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

Ken Lam conducts the Hong Kong Sinfonietta
© HK Sinfonietta Ltd
Luka Faulisi, Ken Lam and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta
© HK Sinfonietta Ltd
By Christopher Halls, 29 August 2022
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“an imaginative fusion of light and dark aspects, new and old devices”
Reviewed at Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall, Hong Kong on 27 August 2022
Programme
Clyne, Sound and Fury (2019) (Asian premiere)
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19
Stravinsky, Octet for winds (rev 1952)
Barber, Symphony no. 1, Op.9
Performers
Ken Lam, Conductor
Luka Faulisi, Violin
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
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Anna ClyneHong Kong SinfoniettaIgor StravinskyKen LamOctet for windsSamuel BarberSergei ProkofievSound and FurySymphony no. 1, Op.9Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19
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Christopher Halls
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!