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Hong Kong Sinfonietta charms, cajoles and astounds in Haydn, Strauss and Brahms

By Alan Yu, 24 April 2016
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Reviewed at Hong Kong City Hall: Concert Hall, Hong Kong on 23 April 2016
Programme
Haydn, Symphony no. 100 in G major "Military"
Strauss R., Horn Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op.11
Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68
Performers
Radovan Vlatković, French horn
Christoph Poppen, Conductor
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
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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.