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Acclaimed music critic Chow Fan-fu will give four music appreciation lectures under the title "Great Masters and Their Timeless Masterpieces - Rachmaninov and His Piano Concertos" in March and April.
Chow will introduce Rachmaninov's world of romantic music by focusing on two of the composer's best known works - "Piano Concerto No. 2" and "Piano Concerto No. 3". The lectures will be conducted in Cantonese and will start at 7.30pm at the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum. Details are as follows:
March 18 (Wednesday)
"Piano Concerto No.2, 1st Movement"
March 25 (Wednesday)
"Piano Concerto No.2, 2nd and 3rd Movement"
April 1 (Wednesday)
"Piano Concerto No.3, 1st Movement"
April 8 (Wednesday)
"Piano Concerto No.3, 2nd and 3rd Movement"
Chow has hosted a variety of classical music and cultural programmes on Radio Television Hong Kong's Radio 4 since 1982. He is currently Vice Chairman of the International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) and an examiner for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. In 2011, he was awarded a Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for his continued and tireless efforts in the promotion of classical music and appreciation of the arts. Publications authored by him include "Music is Life", which was nominated for the "Ten Best Books of 2006" and "Music with Love: The 30th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra", which was listed as one of the "Ten Best Books of 2005".
"Music Appreciation Series: Great Masters and Their Timeless Masterpieces - Rachmaninov and His Piano Concertos" is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Tickets priced at $50 per lecture are now available at URBTIX. 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 students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for group booking packages. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/program_733.html. Ticketing enquiries can be made on 3761 6661 and telephone credit card booking on 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Issued at HKT 11:01
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