In each Prison Yard Festival, violinist Wang Liang, the Second Associate Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, has hand-picked leading musicians in Hong Kong to perform diverse programmes, each culminating in a masterpiece of the chamber music repertory. For this year's Festival, Wang Liang and seven string-playing colleagues offer the thrillingly virtuosic Octet by Romanian composer George Enescu. A national hero at home, Enescu influenced the greater musical world not only through his highly distinctive, gypsy-inflected compositions but also by teaching several generations of violinists who dominated the world stage for much of the 20th Century, including Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein and Christian Ferras. In his Octet, each musician becomes a virtuoso soloist at key moments in the piece's seamless 40 minutes before returning to a blended, unified ensemble. Another feature of the Octet is Enescu's profound devotion to the music of J.S. Bach, expressed through a furious and challenging fugue in which all eight parts are equal.

Programme

Performed by
Violin: Wang Liang, Gui Li, Chi Li, Le Hoai Nam
Viola: Sun Yu, Born Lau
Cello: Richard Bamping, Zhu Lin

Ysaÿe │Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2 in A Minor, Obsession, Prelude
Violin: Wang Liang
Shostakovich │ Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 36a - Elegy & Polka
Violin: Chi Li, Gui Li
Viola: Sun Yu
Cello: Richard Bamping
Piazzolla │ La Muerte del Ángel
Piazzolla │ Oblivion
J.S. Bach │ Cantata, BWV 21 - Sinfonia
J.S. Bach │Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, VI. Gigue
Cello: Richard Bamping
- interval - (20’)
Ysaÿe │Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 3 in D Minor, Ballade
Violin: Wang Liang
Enescu │ Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7

Remarks
• For wheelchair user, please purchase tickets via URBTIX www.urbtix.hk
• Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable time
• Recommended for ages 6 and above

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