What we are<\/p>\n
We are an exciting ensemble of young, home-grown Hong Kong musicians dedicated to the presentation and promotion of chamber music. Our members are outstanding graduates who received their education at some of the world\u2019s most renowned tertiary institutions for music, including the University of Music Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, Germany; the Berlin University of the Arts; the Royal Academy of Music (London); the Taipei National University of the Arts and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.<\/p>\n
Who we believe<\/p>\n
The reason we do what we do is simple: we believe in the power of music. In the words of the preservationist Dame Jane Goodall, \u201cto create change is not by confronting something head-on; it\u2019s by telling stories, meeting with people, listening to them, and then trying to reach the heart.\u201d As musicians, we may be powerless to provide solutions for the many political, social and economic issues our city faces every day, but through our performances and concerts \u2013 the \u201cstories\u201d we tell \u2013 we know that we may at least offer to the community a moment of pause, a space for reflection, and the possibility of creative dialogues and exchanges; in other words, to take music out of its guise as \u201centertainment\u201d and restore its rightful, functional place at the centre of every community, and as the highest achievement of human civilisation.<\/p>\n
What we do<\/p>\n
Unlike many similar groups that have emerged in recent years, we see ourselves not just as preservationists but more importantly as explorers, charting unexplored waters and forging new paths. Aside from interpreting the standard \u201cclassics\u201d, we aim to uncover forgotten works from the past and to commission fresh new works for the ensemble, establishing a firm link between \u201cheritage\u201d and \u201cinnovation\u201d. Through our pioneering concert formats, we aim to reduce the distance between performers and listeners, and re-engage the audience as an integral part of the exciting process of creating music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","location_type":[350136],"event_category":[373314,373456],"area_type":[350138],"event_language":[],"series":[],"event_category_other":[],"class_list":["post-1290829","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","location_type-indoor-en","event_category-music-en","event_category-music-western-instrumental-music-en","area_type-local","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1290829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1290829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_type?post=1290829"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1290829"},{"taxonomy":"area_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_type?post=1290829"},{"taxonomy":"event_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_language?post=1290829"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1290829"},{"taxonomy":"event_category_other","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category_other?post=1290829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}