HKU MUSE at 10
HKU MUSE Concert Series raises the curtains of its 10th season with a star-studded line-up at the Grand Hall, including Gavriel Lipkind, Paul Lewis, Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Konstantin Lifschitz, Alexei Volodin, Daishin Kashimoto, Alessio Bax, and Nobuyuki Tsujii. Tickets go on sale starting 5 Jan 2023 at noon.
Gavriel Lipkind: The Complete Bach Cello Suites
| ALL-BACH PROGRAMME |
18 FEB | 8PM
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
19 FEB | 3PM
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Schubert’s 12 Piano Sonatas with Paul Lewis
| ALL-SCHUBERT PROGRAMME |
24 FEB | 8PM
Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-flat major, D. 568
Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D. 784
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D. 850
25 FEB | 8PM
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D. 840
Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D. 664
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D. 845
Read interview with Paul Lewis HERE
Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov: The Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano
| ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMME |
31 MAR | 8PM
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, 'Kreutzer'
1 APR | 8PM
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
2 APR | 3PM
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, 'Spring'
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
| PROGRAMME |
14 APR | 8PM
Alexei Volodin in Recital
MEDTNER 12 Fairy Tales
in B-flat minor, Op. 20, No. 1
in B minor, Op. 20, No. 2, ‘Campanella’
in E minor, Op. 34, No. 2
in A minor, Op. 34, No. 3, ‘Wood Goblin’
in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1, ‘Russian Tale’
in F minor, Op. 26, No. 3
in G-sharp minor, Op. 42, No. 3
in C-sharp minor, Op. 35, No. 4
in A major, Op. 51, No. 3
in F-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 4
in C minor, Op. 42, No. 2
in E-flat major, Op. 26, No. 2
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
15 APR | 8PM
Konstantin Lifschitz in Recital
RACHMANINOV Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
SHOSTAKOVICH 24 Preludes, Op. 34
PROKOFIEV 3 Pieces for Piano in C major, Op. 59
MEDTNER Sonata-Ballade, Op. 27
16 APR | 3:30PM
Lifschitz & Volodin Play Complete Rachmaninov Preludes
RACHMANINOV 24 Preludes (with two alternating pianos)
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2
10 Preludes, Op. 23
13 Preludes, Op. 32
16 APR | 8PM
Lifschitz & Volodin at Two Pianos
MEDTNER Two Pieces, Op. 58
RACHMANINOV Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Berlin Phil Concertmaster Daishin Kashimoto & Alessio Bax
| PROGRAMME |
MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 32 in B-flat major, K. 454
BRAHMS Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2009, violinist Daishin Kashimoto is also a globe-trotting soloist and chamber musician appearing in the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Next month, he will share the Grand Hall stage with Italian pianist Alessio Bax, winner of both the Leeds and Hamamatsu International Piano Competitions and a stellar chamber musician renowned for his exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique. The duo will present three hauntingly beautiful violin sonatas by Mozart, Brahms, and Prokofiev, offering us a chronological tour along the history of the genre’s stylistic development.
| PROGRAMME |
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight'
LISZT Consolation No. 2 in E major, S. 172
LISZT Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
RAVEL Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
RAVEL Jeux d'eau
KAPUSTIN Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40