Tea Lomdaridze to replace Warren Lee in “Brahms Addiction” concert on 22 June 2013

(Hong Kong, 18 June 2013) The Hong Kong Cellist Society (HKCS) announced that Ms Tea Lomdaridze, international concert pianist, will replace the advertised Mr. Warren Lee for concert “Brahms Addiction” on 22 June 2013 (This Saturday) at Concert Hall HKAPA. Warren Lee is unable to perform in this concert due to a left shoulder injury.

Updated programme information follows:

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38

Beethoven Piano Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata)

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor

Rachmaninoff Moments Musicaux Op 16 No 5 in D flat major

Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 4 in E minor

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99

This is our fourth concert under the Forever Red Project. We journey into the life and works of Brahms, where you will discover his cello and piano music. Over twenty years separated Brahms’s two cello sonatas No. 1 in E minor and No. 2 in F major, and thus one is youthful yet tragic, while the second one is mature yet still heroic. Also Tea will share with you the romance of moonlight to the fiery gypsy Hungarian Dance, and the brilliant Moments Musicaux of Rachmaninoff. We hope this evening will seduce and enchant you, whisking you off to a world of passion, devotion, and hope. 

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Tea Lomdaridze 

International concert artist Tea Lomdaridze has been described as “… the young lioness of the keyboard…huge talent…the real thing” (Chicago Tribune),”…Hypnotizing…no one could fail to acknowledge that Miss Lomdaridze is an extraordinary musician.” (The London Times), “…provided evidence of an assured and discriminating musical intelligence yoked to a stage personality of unusual warmth and charm... Lomdaridze`s clarity of thought and meticulously calibrated dynamic control - she commands a seemingly infinite variety of louds and softs - were immediately apparent. I do hope Lomdaridze returns soon, and to a venue where more people can hear her. She has much to offer us” (Washington Post),

Tea has been the principal keyboard at Civic Orchestra of Chicago (the training orchestra for CSO) for three consecutive years. She has completed her Masters with Miss Mary Sauer (Principal Keyboard of CSO) at the DePaul University and has studied privately and at the seminars with pianists Alexander Toradze, Deborah Sobol, Sergei Dorenski, Joanna MacGregor, Peter Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida among others.

Tea’s performances have been broadcasted live from Preston Bradley Hall (USA), National Symphony Hall (Georgia). She has performed internationally at concert halls spanning many continents from USA to Europe and Asia.  Among the highlights of Tea`s musical collaborations are artists as Pianist Richard Goody, Composer Sebastian Hayudts, Clarinetist Larry Combs, Conductors Valery Gergiev, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Christoph Eschenbach and others.

Miss Lomdaridze`s recent and upcoming international performances include Indiana Symphony, Moscow Chamber, Naples Philharmonic, as well as recitals in Atlanta, Boulder, Chicago (Ravinia), Los Angeles, New Orleans, Portland (OR), France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Portugal, Georgia and Russia, in addition to appearances at festivals such as White Nights in St. Petersburgh (Russia) and Tanglewood in Boston (MA).

情迷布拉姆斯 - 曾鳳李偉安二重奏音樂會

2013年6月22日(星期六)於香港演藝學院音樂廳，大提琴家曾鳳將與鋼琴家李偉安先生合作演出由香港大提琴家協會主辦「演奏計劃紅」演奏系列之四《情迷布拉姆斯－曾鳳李偉安二重奏音樂會》，獻上三首布拉姆斯的E小調Op.38，F大調 Op.99 和D大調 Op.78(改編自小提琴G大調)的大提琴與鋼琴奏鳴曲，為樂迷帶來一場感性而浪漫的音樂饗宴。

大提琴 – 曾鳳

鋼琴 – 李偉安

21.6. 2013  六  晚上8時

香港演藝學院音樂廳

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大提琴 - 曾鳳

具敏銳音樂觸覺的香港大提琴家曾鳳畢業於香港演藝學院大提琴演奏，師從港樂首席大提琴鮑力卓(Richard Bamping) 和王磊教授。受多位國際知名的大提琴家指導如美國已故寇蒂斯音樂院大提琴教授奧蘭多．科爾(Orlando Cole) ，美國德州大學章雨亭教授(Bion Tsang) ，瑞士Thomas Gossenbacher，溫哥華交響樂團首席大提琴艾利奧．巴恩斯(Ariel Barnes)，英國安東尼浦利思(Anthony Pleeth) 和香港城市室樂團首席大提琴康雅談(Artem Konstantinov)，並先後參加大師班跟隨太平洋交響樂團首席大提琴家Timothy Landuer，Gerhard lberer 和柏林愛樂樂團大提琴家Martin Menking。2005年受邀參加日本太平洋音樂節(Pacific Music Festival) 跟隨法國指揮家俊•馬爾凱樂(Jun Märkl)及意大利指揮家尼歐．桑(Nello Santi) 隨團演出。 2008年曾鳳舉行首次公開大提琴獨奏會。2012年獲加拿大The Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific 邀請連同指揮家Arthur Arnold合作演出。除樂團演出外，曾氏也積極參與現場音樂演奏、流行音樂唱片影片錄音錄影和跨媒體演出等各種音樂活動，如：2011香港美酒佳餚巡禮，2012《詠春拳法記錄片》及2013音樂實驗和聲音藝術的《聲音下寨》。

曾氏豐富的演奏經驗與音樂的熱誠驅使她於2004年創辦香港大提琴家協會(Hong Kong Cellist Society)，並在香港及國內舉辦多項演奏項目包括香港首個大提琴音樂節(Hong Kong Cello Festival)、青年音樂家演奏計劃 (YMPP) 以及最新成立的Forever Red計劃。Forever Red計劃以曾氏為首，聯同本港或海外音樂藝術家演出不同領域不同風格的音樂作品，為每場音樂會帶來新氣息。自去年9月至今已舉辦了三場演出，包括曾鳳大提琴獨奏會，《深秋》(Deep Autumn)和融合古典及爵士音樂的《The Shadow of Your Smile》。                                                       

今年六月，曾鳳將與鋼琴家李偉安先生合作演出《情迷布拉姆斯》，獻上三首布拉姆斯的E小調，F大調和D大調(改編自小提琴G大調)的大提琴與鋼琴奏鳴曲，為樂迷帶來一場感性而浪漫的音樂饗宴。

鋼琴 - 李偉安

出生於香港的音樂家李偉安，六歲便首度與香港管弦樂團在紅館演出，並由電視及電台即場轉播。1993年無線電視更為這位「音樂神童」拍攝紀錄特輯，在《星期日檔案》節目中播出，時至今日，該節目仍然是不少大學在探討「資優教育」課題上的教材。

被海峽時報譽為一位擁有「精湛絕倫的技巧…及對每顆音符完美無瑕的操控」的鋼琴家，李偉安以最高榮譽畢業於英國皇家音樂學院及美國耶魯大學音樂學院，並於1995年獲得史達拉汶斯基大獎國際鋼琴比賽冠軍及普哥利殊大獎。2009年，他昂然晉身為顯赫的「施坦威藝術家」，並於2012年獲選為「香港十大傑出青年」。

李氏曾多次為香港電台第四台錄演，並兩度擔任其駐台藝術家。他的專輯《From Bach to Gershwin》更被《音響天地》稱為「一個值得香港人引以為榮的成功例子!」

2012年，他的演藝事業讓他走訪了四大洲十多國，踏足了大大小小的舞台。謝幕後，他在母校聖保羅男女中學及附屬小學校擔任音樂總監，身體力行地肩負起音樂教育的使命。李偉安同時身兼多間香港及國內外學院的客席藝術家，而他的合唱作品還在美、德兩國出版，並於全球發行。音樂以外，他在2007年取得香港科技大學工商管理碩士學位。 

Forever Red Project presents The Shadow of Your Smile 

Date: 17th March 2013

Time: Sunday 8pm – 10pm

Venue: Backstage Live (1/F, 52-54 Wellington St, Central. Hong Kong) - (map)

Ticket: HK$180 include 1 standard drink

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Performer

Cello - Clara Tsang

Keyboard - Bernard Hui

Drums - Almond Yeung

Bass - Wong Tak Chung

Song

Caspar Cassado Suite for Cello Solo

Huguet Y Tagell Flamenco 

And

Jazz Selections

Presenter: Backstage Live 

Co-presenter: Hong Kong Cellist Society, Cello Factory

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Forever Red Project

Red is energizing.  It excites the emotions and motivates us to take action.

It is a pioneering spirit and leadership quality.  It signifies a passion that music evokes in every one of us, packed with emotions ranging from passionate, intense love, to anger and violence.

The Forever Red Project headed by our resident cellist Clara Tsang draws together different musicians in collaboration where the only goal is to spark a catalytic reaction of music explosion.  Established and emerging artists work together, and every three months, we bring to stage a new and exciting fusion of different styles of music, a vivid and colourful collaboration amongst musicians and artists.

Cello - Clara Tsang
Clara Tsang graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Music (Cello Performance). She studied under different cellists, including Richard Bamping and Ray Wang, and attended master classes of Timothy Landuer, Gerhard lberer and Martin Menking. She also learnt from Orlando Cole, Bion Tsang, Thomas Gossenbacher, Artem Konstantinov and Ariel Barnes. She was invited to join the Pacific Music Festival (2005 ) in Japan major with conductors Jun Märkl and Nello Santi. In 2012 she was invited by The Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific in Canada and played under the baton of Arthur Arnold. In 2008 she gave her first cello recital. She has participated in numerous music videos, live shows and CD recordings for pop singers and music groups of different genres. In 2011 Clara joined Pony Leung at the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival. Her passion in bringing music to as many people as possible has led her to establish Hong Kong Cellist Society in 2004, which comprised of an annual Hong Kong Cello Festival, Young Musicians Performance Program (YMPP), Cappuccino Moment and Forever Red Project.  

Keyboard – Bernard Hui
Bernard Hui is an energetic and experienced crossover pianist and music educator in Hong Kong for more than twenty years. His performance covers a wide range of styles, from Classical to contemporary Jazz bebop. Bernard graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), majored in piano performance, pipe organ performance and electronic music. Thereafter, he dug deep into keyboard improvisation pedagogy and jazz piano. With strong enthusiasm and passion, Bernard founded Aleatory Jazz Ensemble with his fellow jazz artists in 1996 , aiming to promote keyboard improvisation and jazz music in the local culture.

Drums – Almond Yeung
Almond Yeung is a professional drummer. Almond started his musical training under the tutelage of musicians Mr. Simon Chui and Mr. Paul Lui. Then he studied drum set under renowned Australian musician Mr. Andrew Gander and local musician Mr. Anthony Fernandes. Currently, Almond is the drummer of several Jazz bands in Hong Kong included Young Cats Quartet, and a large ensemble Shaolin Fez which is led by a group of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra players, and they performed Clockenflap Music Festival in December 2012.

Bass – Wong Tak Chung

Wong Tak-Chung is a young jazz bassist, who has been playing for over 10 years. He is experienced in jazz music performing with different musicians and groups. He was performed in the Taiwan Jazz Festival 2009, Beishan World Music Festival 2011 and Beishan International Jazz Festival 2011.

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