Event Details
Friday 8 May 2025, 8pm | Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Christoph Konz, conductor | Gautier Capuรงon, violoncello
Join us for this special concert in the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. The programme under the baton of Austrian conductor Christoph Koncz opens with Shostakovich's Festive Overture. The world-renown French cellist Gautier Capuรงon takes centre stage for Dmitri Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto. Renowned for its demanding main cadenza written for the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich, this concerto is considered a pinnacle of the 20th-century cello repertoire. The concert concludes with three vibrant orchestral pieces by Ravel, including the famous "Bolรฉro".
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto no. 1
- Intermission โ (drinks provided for AmCham Guests)
MAURICE RAVEL La valse
MAURICE RAVEL Pavane pour une infante dรฉfunte
MAURICE RAVEL Bolรฉro
As special bonus we invite the guests from AmCham to a backstage tour in the Cultural Centre (6.30pm) and an introduction to the evening programme (7.15pm).
