ୣʺऋၤսᄨဍႫ Mozart and Mendelssohn ຝ͌ עඏ˃༻ ౎ ࣵན (ɩሁ଱͚ᚊςੵ֨ܞ Masaaki Suzuki ሣ๕ؿ҄׶ conductor ɩүၦςiɩ҄׶ ׶ྺ ׶܈ௗ͓ʼ ୄςi ɩొೄ ۂBarnabás Kelemen ୣʺऋ *ɣሁ଱ɍɩొೄԾۗςcА ׶҄ violin ׶ྺ ረફς xɻ௿ͤࢠx ۂսᄨဍႫ ޻ᗫؿ૆ᚉϹ࡭cА ۂսᄨဍႫ $ɣሁ଱͚̒ᚊς෮ɣСcА ݠᅱؿ҄׶ ೟҄ؿϷ׶ ೟҄ؿɻ׶ ׶܈ᔁဍෑͶݤၦςi Programme HAYDN Symphony No. 44 in E minor Trauer Allegro con brio Menuetto: Allegretto Adagio Finale: Presto MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K216 Allegro Adagio Rondeau – Intermission – MENDELSSOHN The Fair Melusina, Op. 32 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Italian, Op. 90 Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello: Presto ΈϽᜮଠ cᇼᗐઌʹొཋ໷ʥԯˢᚊባ໦ສe௿ʑɺ࠿ඝࠕdᙘᄧd፣ࠑֶ፣ᄧeूɣࡼτȹ࠯఻҄کሌ޻ᅥ؀ ؿࠑᅥ᛽᛻e Dear patrons For a wonderful concert experience, kindly switch off your mobile phone and other beeping devices before the concert begins. Photography, recording, filming, eating or drinking are not allowed. We wish you a very enjoyable evening. (ࠗ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 in the last three decades, attracting world-class artists to Ұα஦༦൚༦ȹϛʄɊ௿ؿ࿫ˮcᘩ৽ɀɊຒ perform on the same stage. HKPO annually touches the lives of ᅥ়ؿʶ᜙e 200,000 music lovers through more than 150 performances. ౎ɣ࢑ϴ۹f߻ജऋეኒɎc Under the leadership of its internationally renowned conductorܞΕԔᙷਝ჌ؿ α࿫ˮ৛৺ Edo de Waart, HKPO continues to scale new heights in musicalٶಋᅥؿᖚ୺ˋ̡ྨ௚ঢ়ࢋeಋᅥ Ͳࡨ͚ᚊςӡͶd࿨ჱࠑᅥผdඨ଻̀԰ᅥς excellence. The continuing cycle of Mahler symphonies and ,cҡ challenging programming outside the traditional repertoireۿؿྩณς͌cяݯᅥ়ֺᆅʘ౨̔˞ ᅥտؿ have become highly anticipated events as well as musicalιݯᅥ྆ᖚ୺ೕࢄؿԈೡຌe -ᅕӴΛ٧ؿ൒ᒫԈෙ࿨ჱࠑᅥผ milestones for the Orchestra. Beethoven’s Fidelio opera-inڈࠇ፾Ꮋc ʥ৛৺ؿɣΔɾ࿨ɺ˿cϤԯˢၤಋᅥ΃ concert and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde are inarguably the i፡ೄࡼແ௟ˤd major highlights of the 2009/10 season. Many great artistsܢ˳ڬؿ৐ᕷᅥኋ̜ܱ̎ ,ॗʩ౜ਥʥңၐ౜cɩొೄࡼਜ̷਼քʥ perform with the HKPO, from pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudetּˈ ɣొೄࡼ͠๤С౜eඨթܞ౎ᖓ௑౜ऋӇ౜ਥ Boris Berezovsky and Paul Lewis, violinist Sarah Chang to cellist Steven Isserlis. Last October, the audiences were ౎ಋᅥؿ၀੟࿫ˮcҡᜑᄤɣܞ˂Ɋכɣ࢑ thrilled with the performance of the HKPO under the baton ᅥ়जɎ૯ԳͿോe of the legendary Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. ιݯ From April 2006, The Swire Group Charitable Trust becameټপਥڌα˂঴cʪ̀එ྆෯ഁ ᅥ྆ؿࠖ࢐ᖳХc˞Х߻ജऋྡྷଊˢྦྷᅥ྆ؿ the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s Principal Patron, enabling ѩᗙeϊݯಋᅥ̌ɐ௖ɣؿͬพᖳХc˥ᅥ྆ Maestro de Waart’s artistic vision for the Orchestra to be ,ၦ̎ᑺ൬ realized. Swire’s sponsorship of the Hong Kong Philharmonicވ˖੡˞Εᖚ୺ɐτҡɣؿೕࢄcΉ ؿ΃ࣂcੀঢ়ˋๅؿ࿫ˮ੓೽ᄤɣ̵̟cᜑҡ the largest in the Orchestra’s history, supports artistic growth ΛɁઅᘩԷ̀԰ࠑᅥe and development as the Orchestra takes its place on the world stage, and brings performances of musical excellence to the widest possible public. ॵฉ૯૯၇κcዶรઐᄤ HKPO stays in tune with our city by presenting the orchestra̟ےಋᅥ՗ࠗಋؿ ผΈආᄙcੀ၀੟ؿࠑᅥผ᛽᛻ in unexpected venues and bringing the excitement ofمဳ֞ᅥϭ ੓ԷΈࡼΈʸc๫ɻɺʭࠇ߬࿫ˮҡ஦༦ཋ̎ the concert experience to every home through radio and ൠ৛Δ television broadcasts. These included, the largest symphonicכܢ˳ሌc؀ʥཋ഼ᔝᅌ೽Ͳಋ̵̟ event of the year, Swire Symphony Under the Stars at Happy ͚ᚊ࿫ۗ z ʪ̀ێ৛௿༝ᅥ௿ᐾϷؿͲα௖ɣ Valley. The Orchestra runs a comprehensive schools education ಋᅥfܱէf͚ᚊςeݯȿొঢ়Ͳಋɻd programme, HSBC Insurance Creative Notes, bringing the joy ɩdऋࣦነ́ྦྷ̀԰ࠑᅥؿጙመcಋᅥᐾፒ of classical music to primary, secondary and special school ፮௚෮ࠑଲcొԜЛ൒ kids, and once in a while, the Orchestra drops the formality ofړࠑᅥઠөི߮㟱ᔔ ࠑᅥผʥΈඖઠөݠ৽eᅥ྆͛ཹ໰ምˮक़̀ the classical concerts to crossover with Western and Chinese .԰ࠑᅥؿᆲᕿc౨ᑼᇼɻd̔ݚϷ࿨ʹ΃̎ pop stars ᜮଠઅᘩ̀԰ࠑᅥeڇ࿫ˮcмʵҡΛα The Orchestra also builds its reputation and raises its artistic ᐰᙷ standards by touring. In 2007/08 season, the Orchestra͓ۺಋᅥؿࣵ̔Ԁি࿫ˮcᜑᅥ྆Εಋ̔ ʥ൬ȹүొʠᖚ୺ˋ̡eᅥտcಋᅥʗ performed in the Shanghai Spring International Music ਝ჌ࠑᅥຝʥ˵ԕਝ჌ࠑᅥຝɻ Festival and the Beijing Music Festival. In 2009, the OrchestraܬɐࣵɾכП αcᅥ྆ҡΕϴ۹f߻ജऋؿეኒ undertook a major six-concert tour of China, including theeޚڋ ɎԷᄤήܱࣵࠑᅥᜨd˵ԕਝࡼɣჱ৑ʥɐࣵ Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts and Shanghai Grand Theatre under ɣჱ৑АɻਝԀ࿫cݯᄤɣɻਝᚹଠ࿫ˮʒ௿ the leadership of Maestro Edo de Waart. ၀੟ࠑᅥผe In February 2008, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council α˂ཕೕᖚ୺ઐᄤ honoured the HKPO with the Arts Promotion Award, inכࠗಋᖚ୺ೕࢄѫ αԞι˲ᒷ recognition of its success in expanding its audience base andٶ౔ಋᅥٲ˞ᆉʀࠗಋဳ֞ᅥ྆c ࢄᜮଠᄙࠍ՗ᏵՅʔଠʻܛe gaining public support in recent years. 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 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 Partners below for their generous sponsorship and support! ˚߬ᖳХ ࠖ࢐ᖳХ MAJOR FUNDING BODY PRINCIPAL PATRON ຝ͌ᖳХMAJOR SPONSORS CIC Investor Services Limited a subsidiary of Crédit Industriel et Commercial, France ߎཋ(852) 2721 2030 ֶཋ൯ϭ[email protected] ၤ҈ࠨᐲ೼eٴΣ્݅໺τᗐᖳХֶࢶಁԑփcᚭ For sponsorship and donation enquiries, please feel free to contact us on (852) 2721 2030 or via email at [email protected] ˞ʔ̇ߜʼΊီѵIn alphabetical order of company name עඏ˃༻ Masaaki Suzuki ܞ౎ conductor α௚͓ˀ̯ʱႠ̀ᅥ྆cଊࣂ Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, Masaakiכעඏ˃༻ ؿᚬۤeˢΛαԞኪͨᅥ྆ Suzuki has established himself as a leading authority on theۂ౎ʱႠАܞɰιݯ works of Bach. He has remained their Music Director ever ؿࠑᅥᐢဟcეኒᅥ྆Ԁিᅩݘʥ޻ਝΈࠇ߬ since, taking them regularly to major venues and festivals ࿫ˮ௿Δʥࠑᅥຝc˞รԮ෰ܷɈdୀᆽϤभ໶ in Europe and the U.S. and building up an outstanding ؿ࿫ᖐԔᙷਝ჌ᅥኋe reputation for the expressive refinement and authenticity of his performances. Ί̀ᅥ྆࿫ˮcʌտҡၤ He is now regularly invited to work with renownedكˢ຤੒Ᏽᑼၤᅩݘ ࣓ऋ̀ᅥ΋਎྆ʥ̥ഠఃʱᖓКᅥ྆ԀিΛ࠯ European period ensembles, such as Collegium Vocale Gent eˢɌ੒ၤԯˢᅥ྆΋Аcς͌รݯ and the Freiburger Barockorchester together with whom he̟ےᅩݘ c૪ၰ̠ईནdࣵནdսᄨဍႫdୣʺऋʥ visits several European capitals this season, and modern؟ᄤ instrument orchestras in repertoire as diverse as Britten, eʌ࠯ᅥտcˢੀ੓ეˀ̯ Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Stravinsky. Highlightsۂ༠ּӇ౜ਥ೩А̌ of his current season with Bach Collegium Japan include כෲȻఃਝ჌ᖚ୺ຝ࿫ˮc˞ʥכʱႠ̀ᅥ྆ ౎ᒚᄨဍؿடढ़ΛʥᎴᑩԓcɌ a visit to the Edinburgh International Festival as well asܞ׭ԕ .౎ʱቭ۩ᅥ྆d୩ᙬཋ̎۩ᅥෲᅥ྆ʥ performances in Tokyo of Handel’s Rinaldo and Messiahܞੀ He also conducts the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and τؐɡན͚ᚊ the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestraڬ΋਎྆೩ḛԞؿࠇ߬࿫ˮ ᅥ྆dቮဍ̯͚ᚊᅥ྆dொऋɽෲᅥdʥᘣቭ˖ and Choir. Forthcoming engagements include the Boston ɣผਦᅥ྆೩೩e Symphony, the Melbourne Symphony, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Zurich Tonhalle. ,ಶᙠ፣ʱႠͲࡨ̀ᒄೄ Suzuki’s impressive discography on the BIS labelۂ౦ݯ%,6਎ː˃༻ ౎ˀ̯ʱႠ̀ᅥ྆࿫ۗʱႠࠇ߬ featuring Bach’s complete works for harpsichord and hisܞc˞ʥۂА ʥրઠ૜਎ჱ༩̒Ɋਜ਼ɣဥcԎི߮ interpretations of Bach’s major choral works and sacredۂ΋਎А ѧιኬ࠯ӡͶcιᐜᛎɁcᘰ੡ᅥി᜺ሌe࣮ર cantatas with Bach Collegium Japan (of which he has already completed over forty volumes of a project to record – ໃd the complete series) have brought him many critical plauditsڛɡంി༞iగ̋τདྷᚁcɷผɺ୽ˢؿ О፷ʥ˨Ҹ၀ु̨৽e The Times has written: “it would take an iron bar not to be moved by his crispness, sobriety and spiritual vigour”. ΃ࣂ͛ݯဳࠓೄʥ̀ᒄೄע౎c༻˃ඏܞ৖ȿ Masaaki Suzuki combines his conducting career with ,ʸˮ́c׭ԕᖚ୺ʥࠑᅥɣነଓพc his work as organist and harpsichordist. Born in Kobeुכࡼeˢ ճ౜ऋɽ he graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts andځ֡ک܃࠳Аςʥဳࠓೄ࿫ۗeˢ፭˚ Music with a degree in composition and organ performance כࠏಿКࠑᅥነ৑࠳ୌ̀ᒄೄʥဳࠓೄeˢ̌ ଊݯӡ˚ͨ cԎ and went on to study harpsichord and organ at the ׭ԕᖚ୺ɣነι͓ξ౨ࠑᅥӡ Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. Founder and head ౎ of the early music department, he teaches at the Tokyoܞᓻ߁ቧɣነࠑᅥነ৑dັᅥነ৑۪࢐΋਎ͨ ઠ઒c˞ʥ߁ቧነɡ΋਎྆ܞ౎e University of the Arts. He is also Visiting Professor of Choral Conducting at the Yale School of Music and Yale α˂c༻˃࿘Ᏽཕ઒ᄨਝᐲԄͳ՗ਝɊΥ Institute of Sacred Music and the conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum. ౔ԯιగeٲ˞࿘ᙷቺ௃c In April 2001, Suzuki was decorated with The Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic from Germany. ௗ͓ʼ Barnabás Kelemen ɩొೄ violin ͼˑСɩొೄࡼௗ͓ʼc˞ʨልؿࠑᅥ෰c Hungarian violinist Barnabás Kelemen captivates the music ਝ჌ world with ‘innate musicality’ and a technical executionכᇯం ၘΊ ʥ௖᎚ӞؿҌ̝˞ that belongs ‘only to the greatest’ (The Guardian). With a c૪ၰ̀԰ࣂ౨Էଊˤ؟ᅥኋeˢؿς͌ᄤ repertoire that spans from classical to contemporary music, cҡ౦࿫ˮСࣟແdഒ̛ࣟʥᚋ͉ҧಿ࡭ he has performed the Hungarian premières of works byۂА Ligeti, Schnittke and Gubaidulinav, as well as the world ވ˖ؿۂؿͼˑСࠖ࿫c˞ʥ࢒ෑࣟАۂА ࠖ࿫e première of violin works by Kurtag. Kelemen has collaborated with the Royal Liverpool, Helsinki, ࣳdႠဍӺਥdᄮ̛ඣʥذࡼСޒௗ͓ʼ౦ၤ Munich, and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestras, ୩ᙬཋ̎ෲᅥ೩΋АcɌၤ৛።ဍd৛டࢬd and performed with such esteemed conductors as Maazel, ฦጻʩ౜ਥdෙЃ౜d൒ࣦ೩ܞ౎ɣ࢑࿫ˮe Marriner, Janowski, Eötvös, and Fischer. He has performed ࡼࠑᅥᜨdۤࣟᄾʥ˺ժਥ in recitals in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hallޒճ౜ऋɽځכɌ .ࠑᅥᜨᐾϷዟۗผe and Carnegie Hall among others Future highlights include début with the London ͅʮݤʩ Philharmonic under the baton of Jurowski, and a tour ౨ؿࠇ߬࿫ˮτi࠷౗ෲᅥࠖ࿫ٶˢ ౜ਥܞ౎ dၤ̠༠ԣ౜ຝˀᅥ྆Ԁি࿫ˮ ͅ with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Fischer. ᐾϷዟۗผʥ He will also appear in recitals and chamber concerts̟ےᅩݘΛ࠯כ౎ d˞ʥܞ൒ࣦ .ᅥࠑᅥผe throughout Europe۩ Kelemen’s diverse discography has received critical cᏵ੡ᅥിʥᅥ়ȹߎ acclaims, including a Diapason d’or with his recording of؟ௗ͓ʼؿ਎ːς͌ᄤ Ρിeԯɻּ̠ճ౜ɩొೄʥ፡ೄۗსςɣဥ Brahms’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano. His recording of ࠑɞɣᆉcϤˢؿң౜ऋɩొೄʥ Liszt’s complete works for Violin and Piano was awardedټ࿘Ᏽؒਝ Ͳඑc͛࿘Ᏽਝ჌ң౜ऋԾผཕೕ the Grand Prix du Disque 2001 by the International Lisztۂ፡ೄА Society.