence Mak. ̡́ʍଽ Biographies 13 ౎ܞ ڭਜ਼ਝ ౎ܞɐࣵࠑᅥነ৑כ1983α˞᎚ଔؿιᐜଓพڭਜ਼ਝ ӡcԎज࣎ͨઠc౦࢑੣ടΊܞ౎ࡼdࠑᅥઠөࡼඡኮ ࠹ᖚ୺ᐢဟdɐࣵࠑᅥነٽ΃ઠ઒eଊͨɐࣵ࿨ჱ৑৑ ৑Аςܞ౎ӡઠ઒c˞ʥɐ͚ࣵᚊᅥ྆੒ͨܞ౎e ˢ౦ͱ܃ၤਝʑ̔dടΊ͚ᚊᅥ྆d࿨ჱ৑΋Аcܞ౎ ԭٱஈΛ຤԰࿨ჱ՗͚ᚊࠑᅥผc1998α֛՗2001α ࡾ٢ᑂၦ྆΋А࿫ˮ຤԰٢ᑂၦჱ׳ᖓ౜КԈճڜωၤ ߈࣠іɥ՗ʨᕖಙcᏵ੡ȿঢ়۹ിძe ᖓ౜ୣ౜ޫਝ͓ࣜ˿ʩ౜ਥڜ1993α୽ਝࡼݢ֡ڭਜ਼ਝ ࠑᅥነ৑૯஥c࢑੣ਝ჌ടΊܞ౎ɣ࢑ᖓ௑̇ऋӇ౜ cˢᏵୣٱᖓ౜ᅥ྆cԎ፣ႇ਎ːe199ȿαڜ౎Λ࠯ടΊܞਥe૯஥౨ංcΛω ˿౜ޫਝ͓ࣜ˿ʩ౜ਥࠑᅥነ৑ཕ઒ࠑᅥ௟ɡነϽcԎΕၘΊ༣ᔟؿୣ౜ޫਝ͓ࣜ ʩ౜ਥࠑᅥɣᜨᐾϷଓพࠑᅥผe ᖓ౜dዌڜαԞˢ຤੒ݠᙺΕਝ჌ၦ̎ɐcӷ༌༧ʥ޻ਝdؒਝdᄨਝd๥ɡdٶ d̎ᜪ೩ਝࡼ՗Δਂeپݘdࠗಋdዌ Zhang Guoyong Conductor Zhang Guoyong studied conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the direction of the famous conductor and teacher Professor Huang Xiaotong, and then remained after graduation as a teacher himself.