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Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Stories: Castle of Traditions

Explore the time-honored monument at Pokfulam with chamber music and more!

Musicus Artistic Director and cellist Trey Lee welcomes the accomplished Finnish virtuoso Antti Tikkanen, co-artistic director of the remarkable Kuhmo Chamber Festival, in this concert series with local string players Aaron Chan, Fan Hiu-sing, and Evette Chiu. Together, they will perform music by Purcell, Boccherini, Onslow and Saariaho, who was voted “the greatest living composer” in a 2019 poll by the BBC Music Magazine. Spanning diverse periods of music history from the Baroque to the contemporary, these hand-picked works illustrate the evolution of how chamber music has sounded and looked on score through the generations. 

The stories of University Hall are also told through a special photography exhibition, “Castle of Traditions”, curated by Hiuman Lam, founder of Hong Kong Reminiscence. Join us in discovering the unique history of Douglas Castle, which transformed from a former private residence into the home and workspace of missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. In their care, the building also notably housed the Nazareth Press, which had printed religious and humanities titles in up to 28 languages. 

What’s more, you can explore University Hall and its current function as a residential hall in a post-concert guided tour.

Click here to view the house program.

Concert 1 & Guided Tour | 1:30pm
The duration of the concert is approximately 30 minutes, without intermission. Free seating. A 45-minute heritage guided tour will be arranged after the concert.
  • Onslow
    String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38, “The Bullet” (1st & 2nd movement)
    Violins: Fan Hiu-sing, Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
  • Saariaho
    Aure for violin and viola
    Violin: Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
  • Boccherini
    String Quintet in D, Op. 39, No. 3, G. 339 (1st movement)
    Violins: Aaron Chan, Fan Hiu-sing
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
Concert 2 & Guided Tour | 3:00pm
The duration of the concert is approximately 30 minutes, without intermission. Free seating. A 45-minute heritage guided tour will be arranged after the concert.
  • Boccherini
    String Quintet in D, Op. 39, No. 3, G. 339 (2nd & 3rd movement)
    Violins: Aaron Chan, Fan Hiu-sing
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
  • Onslow
    String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38, “The Bullet” (3rd & 4th movement)
    Violins: Fan Hiu-sing, Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
Concert 3 & Guided Tour | 4:30pm
The duration of the concert is approximately 1 hour, without intermission. Free seating. A 45-minute heritage guided tour will be arranged after the concert.
  • Boccherini
    String Quintet in D, Op. 39, No. 3, G. 339
    Violins: Aaron Chan, Fan Hiu-sing
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
  • Saariaho
    Aure for violin and viola
    Violin: Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
  • Purcell
    Fantasia No. 11 in G, Z. 742
    Violins: Fan Hiu-sing, Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
  • Onslow
    String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38, “The Bullet”
    Violins: Fan Hiu-sing, Aaron Chan
    Viola: Antti Tikkanen
    Cello: Trey Lee
    Double Bass: Evette Chiu
Remarks
  • The heritage guided tour involves staircase walks. Participants should consider whether they are physically capable of participating.
  • Barrier-free facilities and services are not provided at the venue.
  • Please enter Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road from Pok Fu Lam Road, then follow the stairs and slight slope on the left to University Hall. The walk takes approximately 2 minutes.
  • Parking is not available at the venue. Please use public transport.
Strings Master Class by Antti Tikkanen | 3.12.2024 (Tue) | Free
Registration Platform: Eventbrite
Duration of the master class is approximately 2 hours. Conducted in English.
  • Venue: Lee Hysan Concert Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    3 Dec (Tue) 10:00am
    Register on Eventbrite

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