Music

Programme
Steve Hui
Crackle, Hiss, Hum, and Rumble (world première)
Commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta in 2018 with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund

Jörg Widmann
ad absurdum – Concerto for Trumpet & Small Orchestra (2002) (Hong Kong première)

Mozart
Horn Concerto No 4 in E-flat, K495 (Adapted for Flugelhorn)

Mozart
Symphony No 35 in D, K385, “Haffner”

“Sergei Nakariakov plays the trumpet the way the rest of us breathe – if we are lucky.”
San Francisco Chronicle

“If there is a problem for Nakariakov‚ it comes in the form of finding repertoire worthy of his exceptional talent.” Gramophone

[on Nakariakov’s performance of ad absurdum]
“Sergei Nakariakov is perhaps not a normal human being!” Süddeutsche Zeitung

“He proves himself to be the ‘Paganini of the trumpet’, nothing is too quick or delicate for him.” Mannheimer Morgen

“Sergei Nakarikov knows no bounds.” Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung

[on Nakariakov’s performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto]
“The highlight was Sergei Nakariakov’s performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto in E-flat on flugelhorn, where the virtuoso demonstrated with captivating ease his enormous flexibility in sound and shades.” Abendzeitung München

“Rapturous sounding flugelhorn…Again, one cannot praise the playing too highly.” Gramophone

Sergei Nakariakov (Trumpet)
A prodigy dubbed “the Paganini of the trumpet” (after a performance at only 13) and “Caruso of the trumpet” (Musik & Theater), he made his débuts at Salzburg Festival and Ivo Pogorelich Festival at age 14 and received the Prix Davidoff the following year at Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
“Instrumentalist of the Year”, ECHO Klassik 2002
Many composers have written works for him, including Jörg Widmann whose ad absurdum “already begins at a finishing point: the tempo is so fast that it cannot be increased” and “the trumpet part verges on the almost unplayable”, and features Nakariakov’s unusual circular breathing capabilities
His remarkable discography of not only the trumpet repertoire but also transcriptions of violin, piano and cello masterpieces has garnered the highest praises including “R10 – Coup de foudre” (Classica-Répertoire), RTL d’Or
A regular guest at the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, and has collaborated with the top orchestras and conductors such as Ashkenazy, Bělohlávek, Eschenbach, Gergiev, Marriner, Temirkanov, etc

Alexander Liebreich (Conductor)
Chief Conductor & Artistic Director, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chief Conductor & Artistic Director, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Artistic Director, Richard Strauss Festival
Artistic Director, Festival Katowice Kultura Natura