࿨ჱɤु7KHVLQJLQJDFWUHVV Anna Caterina Antonacci ̛ဍႫ ຝ͌ ܞ౎ John Nelson ࣵན 'ɣሁ଱͚ᚊς conductor ྺ׶ ፭෱ςiᄤ׶ Ϊˬ࡭ಾ ɩүၦςiɩ҄׶ʥɻݒ ؿ҄׶ەەɤঢ়ࠑ ୄςi၀ु Anna Caterina Antonacci ͉ፗɡ ࡥʥᝉ΍ɾϋ soprano xɻ௿ͤࢠx ୧Ϊ࡭Εढ़ॗ౜ځ ࣵན ۂፗɡ ࣺɡᄨؿʨᙵcА͉ ৠˌ ˦ɤɾၦ Ϲ൬Ϸςޫּ Programme HAYDN Symphony No. 86 in D Adagio Capriccio: Largo Menuet: Allegretto and Trio Finale: Allegro con spirito BERLIOZ La mort de Cléopâtre – Intermission – HAYDN Arianna a Naxos BERLIOZ La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Will-o-the-wisp Dance of the Sylphs Rakoczy March ΈϽᜮଠ cᇼᗐઌʹొཋ໷ʥԯˢᚊባ໦ສe௿ʑɺ૰ඝࠕdᙘᄧd፣ࠑֶ፣ᄧeूɣࡼτȹ࠯఻҄کሌ޻ᅥ؀ ؿࠑᅥ᛽᛻e Dear patrons For a wonderful concert experience, please kindly switch off your mobile phone and other beeping devices before the concert begins. Photography, recording, filming, eating or drinking are not allowed. Wish you a very enjoyable evening. Salute ෰ᑢ͟Ђ to Our Partners kܛࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆টʶ෰ᑢ˞ɎᖳХዀ࿚ؿྐྵష༅Х՗ʻ The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the below Partners for their generous sponsorship and support! ˚߬ᖳХ ࠖ࢐ᖳХ MAJOR FUNDING BODY PRINCIPAL PATRON ຝ͌ᖳХMAJOR SPONSORS ˞ʔ̇ߜʼΊီѵIn alphabetical order of company name (ࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ಋᅥܰԓݘਂʑ௖ԮეኒΔ The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO Ͻؿᅥ྆ɾȹcᔔఒࠗಋʼʝ́՜༩ȹ˖޵c is one of Asia’s leading orchestras. Enriching Hong Kong’s ɍɊαԞɰೕࢄιඑജɁၤࣵ̔ࠑᅥ၀ߜؿ cultural life for over a century, the Orchestra has grown intoٶ ௑ˮᅥ྆cмʵ˖ވज़ᖚ୺ࡼ΃̎ᘆᖚeಋᅥ a formidable ensemble of Chinese and international talents Ұα஦༦൚༦ȹϛʄɊ௿ؿ࿫ˮcᘩ৽ɀɊຒ in the last three decades, attracting world-class artists to ᅥ়ؿʶ᜙e perform on the same stage. HKPO annually touches the lives of 200,000 music lovers through more than 150 performances. ౎ɣ࢑ϴ۹f߻ജऋეኒɎcܞΕԔᙷਝ჌ؿ Under the leadership of its internationally renowned conductor α࿫ˮ৛৺ٶಋᅥؿᖚ୺ˋ̡ྨ௚ঢ়ࢋeಋᅥ Edo de Waart, HKPO continues to scale new heights in musical Ͳࡨ͚ᚊςӡͶd࿨ჱࠑᅥผdඨ଻̀԰ᅥς excellence. The continuing cycle of Mahler symphonies and cҡۿؿྩณς͌cяݯᅥ়ֺᆅʘ౨̔˞ challenging programming outside the traditional repertoire, ᅥտؿιݯᅥ྆ᖚ୺ೕࢄؿԈೡຌe have become highly anticipated events as well as musical ᅕӴΛ٧ؿ൒ᒫԈෙ࿨ჱࠑᅥผڈࠇ፾Ꮋc milestones for the Orchestra. Beethoven’s Fidelio opera-in- ՗ʥ৛৺ؿɣΔɾ࿨ɺ˿cϤԯˢၤಋᅥ concert and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde are inarguably the i፡ೄࡼແ௟ˤdܢ˳ڬ΃̎ؿ৐ᕷᅥኋ̜ܱ major highlights of the 2009/10 season. Many great artists ,ॗʩ౜ਥʥңၐ౜cɩొೄࡼਜ̷਼քʥ perform with the HKPO, from pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudetּˈ ɣొೄࡼ͠๤С౜eඨթܞ౎ᖓ௑౜ऋӇ౜ਥ Boris Berezovsky and Paul Lewis, violinist Sarah Chang ɣ࢑ቝᐽcᄤɣᅥ়ຒʜ፟༦e to cellist Steven Isserlis. The visit of the legendary Gennadi Rozhdestvensky is also an event not to be missed. ιݯټপਥڌα˂঴cʪ̀එ྆෯ഁ ᅥ྆ؿࠖ࢐ᖳХc˞Х߻ജऋྡྷଊˢྦྷᅥ྆ؿ From April 2006, The Swire Group Charitable Trust became ѩᗙeϊݯಋᅥ̌ɐ௖ɣؿͬพᖳХc˥ᅥ྆ the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s Principal Patron, enabling ၦ̎ᑺ൬ Maestro de Waart’s artistic vision for the Orchestra to beވ˖੡˞Εᖚ୺ɐτҡɣؿೕࢄcΉ ,ؿ΃ࣂcੀঢ়ˋๅؿ࿫ˮ੓೽ᄤɣ̵̟cᜑҡ realized. Swire’s sponsorship of the Hong Kong Philharmonic ΛɁઅᘩԷ̀԰ࠑᅥe the largest in the Orchestra’s history, supports artistic growth and development as the Orchestra takes its place on the world stage, and brings performances of musical excellence to the widest possible public. ॵฉ૯૯၇κcዶรઐᄤဳ HKPO stays in tune with our city by presenting the orchestra̟ےಋᅥ՗ࠗಋؿ ผΈආᄙcੀ၀੟ؿࠑᅥผ᛽᛻੓Է in unexpected venues and bringing the excitement of theمᅥϭ֞ ΈࡼΈʸc๫ɻɺʭࠇ߬࿫ˮҡ஦༦ཋ̎ʥ concert experience to every home through radio and television ᅥ broadcasts. These included, in the 2007/08 Season, the biggestכܢ˳ሌc؀ཋ഼ᔝᅌ೽Ͳಋ̵̟ ʸ outdoor symphonic concert of the year, Swire Symphony UnderێտcΕൠ৛Δ৛௿༝ᅥ௿ᐾϷؿͲα௖ɣ ͚̔ᚊࠑᅥผzʪ̀ಋᅥfܱէf͚ᚊςe the Stars at Happy Valley. The Orchestra runs a comprehensive ݯȿొঢ়Ͳಋɻdɩdऋࣦነ́ྦྷ̀԰ࠑᅥؿ schools education programme, Creative Notes, bringing the ጙመcಋᅥᐾፒࠑᅥઠөི߮௚෮ࠑଲc joy of classical music to primary, secondary and special school kids, and once in a while, the Orchestra drops the formality of ԜЛ൒ࠑᅥผʥΈඖઠөݠ৽eᅥ྆͛ཹొ the classical concerts to crossover with Western and Chinese ໰ምˮक़̀԰ࠑᅥؿᆲᕿcց౨ᑼᇼɻd pop stars. ᜮଠઅᘩڇݚϷ࿨ʹ΃̎࿫ˮcмʵҡΛἁ ̀԰ࠑᅥe The Orchestra also builds its reputation and raises its artistic standards by touring. In 2007/08 season, the Orchestra ᐰᙷ performed in the Shanghai Spring International Music͓ۺಋᅥؿࣵ̔Ԁি࿫ˮcᜑᅥ྆Εಋ̔ ʥ൬ȹүొʠᖚ୺ˋ̡eᅥտcಋᅥʗ Festival and the Beijing Music Festival. In 2009, the Orchestra ਝ჌ࠑᅥຝʥ˵ԕਝ჌ࠑᅥຝɻ undertook a major six-concert tour of China, including theܬɐࣵɾכП αcᅥ྆ҡΕϴ۹f߻ജऋؿეኒ Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, Beijing’s National Centreeޚڋ ɎԷᄤήܱࣵࠑᅥᜨd˵ԕਝࡼɣჱ৑ʥɐࣵ for the Performing Arts and Shanghai Grand Theatre under .ɣჱ৑ɣჱ௿АɻਝԀ࿫cݯᄤɣɻਝᚹଠ࿫ the leadership of Maestro Edo de Waart ˮʒ௿၀੟ࠑᅥผe In February 2008, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council honoured the HKPO with the Arts Promotion Award, in α˂ཕೕᖚ୺ઐᄤ recognition of its success in expanding its audience base andכࠗಋᖚ୺ೕࢄѫ .αԞι˲ᒷ gaining public support in recent yearsٶ౔ಋᅥٲ˞ᆉʀࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆c ࢄᜮଠᄙࠍ՗ᏵՅʔଠʻܛe The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ༅Х SWIRE is the Principal Patron of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra֚ܧਂܧࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ࠗͅಋऋПϷ ࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ࠖ࢐ᖳХiʪ̀එ྆ The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is the Venue Partner of the Hong ࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆ݯࠗಋʼʝɻʶ௿Δ͟Ђ Kong Cultural Centre ̛ဍႫ John Nelson ܞ౎ conductor ௑ˮ޻ਝܞ౎̛ဍႫԔᙷਝ჌cˢɺЎ˞࿫ᖐ The distinguished American conductor, John Nelson, ՗ʱᖓКࠑᅥࠓࣟӮီcˢ is one of the world’s most versatile and accomplishedۂ࣯࿾ࣂ౨Аێɣ conductors. He is highly regarded not only for his great ܛ౎ؿୣʺऋ՗ࣵནࣩ͛́फಳcˢɌᆅʶʻܞ interpretations of large Romantic works and his stylish ࡐ౜༠ቭ˱c̛ဍႫכณࠑᅥc˥ˢௐՇక੄é performances of Baroque music, but also for his vibrant ౎ Mozart and Haydn and his devotion to new music. Bornܞ׳঒୧ԓࠑᅥነ৑ነᖚԎᘰ੡ϴဍʼf݇כ ɣᆉeˢଊࣂܰʱቭဳ֞ᅥ྆ؿ࿘ᙷࠑᅥᐢဟe in Costa Rica, John Nelson studied at the Juilliard School where he won the Irving Berlin prize in conducting. ᤇؿΈ࠯˚߬ᅥ྆ኪͨ Presently he holds the title Directeur Musicale HonoraireےΈɣވ˖כဍႫ౦̛ of the Ensemble orchestral de Paris. ےi޻ਝؿख़޸ෲᅥdݤҪᐈෲᅥd൒ܢ˳౎cܞ ࡐdКԈʩᙬdʞ঍ః John Nelson conducts in virtually all the major cities of˱ᅥ྆c˞ʥؐɡནd٠ ,ʥɍᖙᤇ͚ᚊᅥ྆dߜਝؿ࠷౗͚ᚊᅥ྆dෲᅥ the world. He has conducted the New York Philharmonic ཊ͚ᚊᅥ྆dؐߒ౜ʥ the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestraۄࡼෲᅥdޒဳ֞ᅥ྆d ,ᘣࣟᙬਝࡼ͚ᚊᅥ྆dᄨਝؿഠˈ።̠ਆဳ֞ and the symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago Cleveland, Pittsburgh and San Francisco in America, ᅥ྆ʥᄨୃ౜ནਝࡼဳ֞ᅥ྆dˀʑ̿ؿ๥ɡ the London Symphony, the Philharmonia, the Royal ᖓਅᄨဳ֞ᅥ྆dᖓ৛ັϹϹ୧ԓነ৑ဳ֞ Philharmonic, the Hallé, the Bournemouth Symphony and ᅥ྆dЃᖓ࠷౜ؿʄ˂ࠑᅥຝd୩ᙬෙ౜஺d the Scottish National Orchestra in England, the Leipzig ,ொऋɽ՗ࣵˑဳ֞ᅥ྆c˞ʥؒਝֺτ˚߬ᅥ྆e Gewandhaus and Dresden Staatskappelle in Germany the Suisse Romande in Geneva, the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Maggio Musicale in Florence, ࡐ˱i٠ܢ˳cԯɻޚڋΈɣ࿨ჱ৑ވ˖כˢ౦຤ the orchestras of Oslo, Rotterdam and Hague in the .Netherlands, and all the major orchestras in France ס࿨ჱ৑dັ༠ഥ࿨ჱ৑dʱɡ֛࿨ჱ৑dԈ ࿨ჱ৑dᖓ৛࿨ჱ৑dޒࡼᛅྫྷѫჱ৑d୩ᙬ ࿨ჱ৑ʥۤဍ౜ਝࡼ࿨ჱ৑e He has since conducted opera in major companies around the world including the Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Bastille Opera, Lyon Opera, Rome ౎ܞˀʑ̿࿨ჱ৑כiܢ˳౨ʥ̰Ԟؿ࿫ˮٶˢ Opera, La Monnaie, the Netherlands Opera and the .౜྇˱ऋਝࡼ Welsh National OperaכϬͅࢂʹ՗ࣺɡᄨؿʨᙵd ౎ऋݤ͠Ɂdၤ੪̛ܞɣჱ৑՗୩ᙬ࿨ჱ৑ ͚ᚊᅥ྆՗ณ˱գ͚ᚊᅥ྆࿫ˮc˞ʥઐˮၤ Future and recent engagements include performances of Der Freischütz and La Damnation de Faust at the Geneva ΋਎྆΋АؿӴΛ٧ټᅩݘ۩ᅥ྆՗̀ဍऒਥ Opera, Les Troyens at the Staatstheater Stuttgart and the ୥ᗲᎴᅊςc˞ʥၤ୩ᙬཋ̎ෲᅥᅥ྆՗ཋ̎ Netherlands Opera, concerts with the Sydney Symphony ΋਎྆΋Аؿࣵན௚˖޵՗ʱႠັ৛ʪ and Singapore Symphony as well as DVD projects of Շᗒςe Beethoven Missa solemnis with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe & the Gulbenkian Chorus, Haydn The Creation iၤʱቭဳ֞ᅥ྆΋АcΕ and Bach St. Matthew Passion with the Netherlandsܢ˳ˢؿ௖ณਿፎ Radio Kammerphilharmonie and Radio Chorus. ৑׏ᙘؿʱႠ%ɩሁᎴᅊςdͲࡨӴΛ٧̴͚ັ dʥ His recent releases include a DVD of Bach B Minorᚊςʥ$PEURVLHᄥಶؿୣʺऋ଱d ͚ᚊςe Mass filmed at Notre Dame in Paris with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, a recording of the complete Beethoven Symphonies cycle and Mozart Symphonies Nos 31, 39, 40 and 41 on Ambrosie label. Ϊˬ࡭ಾ Anna Caterina Antonacci ɤঢ়ࠑ soprano ,ؿᐰᇃᜑ΢ಲሃ࿫਎ɤঢ়ࠑ Embracing both soprano and mezzo-soprano rolesڴΪˬ࡭ಾ੡ʨዟ ɤɻࠑؿӯϳ஭ತᚮϬΣc࿫Ҍ၀ಖؿ΢ݠ࿫ Anna Caterina’s extraordinary vocal timbre and greatֶ ၬ̎ۤဍ଱dࣳᑩဍdᒚᄨဍdࣟቧКd݇౜ acting skills have enabled her to perform many works ϴ̗dୣʺऋ೩ʥ˖޵Аςࡼؿ຤԰௑Аe from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries including Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Gluck, Paisiello and Mozart. ΢࿫ᖐؿᖓϹ̛Ԕ߲ଞΊcɺሃ௩ჱқֶᗲആ An acclaimed interpreter of Rossini, she has sung both ଱dٻӯϳc஭ॶ˨ʗቝචc΢࿫ᖐӴС̛dࡌ̛ buffo and serio roles, and has had equal success with .c Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet, and Stravinskyۂဍ଱dˈɷd৛౜ժʥ̌ऋּӇ౜ਥؿАۤ ͛΃ᅚˮϳe Since the 2003/04 season, she has concentrated on the c dramatic soprano repertory and scored notable personalۂϬᅥտc΢ਿ؇Ꮋჱɤঢ়ࠑؿА ࡧऋཊɣჱ৑࿫ᖐ successes as Cassandre in Les Troyens with Sir Johnכ౎Ɏdܞ΢ΕཽӓࢬᏲɡ ୩ᙬ࿨ჱ৑ Eliot Gardiner at the Théâtre du Châtelet and Elettra inכऋݤ͠Ɂؿ˺ࣚᄨ৺cʥʗП ՗Ѓᖓ࠷౜ʄ˂ࠑᅥຝ࿫਎͠Λ޻̛ෙؿ Idomeneo for the Netherlands Opera and the Maggio Musicale in Florence. ࡥഠऋּcяݯ΢࠯ɁԑพɐؿԈೡຌe In 2006, Anna Caterina made her début in a new αcΪˬ࡭ಾʗП਄࿫ͅʱऒ̗ܞ౎dޒࡼ production of Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Covent ʱቭࡧऋཊ Garden with Antonio Pappano, gave recitals in homage toכณႇАcپ˺࿨ჱ৑ޫ٧්ؿ ɣჱ৑ʥ࠷౗ۤࣟᄾࠑᅥᜨᐾϷΉၐԓဍΛߎฑ Pauline Viardot at the Châtelet in Paris and the Wigmore ౎Ꮌၐ౜ Hall in London and sang the Les nuits d’été of Berliozܞࠗ࿢ᗫٞჱ৑ၤכؿዟ਎ผc˞ʥ .Ᏺɡ΋࿫͉ፗɡؿࡧէe΢౦࿫਎Λᙌ͉ፗɡ with Sir Colin Davis at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ؿ࿨ჱcΣiၤཽӓࢬᏲɡၤ̌˺ּ࿨ჱ৑࿫ˮ She sang Berlioz’s Cléopâtre with Sir John Eliot Gardiner ,နdᄮ̛ඣʥ෮ɣС at La Scala, Les nuits d’été in Parma, Munich and Ferrara֔כؿࡥʥ᜔΍ɾϋd Italy, Les Troyens at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva and ˞ˀʑ̿ɣჱ৑cכഥּּ࿫ˮؿࡧէd with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by ౎Ɏၤؐɡན͚ᚊܞʥΕդࣟූࠑᅥຝΕСඔ James Levine in Tanglewood and La Damnation de Faust ᅥ྆࿫ˮؿऋݤ͠Ɂ՗Ε৛ᑩ࿨ჱ৑࿫਎ؿ at the Marseille Opera.