Cellomania: Nicolas Altstaedt Plays Walton

**Seats will be assigned by the presenter in the order of tickets purchased**

Music Director/Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Cello: Nicolas Altstaedt

Hailed as a “master storyteller” for his superb technique, purity and warmth of tone and directness of communication (The Australian), German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most eminent cellists on today’s international stage, performing with such distinguished orchestras and conductors as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, Iván Fischer, Vasily Petrenko, Edward Gardner etc. Altstaedt reunites with Hong Kong Sinfonietta in their season-opening concert to perform Walton’s Cello Concerto, a centrepiece of 20^th century cello literature, under the baton of Music Director Christoph Poppen. The concert also features Beethoven’s timeless Symphony No 2, and Japanese rising star composer Naoki Sakata’s mesmerising Zanzou no Utsuwa (Vessel of Afterimage).

Programme

Naoki Sakata  
Zanzou no Utsuwa (Vessel of Afterimage) (2021) (Hong Kong première)

Walton
Cello Concerto

Beethoven   
Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36

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Ticket discount
50% off | For full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and the minder & Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients
10% off | For group booking of 4 or more standard tickets
Package discount | For purchasing standard tickets to the below concerts [20% off for TWO concerts, 25% off for THREE concerts and 30% off for FOUR or more]
- HKS Recital Series: Nicolas Altstaedt Cello Recital (9 Apr)
- Cellomania: Nicolas Altstaedt Plays Walton (12 Apr)
- Colleen Lee & Hong Kong Sinfonietta: Hereafters (26 Apr)
- HKS Recital Series: Trio Wanderer HK Début (14 May)
- Trio Wanderer Plays Beethoven Triple Concerto(17 May)
- Great Violin Concertos: Alexandra Soumm Plays Bruch (31 May)

Ticket Collection
Please bring along your booking confirmation to collect your physical ticket(s) at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s reception counter on the concert day:
Redemption Date & Time: After 7pm on the concert day
Redemption point: Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s reception counter (Outside concert hall, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block)

Notes to ticket buyers

• Tickets for wheelchair zone (Seats ZE5-8 & ZE24-27) are available at URBTIX only.
• Seats will be assigned by the presenter in the order of tickets purchased.
• Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission
Age Limit: For ages 6+
Programme Enquiries: 2836 3336 / info@hksinfonietta.org