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 34 Ensemble Antipodes 5 ຝ͌໯ੱ For programme details Page 11 ࠒ ޸1ɩࣂ10ʗᘸcٽ࿫ˮ ˳ܢȹຝɻ௿ͤࢠ Running time: approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes with one interval ࠗಋɣผਦჱ৑ Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall 16.3.2005 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. ᅥ྆ʍଽ Ensemble Profile 7 ԭร۩ᅥ྆ 1995αcਿɮ̀԰Ʉࠇۗς͌hξכɄϽ௑ˮαႦࠑᅥࡼୂιؿԭร۩ᅥ྆ι͓ͅ ৽cԎۃ౎Ѽβ࿫ᖐϴ̛࢟౜g෌ढ़ਥ౜ؿΪढ़μቭԓc౦Εᅥኋʵ঴ܞα˞ಲ ᘰ੡๥ɡMGBɣᑩ۩ᅥୂɣᆉࣦ࿘eΛαԞcԭร۩ᅥ྆ؿӷ༌༧ʥ෮ɣСdؒ ᒚؿ௅άࠑᅥᜨeڲਝdϹऒˑdᄨਝd޻ਝdɻਝ՗ cԯɻɺʭҡܰਿݯˢۂ๫ˤࠑᅥʥ௖ณؿАכ৖ȿ̀԰ࠑᅥcԭร۩ᅥ྆ɖᆅট ผɾᑼcԷʱቭ๥ɡʼʝɻʶ࿫ᖐ๫ˤࠑټࠨϤᄘiԭร۩ᅥ྆౦Ꮆ๥ɡʼʝਥ ᅥe2000αያ౲ఃਝ჌ࠑᅥˀɻcԯ࿫ˮ୽ᙷݯኬ࠯ࠑᅥຝ௖᜹͌ؿຝ͌eϊ ๫ˤࠑᅥຝɻ࿫ˮeಳϤcԭร۩ᅥ྆Ԏ̰ੀϬێcԭร۩ᅥ྆ЩᏵᑼΕΛ࠯ɣ܃ ೸࠷ؿ࿫ᖐeٻ๫ˤࠑᅥֶన̀࿫ۗcʦϤ̝ќΔ⬰΋ԭّcАˮ၀כɯѫࠉ 2001α11˂cԭร۩ᅥ྆਄ၤАςࡼɮАыRomainmótier 2001cʄϽАςࡼᎶᑼੀ ౦ΕۂΛωԀি࿫ˮؿς͌cԯɻ஫ʗА܃͚೽ԭร۩ᅥ྆࿫ˮcԎιݯˀۂА 2002αࠗಋ˖ވࠑᅥˀɻ࿫ˮe ԭร۩ᅥ྆࿘Ᏽկͨݯ2005ਝ჌ଊˤࠑᅥԾผ቙ผᅥ྆e The Ensemble Antipodes The Ensemble Antipodes was founded in 1995 by eight outstanding young musicians to explore the literature of the classical octet. Their unconducted rendering of Anaktoria by Iannis Xenakis caused an uproar among fellow musicians, and won the prestigious Swiss MGB Chamber Music Award. The Ensemble Antipodes has since performed in prestigious halls in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the US, as well as China and Korea. Aside from their focus on classical music, they take pride in performing the latest music, often specially written for them. The Swiss cultural foundation, Pro Helvetia, invited the Ensemble to the Swiss Cultural Centre in Paris to present this particular aspect of their repertoire. Their concert at the 2000 World Music Day in Luxembourg was hailed by critics as the most “striking event of the Festival” which led to invitations from other important festivals. Rather than specialising solely in contemporary music or authentic performances, the Ensemble excels in combining these two features in highly charged concerts. In November 2001 the Ensemble Antipodes participated in a composer’s workshop, Romainmótier 2001. Five composers were invited to present their works with the Ensemble Antipodes and have them performed in successive tours. Some of these works went on to be performed at the World Music Days Festival in Hong Kong. The Ensemble Antipodes has been awarded ISCM Ensemble in Residence 2005. ᅥ྆ιࡗ Ensemble Members 9 ϭ́iနᗫΪ࡭g༞ແdෙСၐဍg༠Ӵဍ̛dϴճ࢟КgؒᙬКd৛࢒౜g̛ᄨႚዉd̞ͅ ࡥ΁߻उ౜g౜ऋፆʩʥ৛ແ౜g̠ဍਅ From left to right: Mariana Doughty, Olivier Darbellay, Imke Frank, Markus Niederhauser, Egidius Streiff and Matthias Bühlmann ԭร۩ᅥ྆ ࡥ΁߻उ౜g౜ऋፆʩ ɩొೄ χ୧ԓǧᖓᄨ ɩొೄ နᗫΪ࡭g༞ແ ɻొೄ ϴճ࢟КgؒᙬК ɣొೄ ɽ̛g෌৺ Гࠑɣొೄ ৛࢒౜g̛ᄨႚዉ ௰ᓫဳ ෙСၐဍg༠Ӵဍ̛ ෋໔ ৛ແ౜g̠ဍਅ ʱ׸ဳ Ensemble Antipodes Egidius Streiff Violin Julia Schröder Violin Mariana Doughty Viola Imke Frank Cello Daniel Sailer Double bass Markus Niederhauser Clarinet Olivier Darbellay Horn Matthias Bühlmann Bassoon ຝ͌ Programme 11 ӂဍʩ֋gɈ࢟ ᅕΥVI ʶ ̷܏ؿʪඈעஈ 42ۂϹᜃ ɄࠇۗcА˔ Ðɻ௿ͤࢠɊʄʗᘸ Ð К௜౜g߈В ȹ೻೻ؿɺ΋ࣂփIII ϴ̛࢟౜g෌ढ़ਥ౜ Ϊढ़μቭԓ Wolfgang Rihm Chiffre VI Melissa Hui Eternal Sun Wang Xilin Octet, Op 42 Ð 15 minute interval Ð Klaus Huber Ein Hauch von Unzeit III Iannis Xenakis Anaktoria ᅥςʍଽ Programme Notes 13 ᅕΥVI ӂဍʩ֋gɈ࢟1952- Εޫඊʥ൒ཊఃነୌАςcʗП࢑ֻ˺ဍࣵ܃ဍ౜ቧʣcͱ˺כӂဍʩ֋gɈ࢟́ ෑऋኪ۪ͨ࢐ኒ࢑h1985αܪ༠ճכΐওǧμႚ౲ʥК௜౜g߈ʱh1978α঴ց౨ ঴ͨ˺ဍ౜ቧʣࠑᅥነ৑Аςઠ઒e ᅕΥVI1985ᾳ˺ဍ౜ቧʣᅩݘʼʝຝկ޸Ɉ࢟௚Аhࠖ࿫๫ˀၤഒВऋؿɄࠇ eܮሣޚ΃௿࿫ˮcʃۗ Ɉ࢟˞ഒВऋؿ৉ኂݯਥᓣcʹ଑˱ҝ৽iҝ͂Гࠑ௰ᓫဳcॶۗˮร૯รҶؿᅥ ᅥςୄ೶୮ۗˮᚊྵඔቈؿᅥࠑeȹϻכҝ͂Eሁ௰ᓫဳcΡ܃ࠑh௰ᓫဳᅥʹ೟ ӼিςҗؿไࠑੀᅥςઐΉঢ়ᅸcԎΕ௖ঢ়ʅࢯኍؿࣂԳѧ೶e Chiffre VI Wolfgang Rihm (1952-) Wolfgang Rihm studied composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen, in Cologne, and Klaus Huber, in Freiburg/Breisgau. He has been a regular guest instructor at Darmstadt since 1978 and Professor of Composition at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe since 1985. Chiffre VI was commissioned by the 1985 European Cultural Festival in Karlsruhe, Rihm’s hometown, where it was played in concert ‘versus’ the Schubert Octet. Rihm took Schubert’s instrumentation as his starting point, but with modifications, and by using the bass clarinet he reaches the abyss of deepest sounds. Later the clarinetist changes over to the E clarinet to achieve the piercing notes at the end of the piece. A long tortuous glissando draws out to an extreme climax and the piece finishes with only the highest and most intense notes. 14 ᅥςʍଽ Programme Notes ؿʪඈ܏̷ ʶ1966-עஈ ɣhᏵ߁ቧɣነࠑᅥᖚ୺௟ɡነϽʥ˱ήᖚ୺ነ৑ᖚٽࠗಋcΕใࡐജכʶ́עஈ ʥ૆ဍgؐၐဍhଊֈၬऋСဍcټ୺ဨɡነϽc࢑ֻඏК̠gᄨቧКਅdϴဍg 1994α঴ͨ̌ɽ⮲ɣነࠑᅥӡХଉઠ઒e cɺЎͿോ૯ԳcԎઢೕ΢ྦྷ܃ݘຄɁ՗ˀ̯ඏᅥࡾѸᅥ྆ؿࠑᅥڈʶઅᘩ༦עஈ ౦Ε޻ݘdᅩݘdዌݘdۂdጱʘҕੱʥውੱᅹಢࠑᅥؿুұeԯАڙ௚А᎚޻୓ ᄤ௿ؿ৉پဳ֞ᅥςdᎻჱࠑᅥ˞ʥཋᄧˀˮʨΪܢ˳ԓݘΈΔ࿫ˮcկ޸௚А ཫᆉొΊeټ˺ᅥe໮ːҡᏵ੡ෙ౜ ˞ےᒚࠖဍ࿵ڲΕܢ˳ʶΛωၤࡥ΁߻उ౜g౜ऋፆʩʥԭร۩ᅥ྆΋Аcעஈ ࠑᅥˀeϊݯ֞ᅥʄࠇۗd௰ᓫဳd෋໔ʥʱ׸ဳϤވ˖ʥΕ๥ɡᐾϷؿ2004α ࠖ࿫eވ˖ผկ޸hܰω࿫ˮȽټᄘؿณАͅ˱ࢬɣਝࡼʼᖚਥ Eternal Sun Melissa Hui (1966-) Melissa Hui was born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver.