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MONDAY, JANUARY 4

1982

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UK STRING QUARTET TO PERFORM

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THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 22 AND FEBRUARY 13.

THIRTEEN OVERSEAS AND LOCAL GROUPS WILL GIVE 39 INDOOR PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS 16 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES DURING THE FESTIVAL.

INCORPORATED INTO THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME WILL ALSO BE A

CONCERT BY BRITAIN'S GABRIELI STRING QUARTET.

THE CONCERT IS A PART OF THE TENTH HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL AND WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL ON FEBRUARY 11 AT 8 PM.

GABRIELI STRING QUARTET COMPRISES OF FOUR TOP INSTRUMENTALISTS, KENNETH SILLITO (VIOLIN), BRENDAN O'REILLY (VIOLIN), LAN JEWEL (VIOLA) AND KEITH HARVEY ́(CELLO).

AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF HAYDN'S STRING QUARTET, OPUS 76 NO. 4 IN B FLAT MAJOR+ (SUNRISE), MOZART'S +STRING QUARTET NO. 20 IN DK 499+ (HOFFMEISTER), AND BEETHOVEN'S STRING QUARTET NO. 14 IN C SHARP MINOR OPUS 131+ WILL BE FEATURED IN THEIR HONG KONG PREMIERE.

TICKETS AT $10 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND HONG KONG CITY HALL BOX OFFICES, SPACE MUSEUM ASTRONOMY BOOKSHOP AS WELL AS NEW TERRITORIES MOBILE LIBRARY.

THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL DIARIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE BRITISH COUNCIL, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, GOETHE INSTITUT, NEW TERRITORIES PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.