8.30 am Music critic Oliver Chou reviews a concert with multiple choirs given in honour of the Hong Kong Oratorio Society s late Honorary Conductor Dr Wong Wing Hee and his significant contribution to music and in particular, sacred music in HK. He also reviews another tribute concert given by the HK Chinese Orchestra for an unshakable cornerstone in the history of contemporary Chinese symphonic music, Zhu Jian er
9.10 am Artistic Director of Musica Viva, Prof Lo Kingman on 2 programmes he devised for Le French May - Piano Virtuosi in Paris: Celebrating the Great Masters of the Belle Époque and An Enchanted Evening of Mélodies Françaises
9.10 am French conductor Philippe Forget tells us about the music journey from Paris to Buenos Aires being offered in the concert Tango in Paris with the CCOHK. Works by Piazzolla, Ravel and an accordion concerto will evoke the sounds of Paris past and show the connection between these two cities
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8.30 am Top prize winning Quartet, the Verona, is making its HK debut in Le French May with Ravel s ravishing quartet as the centrepiece. The quartet s violist Abigail Rojansky introduces the Verona and its programme to us
9.10 am Widely regarded as one of this generation s leading interpreters of Beethoven s works, French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet talks about his interpretation of the Piano Concerto No. 2 which he will play with the HK Sinfonietta, and Bavouzet – who is currently enjoying his three-year residency at Wigmore Hall titled “Autour de Debussy" - explains his recital of juxtaposing Debussy and Chopin, and why a work by Boulez also features in a separate recital
8.30 am Music critic Oliver Chou reviews the London Chamber Orchestra / Musicus Soloists collaboration at Tai Kwun and previews the HKCO s upcoming concert In Memory of Zhu Jian er, one of the most prolific composers of Contemporary Chinese Music