Performers: Yefim Bronfman (pianist), Jaap van Zweden (conductor), HK Philharmonic
Rating: *** (3 out of 5)
The
new season of the Hong Kong Philharmonic opened with the usual fanfare on
September 5. The premiere, which featured Soviet-born Israeli pianist Yefim
Bronfman, was preceded by a brief opening ceremony officiated by Home Affairs
Secretary Tsang Tak-sing. Important people spoke, champagne flutes clanged,
camera flashes lit up the atrium. But a question lingered: will the new season
bring pleasant surprises or will it be another string of run-of-the-mill
performances by an orchestra that is perennially stuck in an artistic rut?
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| Brahms' Piano Concerto No.1 by Yefim Bronfman |
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| As published on TimeOut HK |
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