Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta's French May

Olari Elts conducts the Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Raphaël Sévère, Olari Elts and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Par Christopher Halls, 01 juin 2026

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“swirling clarinets and the string tremolandi made for a furious final chase”

Critique faite à Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall, Hong Kong, le 30 mai 2026

Nielsen, Pan and Syrinx, Op.49

Nielsen, Concerto pour clarinette, Op. 57

Sibelius, Pan och Echo (Pan and Echo), Dance Intermezzo for orchestra, Op.53a

Sibelius, Symphonie no. 3 en ut majeur, Op.52

Olari Elts, Direction

Raphaël Sévère, Clarinette

Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Au Festival international de Marvão, le triomphe de la jeunesse

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 30th July

Le week-end de clôture du festival portugais dirigé par Christoph Poppen a fait la part belle aux jeunes interprètes, avec des résultats particulièrement enthousiasmants.

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Le Sinfonietta Hong Kong en escale genevoise...

Thomas Muller, 4th October

Le Hong Kong Sinfonietta aura été plus Mendelssohnien que Mozartien, Paul Meyer aura brillé un peu solitaire, tel un diamant peu serti...

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Cinematic Shostakovich and jazz-tinged Ravel in Hong Kong

Christopher Halls, 4th November

A memorable evening with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, who are joined by pianist Alexandre Tharaud for Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

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A tale of two pianists: the HK Sinfonietta at La Roque

David Karlin, 22nd July

Yip Wing-sie and the HK Sinfonietta show admirable qualities in their Beethoven cycle. François-Frédéric Guy plays a splendid Third Piano Concerto but Anne Queffélec is disconnected from the orchestra in the Fourth.

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Intrigue in outer space plus a pair of Russian favourites in Hong Kong

Christopher Halls, 9th March

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta intrigues with the world premiere of Lam Lai's There is no place like home (beta), impresses in Shostakovich’s brooding Chamber Symphony, while Pavel Kolesnikov proves a fine soloist in Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

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Brilliant Barber and Anna Clyne's Sound and Fury in Hong Kong

Christopher Halls, 27th August

A showcase of works from the past century by Clyne, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Barber allow the Hong Kong Sinfonietta to shine under Ken Lam's baton at Hong Kong's City Hall.

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Christopher Halls

Sparked by a keen interest in early performance practice whilst studying violin at universities in Melbourne and Vienna, Chris embarked on a freelance career with ensembles in Europe, America, also performing regularly with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra back in his native homeland. Pragmatic and undeterred from continuing his journey after a serious accident abruptly ended his violinistic ambitions, he now shares his knowledge and insight into performance as a music critic, formerly writing for Vienna’s Wiener Zeitung and currently for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, where he also studies wine, his other great passion!

Nordic masters and the mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta's French May