Hong Kong Sinfonietta & French May Arts Festival: Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto

Conductor: Jason Lai （HKS Artist Associate 2009-2011）
Oboe: Gabriel Pidoux

Named “Révélation Soliste Instrumental” of the year at the prestigious Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2020, French oboist Gabriel Pidoux has enjoyed a flourishing international career since winning the Second Prize at the 2019 Prague Spring International Music Competition. This French May, he will make his Hong Kong début and present two delightful programmes, playing Vaughan Williams’ idyllic Oboe Concerto to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth with Hong Kong Sinfonietta under the baton of Jason Lai, in a concert which also features Sibelius’ epic Symphony No 5, as well as appearing in recital on 21 Jun with local pianist Colleen Lee, performing a sparkling selection of Romantic gems featured in his début CD released just this February.

Programme

Beethoven 
Fidelio Overture, Op 72c

Vaughan Williams 
Oboe Concerto in A minor

Sibelius 
Symphony No 5 in E-flat, Op 82

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Duration: Approximately 1 hr 30 min with a 15 min intermission
Age Limit: For ages 6+
Programme Enquiries: 2836 3336 / info@hksinfonietta.org
Remarks: Tickets for wheelchair zone (Seats ZE5-8 & ZE24-27) is available at URBTIX only

*Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists