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An Arabian feast: Karina Canellakis and the Hong Kong Phil

By Alan Yu, 08 November 2015
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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, Hong Kong on 7 November 2015
Programme
Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture
Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major "Turkish", K219
Paganini, Caprice no. 5 for solo violin in A minor, Op.1 no.5
Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten: Symphonic fantasy
Strauss R., Salome, Op.54: Dance of the seven veils
Performers
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, Conductor
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
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Augustin HadelichCaprice no. 5 for solo violin in A minor, Op.1 no.5Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: OvertureDie Frau ohne Schatten: Symphonic fantasyHong Kong Philharmonic OrchestraKarina CanellakisNiccolò PaganiniRichard StraussSalome, Op.54: Dance of the seven veilsViolin Concerto no. 5 in A major "Turkish", K219Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Alan Yu
Alan Yu
The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.