One Hour Classics: Happy Hour @ City Hall
A new spot for your HAPPY HOUR

You get free drink, we give you music!
Have you ever thought of enjoying your Happy Hour in the concert hall? Hong Kong Sinfonietta will present “Happy Hour@ City Hall” concerts as part of the “One Hour Classics” series in March. The three concerts will feature musicians of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta (violinist James Cuddeford and Le Hoai-nam, violist Elvis Chan and cellist Xiong Yin), collaborating with Hong Kong born pianist Colleen Lee in chamber music performances to include works by Chopin, Schumann and Ravel, among others. Come join us for a free drink and have a chat with your friends in the foyer before and after the concert. Definitely a new spot for your Happy Hour.

The concerts will be held on:
16-18 March 2010 (Tue-Thu) 7:15pm at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
(Drinks will be served in the foyer from 6:30pm to 9pm)
Tickets: $100 (Students: $70)

For further information, please contact Ms Amanda Mok, PR & Communications Manager:
Email：amanda.mok@hksinfonietta.org  Tel: 3607 2328

For photos, please download from http://www.hksl.org/eng/media/imageLibrary.aspx or contact Ms Amanda Mok.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta presents
One Hour Classics: Happy Hour@City Hall

6:30pm-9pm DRINKS* @ Foyer
7:15pm-8:15pm @ HK City Hall Concert Hall

$100 (Students：$70)

16th March 2010 (Tue)
Simply Romantic

Piano: Colleen Lee
Violin: James Cuddeford, Le Hoai-nam
Viola: Elvis Chan
Cello: Xiong Yin

Programme

Schumann        Piano Quintet in E-flat
Chopin              Nocturne in C-sharp minor
Chopin              Nocturne in D-flat
Chopin              Minute Waltz
        

17th March 2010 (Wed) 
Romance with Chopin & Schumann

Piano: Colleen Lee

Programme
Schumann         Kinderszenen
Chopin              Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
Chopin             Selections from Preludes, Op 28
Schumann         Romance in F-sharp


18th March 2010 (Thu) 
Mesmerising Violin & Piano

Violin: James Cuddeford
Piano: Colleen Lee

Programme
Ravel                Violin Sonata No 2 in G
Ravel                 Pièce en Forme de Habanera
Debussy            The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Préludes, Book 1)(arranged for violin & piano)
Bartók/Szigeti     Hungarian Folk Tunes (arranged from For Children)

& violin music by Kurtág & Donatoni


*FREE DRINK: One drink per ticket (including wine, beer, orange juice & soft drinks)

Tickets NOW available at all URBTIX outlets

Ticketing Enquiries & Reservations：2734 9009
Credit Card Telephone Booking：2111 5999
URBTIX Internet Ticketing Service：www.URBTIX.hk
Programme Enquiries：2836 3336 /info@hksinfonietta.org
Website：www.HKSL.org

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is the Venue Partner of the Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong Sinfonietta is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region
Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists

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