Curators:
William Lane/ Artistic Director, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Giorgio Biancorosso/ Professor (Music) & Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong
All concerts will be followed by an informal Q & A discussion with performers and curators.
In Dialogue with Beethoven 2020 concert no. 1: LEGACY
This program examines such concepts as legacy and inspiration through transcriptions and miniaturisations of Beethoven’s symphonies by the likes of Franz Liszt, as well as Beethoven’s lingering presence across generations of composers and popular musicians.
Programme:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c♯ minor Moonlight (1801), I
2020 REMIX of John Lennon’s Because (1969)
Beethoven (arr. Liszt): Fifth Symphony, arr. for solo piano (1804-08/1837), I
Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 (1975), III
Performers:
Linda Yim, piano
Shelley Ng, piano
William Lane, viola