CONG X ROMER: String QuartetS Recital – Programme I
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Description
Description
Currently the Quartet in Residence of Premiere Performances of Hong Kong and formed by four musicians all born and raised in Hong Kong, the Romer Quartet was named after the Romer’s Tree Frog, endemic to Hong Kong. The quartet has been recognised locally and abroad as one of the most active string quartets in town since its debut in 2013. Cong Quartet, the first place and Grand Prize winner of the 2019 Salzburg Mozart International Chamber Competition in Tokyo and the current Ensemble-in-Residence of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was named after their founding members’ last names which also alludes to Hong “Kong”, where they grew up and played together before the Quartet was officially formed in the United States in 2015. Both quartets have a name emphasising their Hong Kong identity, and they also share the philosophy of promoting Asia and Hong Kong’s own chamber repertoire, as well as integrating chamber music into the daily lives of the audience.
In these two concerts, the Romer and Cong Quartet will perform the second quartet by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff, Consensus for String Quartet by American composer Lawrence Dillon, and Shostakovich’s powerful third String Quartet in F respectively. They will also join together to perform the famous Mendelssohn String Octet, as well as giving the premiere of a commissioned piece for double string quartets, Double Exposure, by Hong Kong Composer Joyce Tang.
Violin: Kitty Cheung; Kiann Chow
Viola: Ringo Chan
Cello: Eric Yip
Cong Quartet:
Violin: Francis Yiu-Ting Chik; Chow Yip-Wai
Viola: Caleb Wong
Cello: Yan-Ho Cheng
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$280
$280
Indoor
Local
