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Musicus Fest 2024 – Musicus Soloists Hong Kong – Cello and Ondes Martenot

  • Date & Time
    23 Nov 2024 (Sat) 8pm
  • Venue
    Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
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Energetic ensemble follows Paris debut with Asian premiere of new work

The dynamic and brilliant Musicus Soloists Hong Kong (MSHK) returns fresh from successful tours in Hungary and France this year, and performs enticing musical gems from the Baroque to modern periods, including the first commissioned work written exclusively for the energetic ensemble. 
 
The concert will feature the Asian premiere of Umbra, a double concerto for cello, Ondes Martenot and string orchestra composed by the acclaimed and prolific composer Seung-Won Oh. It will be a unique opportunity to experience the rarely performed Ondes Martenot live, one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, invented in 1928 by French radio telegrapher and cellist Maurice Martenot. With its distinct, tangible tones, this instrument marries perfectly with the cello and the ensemble in ways never heard before. 
 
Vivaldi’s Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor showcases dazzling playing by four soloists from MSHK in particular, while the ensemble’s sublime sound is further illustrated in the repertoire, which includes Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Concert en sextuor No. 5 and selections from modern masters such as Darius Milhaud and Béla Bartók. 

 Date & Time 23 Nov 2024 (Sat) 8pm 
 Venue  Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

Concert Program
Duration of the concert is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, with a 20-minute intermission.
  • Rameau
    Concert en sextuor No. 5
  • Seung-Won Oh
    Umbra, Double Concerto for Cello, Ondes Martenot and String Orchestra (Asian premiere)*
  • Vivaldi
    Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor, RV 580, Op. 3 No. 10
  • Mihaud
    String Octet (String Quartets No.14 and 15), Op. 291
  • Bartók
    Romanian Folk Dances (arranged for string orchestra)
*Umbra is commissioned by Musicus Society and funded by


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Musicus Society is financially supported by the Art Development Matching Grants Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

This programme is one of the contribution programmes of The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival. Hong Kong is hosting the festival for the first time, organizing and coordinating over 100 performances and exchange activities to be held across the "9+2" cities of the Greater Bay Area. The festival aims to showcase the vibrant and diverse cultural richness of the region and foster cultural exchange and cooperation among the cities. For detailed information about the festival, please visit www.gbacxlo.gov.hk.

The presenter reserves the rights to change the program and substitute artists should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary. The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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