HKUST Summer Festival 2024: AsianArt Ensemble ( Berlin ) & Gamin Kang: Bridging Worlds through Cross-Cultural CollaborationShaw Auditorium, HKUST

Composers and musicians from Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, along with the AsianArt Ensemble from Berlin, will come together to showcase their sheer talent and creativity, promising a dynamic and immersive performance experience on July 15 at Shaw Auditorium.

The program will cover music pieces spanning from traditional folk and court music and intercultural experimental compositions by contemporary musicians. The internationally acclaimed AsianArt Ensemble, featuring a captivating blend of instruments from China, Japan and Korea harmoniously combined with Western strings, will be complemented by the remarkable skills of gamin, a specialist in traditional Korean wind. Under the baton of artistic director Il-Ryun Chung, they will showcase compositions, including those by Koji Nakano from Japan and Ka Shu (Kenneth) Tam from Hong Kong.

Program

Koji Nakano (b. 1974)
Chrysanthemum in the Field of Stars (2024, World Premiere)
for solo piri

Ka Shu (Kenneth) Tam (b. 1991)
In the Twilight, All Seems Well Forgotten (2024, World Premiere)
for gayageum, violin, viola, cello
* This new work is commissioned by The Hong Kong CrossRoads Ensemble Limited in 2024 with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund.

Il-Ryun Chung (b. 1964)
IRGEND (2016/2023, Hong Kong Premiere)
for daegeum and string quartet

Suryongeum (Traditional Korean music)
for danso and saenghwang

Sinawi of HongKong (2024, World Premiere)
for ensemble

Free Seating.
The audience is recommended to arrive 15 minutes before the event starts.
The organizer reserves the right to change the program, performers, and seating arrangement. In case of a dispute, the organizer's decision shall be final.