ၭᐽષू z ˸˖ᇂਝᄪࠑᅥผٴᚭ Welcome to “Butterfly Lovers – A Legend Reborn” A Celebration of PRC’s 60th Anniversary ਝ൪αᄪ԰c In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the People’sۺʌα௩஧ɻജɁ̵ͳ՗ਝ ᇷ ಋᅥਝᄪ Republic of China, Sun Wah Foundation is honoured toۍᘗ˾αณജඑ྆ᖳХؿң be the sponsor of this opening performance of “Butterfly ผ෰Է Lovers – A Legend Reborn”, following the success of theټࠑᅥผᏵ੡ΡിΣᅸcʌαณജඑ྆ਥ ੒࿘֗ॶᖳХਝᄪࠑᅥผષूz˸˖ᇂ opening performance “Trey Lee + HKPO” national dayڈ ࠖ௿࿫ˮe concert sponsored by Sun Wah Group last year. Sun Wah Foundation is the public services arm of ,ผܰณജඑ྆ᙔɎؿʔऩԑ৻ Sun Wah Group. As a responsible corporate citizenټณജඑ྆ਥ ผஐͨؿዀ࿚cณജඑ྆ Sun Wah is ever vigilant for opportunities to return theمዀ࿚eАݯȹ࠯ֻኪ rewards of its own success to the community it serves. ټผeਥمผؿ჏߬cΑ㏾مผcΐᎶټι͓ਥ The Foundation covers a wide variety of public interests ઠөdᖚ୺dʼʝd and activities including support for education, arts andܢ˳c؟ผᖳХؿඖ͌ᄤ ҌʥΈᗘ෯ഁݠ৽e஛ωࠑᅥผܰณജඑ྆ culture, science and technology, and charity work. Thisޫ ݯᄪूਝᄪcɖݯઐ৽ʼʝᖚ୺Ɍȹ celebration is another highlight of the Foundation inܫผټਥ promoting arts and culture as well as celebrating the ၀੟еᘆe National Day. ኒcԎऋП࿘֗ We are very pleased to have the presence of many goodܞ੒෰ᑢΡʤࠨͮᐽڈࠨ҈ friends and truly honoured to have Mr. Tung Chee-hwa, ജͱ́cɻ̕቙ࠗಋ Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeۺԾ৹˚࢐໎ܧᑼ੡Ͳਝ ᐲ೼ፒʔ۩˚ͨధ૜ജͱ́cɻਝ Conference, PRC, Mr. Pang Qing-hua, Director of theਂܧऋПϷ ऋݢࡗʔອອଉऋݢ Liaison Office of the Central people’s Government inਂܧ͚஫቙ࠗಋऋПϷ̔ HKSAR, Mr. Zhan Yong-xin, Acting Commissioner of the ւΨᘪࡗ̂එɁڈผᘪܧࡗ໽̷ณͱ́cʥϷ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in HKSAR, and The ષࢯߜͱ́ኪͨܰωࠑᅥผؿ˚ᓤཽႝe Hon. Leung Chun-ying, the Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council as our Guests of Honour. Ɂɟتαࠖω࿫ˮc஛ࠖᐼכષू Butterfly Lovers Concerto is celebrating its 50th birthday ؿɩొೄԾۗςࠍ˖ϭʌࡄ࿶˸࠯˖޵cιݯ since its première in 1959. To commemorate the ࿫ۗผؿࠇᒨᅥςcઘ঴޵֨ occasion, it has become the main theme for performancesێʌαΕʑΔɣ .ષू՚α࿫ۗᆅᅸeʌયࠑᅥผੀ࿫ۗ in major orchestral events in the Mainland this year Tonight we are proud to present to you this Chinese αАςࡼඡߗऋП௚Аؿ͚ᚊѵς orchestral repertoire prologued with a new andڇ޻ᔄജ໢ શ௑c contemporary context by the young Chinese composer׳౎ࡼܞ՗ cԎͅਝ჌ടΊؿജɁ ʥɻਝɩొೄࡼᑇ৩ၤಋᅥඪੱ࿫ˮષू Huang Ruo. The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, together with the renowned conductor Jahja Ling and Ծۗςe the violinist Xue Wei, will be a perfect match for a captivating performance. ΈϽཽႝτȹ࠯఻҄՗ᗒѿؿયɐeू I wish you all an enjoyable and memorable evening. ૯௟ɡ%%6-3 Dr Jonathan CHOI Koon-shum BBS, JPڥᇞ ณജඑ྆˚࢐ Chairman of Sun Wah Group ผ˚࢐ Chairman of Sun Wah Foundationټณജඑ྆ਥ ષू z ˸˖ᇂ ਝ՚αۺᄪूɻജɁ̵ͳ՗ਝ Butterfly Lovers – A Legend Reborn A Celebration of PRC’s 60th Anniversary શ௑ ຝ͌׳ ܞ౎ Jahja Ling ඡߗ ͚ᚊѵς՗ conductor ஹ፡dЄ˻ႚ ષɬВၤूߜ̎ɩొೄԾۗς ᑇ৩ xɻ௿ͤࢠx ɩొೄ ۂXue Wei ᄨͥʺК *ɣሁ଱Ʉ͚ᚊςcА violin ሣ๕ؿ҄׶ ׶ྺ ᎚ඏؿɩ҄׶ ɺʪ҄ؿ҄׶ Programme HUANG RUO Still / Motion CHEN GANG/ Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (1959) HE ZHAN-HAO – Intermission – DVORÁKˇ Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 Allegro con brio Adagio Allegretto grazioso Allegro ma non troppo ܱ౨ɍ Ɏʟࣂ ˀ˂כᅌcຝ͌ੀقͰႠ ଊ௿)0 ˀؿࠑᅥผࠗͅಋཋ̎଱̒̎˂ ࠇᅌe The 9 Oct concert is broadcast live on Radio 4 (FM Stereo 97.6 – 98.9 MHz). The programme will be repeated on 14 Oct (Wed) at 2 PM. 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. ࠖ௿࿫ˮᖳХ ˂ˀ࿫ˮᖳХ Opening performance is sponsored by 10 Oct performance is sponsored by 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˳ڬؿ৐ᕷᅥኋ̜ܱ̎ 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 શ௑׳ Jahja Ling ܞ౎ conductor ౎޻ਝʥᅩԓΈ˚߬ᅥ྆cԎ˞ԯ Having conducted all of the major orchestras in the USܞશ௑౦׳ ѧͲdੜई՗ੱ෰ᔔఒؿࠑᅥ࿫ᖐᘰ੡รঢ় and prominent orchestras in Europe and Asia, Jahja Ling’s distinguished career as an internationally renowned ౎eˢଊͨັΔˑࡐܞിძcܰԔᙷਝ჌ؿ conductor has earned him an exceptional reputation ͚ᚊᅥ྆ࠑᅥᐢဟcΕͨ̒࠯ᅥտ౨ංяᘰ੡ for musical integrity, intensity, and expressivity. He is ʔଠʥᅥിȹߎ᜺ஈe in his fourth season as music director of the San Diego Symphony, where his work continues to receive the highest praise from the public and critics alike. ϬαၤКԈʩᙬᅥ྆ࠖ࿫Ᏽ੡Ρി܃c ˢடᙩտܞ౎ᅥ྆࿫ˮcαϭα Since his acclaimed début with The Cleveland ංͨᓻܞ౎༠ɀɊαcαϭαcˢኪͨ Orchestra in 1985, he has conducted the orchestra ᑩЃ࠷౜ࠑᅥᜨd in 23 consecutive seasons. He was a member of theכ౎cეኒᅥ྆ܞᅥ྆ؿ቙྆ conducting staff of The Cleveland Orchestra for 20 years, ࠑᅥຝʥԯˢԀিࠑᅥผ࿫ˮיȹαȹ۹ؿଞ from 1984 to 2005. From 1985 to 2002, he served ༩௿ࠑᅥผʥᅥς༩ࠖe as Resident Conductor, leading the orchestra in over 400 concerts and over 550 works at Severance Hall, at .શ௑ܰЃᖓԈ༠ᅥ྆՗̎ᜪਝࡼ͚ᚊᅥ྆ؿ the annual Blossom Festival, and on tour׳ ࠑᅥᐢဟc౦ͨԭඅᅥ྆ؿࠑᅥᐢဟʥڥࣔ Jahja Ling was named Music Director Laureate of the ᖚ୺ᐢဟe Florida Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan after he served as Music Director and Artistic ৖ܞ౎੒ஃς͌ௐՇ᜺ᙷ̔cˢ͛ዶรೕઈ Director with these respected organizations. ౜͚ᚊמ๫ˤࠑᅥeα˂cˢၤັ༏ Acclaimed for his interpretation of works in the ณၘ standard repertoire, he is also recognized for the&%$כᅥ྆ʥɣొೄࡼ৛ʤʤؿࠖ࿫cҡ e breadth of contemporary music included in hisיຝ͌ɻᅌ programmes. In May 2000, his début performance with the St. Louis Symphony and cellist Yo-Yo Ma was શ௑ଊݯ޻ਝ׳౎ܞͿ̛߁˱༠cജ໢כ́ featured on the ABC News programme 20/20.