FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1981
CONDUCTOR AND PIANIST DUE HERE
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SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS, DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND WORLD FAMOUS PIANIST FOU TS'ONG WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY TO BEGIN A SERIES OF CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS.
ON DECEMBER 28, SIR DAVID WILL CONDUCT THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN GIAN-CARLO MENOTTI'S OPERA +AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS+ AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, PRESENTED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE.
HE WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF REHEARSALS WITH LOCAL CHOIRS ON DECEMBER 29 AND 30 IN PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT OF THE LONDON BACH CHOIR TO HONG KONG IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.
REHEARSALS ON THE BACH'S ST MATTHEW PASSION WITH THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOONS OF DECEMBER 29 AND 30 AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY CHAPEL, BAPTIST COLLEGE WHILE THOSE ON THE BERLIOZ'S REQUIEM ARE SCHEDULED AT YMCA IN TSIM SHA TSU! AND THE CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH, GASCOIGNE ROAD FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM ON DECEMBER 29 AND 30 RESPECTIVELY.
THOSE INTERESTED IN CHORAL SINGING ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THESE REHEARSALS. ADMISSION IS FREE.
FU TS'ONG, THE FIRST CHINESE MUSICIAN TO WIN THE CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION IN 1958, WILL PERFORM WITH THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN TWO CONCERTS ON JANUARY 10 AND 13 AT 8 PM AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL RESPECTIVELY.
THE CONCERT ON JANUARY 10 IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHILE THE CONCERT ON JANUARY 13 IS A JOINT PRESENTATION BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND URBAN COUNCIL.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE HAYDN'S D MAJOR CONCERTO, OP 21 AND MOZART'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 27 IN B MAJOR, K-595 TO BE CONDUCTED BY FOU TS'ONG HIMSELF FROM THE PIANO. ALSO INCLUDED IS CHOPIN'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E MINOR, OP. 11 WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR THOMAS WANG, ASSISTANT MÚSIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
TICKETS AT $30, $20, $10 AND $5 (STUDENT) ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CITY HALL BOX OFFICE, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE AND MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
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