| Yip Wing-sie | Direction | Music Director Emeritus |
| Pavel Kolesnikov | Piano | |
| Lai Lam | Électronique | |
| Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has established himself as one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation since winning the 2012 Honens International Piano Competition, who is widely praised for his “abundance of intelligence, sensitivity, musicality, imagination, and sheer mastery” (Gramophone). In his début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Music Director Emeritus Yip Wing-sie, he will perform Rachmaninov’s timeless and stirring Piano Concerto No 3 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
The concert will also feature Shostakovich’s captivating Chamber Symphony in C minor, and the world première of Hong Kong composer Lam Lai’s There is No Place Like Home (Beta), a concerto for electronics – performed by the composer herself – and orchestra, depicting an imaginary journey from Earth to the vivid blue ice giant Neptune.
Pavel Kolesnikov (Piano)
★★★★★ BBC Music Magazine
★★★★★
“Pavel Kolesnikov has the kind of ease and authority that normally come with decades of experience.” The Telegraph
★★★★★
“Here is a poet of the keyboard.”
“Outstanding pianist in every degree.” The Guardian
★★★★★ The Sunday Times
★★★★★ Bachtrack
“He knows how to tell stories, without forcing his voice.” Diapason
“Immensely talented…Very few pianists of Kolesnikov’s generation share his abundance of intelligence, sensitivity, musicality, imagination and sheer instrumental mastery.” Gramophone
- Critics’ Circle Young Talent Award 2019
- Recipient of the Milstein Medal and Diapason d’Or Award 2016
- RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellow (2015 – 2016)
- Orchestral appearances include London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Hallé, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, etc
Lam Lai (Composer/Electronics)
- Has participated in festivals such as the Munich Biennale, Stuttgart DIE IRRITIERTE STADT, Musica nova Helsinki, Iceland CYCLE Music and Art Festival, Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival, etc
ADMISSION ARRANGEMENT OF VENUE
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Great Piano Concertos: Pavel Kolesnikov Plays Rachmaninov No 3
9 Mar 2023 (Thu)
8pm
HK City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets available at URBTIX outlets and popticket.hk
$420, $280, $160