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In Dialogue with Beethoven 2020 concert series - LEGACYGoethe-Institut Hongkong, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, The University of Hong Kong
Goethe-Institut Hongkong in partnership with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble and The University of Hong Kong to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770.
The Hong Kong New Music Ensemble wishes to celebrate Beethoven in 2020 by exploring the dimensions of the miniature, the embryonic and the intangible. In the context of a minimalistic venue equipped with a lone upright piano and candlelight redolent of early 19th Century Vienna, three short programs feature transcriptions, rarities by the great German master, and works that bear traces of his influence (ranging from Liszt to the The Beatles). The series culminates with the exploration of Beethoven’s compositional sketches and drafts treated as raw material for new music.
All concerts will be followed by an informal Q & A discussion with performers and curators.
Curators:
William Lane/ Artistic Director, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Giorgio Biancorosso/ Professor (Music) & Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong
September - November 2020
University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, (UMAG)
Fung Ping Shan, 90 Bonham Road
In Dialogue with Beethoven 2020 concert no. 1: LEGACY
This program examines such concepts as “legacy” and “inspiration” through transcriptions and miniaturisations of Beethoven’s symphonies by the likes of Franz Liszt, as well as Beethoven’s lingering presence across generations of composers and popular musicians.
Programme:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c♯ minor “Moonlight” (1801), I
2020 REMIX of John Lennon’s “Because” (1969)
Beethoven (arr. Liszt): Fifth Symphony, arr. for solo piano (1804-08/1837), I
Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 (1975), III
Performers:
Linda Yim, piano
Shelley Ng, piano * HKNME Music Artistic Intern - The 7th Artistic Internship Scheme is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
William Lane, viola
For the other two concerts in the "In Dialogue with Beethoven" series in October and November 2020, please visit: https://www.goethe.de/ins/cn/en/sta/hon/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21932614 .