(Mainland China)
7/10｜Friday｜20:00
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 500, 400, 300, 250
What kind of sparks will be ignited, when the aria of Chinese Peking opera, Austro-German classical tradition and new folk music from Hungary meet on the same stage in the form of wind and string ensemble? How will these three artistic gems of different ages, styles and musical cultures radiate their diverse splendor in each other’s company?
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, being one of the two music pieces in minor of his 27 piano concertos, will manifest the multiplicity and profundity of Mozart’s style with its impressive tragicality, ominous aggressiveness and dreadful violence. Bartók, whose opus magnums include Concerto for Orchestra, demonstrates a new facet of Western music in the 20th century with the sharp character of Hungarian folk music. Qigang Chen’s symphonic preludeInstants d'un Opéra de Pékin, on the other hand, is an extraordinary fusion of the East and the West, through intertwinement between the aria music of Peking opera and Western symphonies. In this concert, the China Philharmonic Orchestra will join hands with local young pianist Kuok-Wai Lio to present an elegant musical experience in mixed styles.
Programme
Qigang Chen: Instants d'un Opéra de Pékin
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, KV. 466
B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval