Vive La Musique! - Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Vive la Musique! 

WORLD PREMIÈRE at MOViE MOViE Festival【Life is Art 2021】

Cello: Aurélien Pascal Piano: Colleen Lee (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) Violin: James Cuddeford, Le Hoai-nam Viola: Elvis Chan Director: Stanley Ho

Programme Haydn            Piano Trio No 41 in E-flat minor, Hob XV:31, “Jacob’s Dream” Debussy        Sonata for Violin & Piano in G minor Debussy        Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor Schumann     Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op 44

Performed / Recorded: 8 Nov 2020 First release: 17 Sept 2021 (Hong Kong) Duration: 90 minutes Language: English (Chinese, English subtitles)

“The way the musicians look at each other, the flow of emotions, the surge of energy…is electrifying.”

At the end of  Back On Stage II (Quarantined!), is a bonus Beethoven Spring Sonata by Christoph Poppen (violin) and Alexander Krichel (piano). Surprisingly, this sonata, in the company of a piano concerto and a symphony, was equally well-received if not preferred! Encouraged by this, works for a smaller set-up, more commonly referred to as “chamber music” (music in a room), were filmed.

Vive la Musique! was recorded one day after Back On Stage III: DESTINY in November 2020, and it includes one of Haydn’s later trios “Jacob’s Dream” – so named because of the ladder-like portrayal in the 2nd movement, Debussy’s last work – his jazzy violin sonata, and the cello sonata – which has become a standard repertoire for cellists. The Schumann Piano Quintet, probably one of his most-played chamber works concludes the performance. With multiple cameras capturing the intimate expressions of the musicians, Vive la Musique! promises a journey of mesmerising music for the ears and eyes.

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PAST SCREENINGS

MOViE MOViE Pacific Place 17.9.2021 (Fri) | 7:25pm*  22.11.2021 (Mon) | 7:50pm (Additional Screening)

PALACE ifc 21.9.2021 (Tue) | 7:25pm* 7.12.2021 (Tue) | 7:50pm (Additional Screening)

HK City Hall Concert Hall 3.8.2022 (Wed) | 7:30pm*

*With post-screening sharing session: – James Cuddeford (Concertmaster, Hong Kong Sinfonietta) [17.9.2021, 21.9.2021, 3.8.2022] – Colleen Lee (Pianist / HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) [17.9.2021, 21.9.2021] – Yip Wing-sie (Music Director Emeritus, Hong Kong Sinfonietta) [3.8.2022]

Featured Artists

Aurélien Pascal (Cello)

Colleen Lee (Piano/HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011)

James Cuddeford (Violin)

Le Hoai-nam (Violin)

Elvis Chan (Viola)