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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Our Music Talents Series, Piano Recital by Timothy Kwok will be held in July.
The programme comprises Greig's "Holberg Suite, Op. 40", Liszt's "Transcendental Étude No. 11, Harmonies du Soir", Corigliano's "Etude Fantasy" and Brahms' "Piano Sonata No. 1".
Praised for his "intense personal commitment to the music, the ability to vary his sound, and poetic imagination" by the eminent American pianist James Tocco, Timothy Kwok has earned critical acclaim from various musicians. Leading suona maestro Guo Yazhi lauded Kwok as "one of the best pianists in the younger generation both in learning and integrity". Kwok has performed in New York City, Cincinnati, Prague, Taipei, Macau, Shenzhen and his native Hong Kong, as well as at festivals such as the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Prague International Piano Institute, and Cincinnati's Bearcat Piano Festival. As an active collaborative pianist, he has performed with violin virtuoso Huang Bin, erhu master Cheng Xiurong and suona maestro Guo. He was also invited to partner with Guo on his album "City Rhapsody", in which they made the world premiere recording of the suona and piano version of "Birds Pay Tribute to the Phoenix" published in 2010. A recent highlight is his recording of the complete Fauré-Naoumoff's "Requiem" for solo piano on Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4.
Piano Recital by Timothy Kwok will be held at 8pm on July 27 (Sunday) at the Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $160 and $120 are now available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by telephone credit card booking. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis).
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7321; for ticketing enquiries call 3761 6661. For telephone credit card bookings, call 2111 5999. Internet bookings are available at www.urbtix.hk. For more information on the programme, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/program_566.html.
Ends/Thursday, June 19, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:04
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