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Hailed by the Financial Times as the "city's most innovative musical experience", The Intimacy of Creativity returns to Hong Kong 20 April – 3 May, 2015, celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season!
Selected composers will present and revise their chamber music compositions after in-depth discussions between composers and performers during on-campus Open Discussions. The revised compositions will be formally presented at Preview Concerts on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and World Premiere Concerts at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.
Artistic Director and internationally-renowned composer, conductor, and pianist, Bright Sheng, will be joined by internationally-acclaimed artists, including Distinguished Guest Composer, Aaron Jay Kernis, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition; Distinguished Guest Artist, John Bruce Yeh, Assistant Principal Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; The Tanglewood New Fromm Players (Sarah Silver and Samantha Bennett, violins; Jacob Shack, viola; Jesse Christeson, violoncello) as the returning Ensemble-in-residence for IC2015; Guest Artists, Tianwa Yang, acclaimed young violinist; Teddy Abrams, Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra and established conductor, pianist, clarinetist, and composer; Julian Schwarz, Hong Kong Schoenfeld International String Competition first prize-winning cellist; Nolan Pearson, winner, 2012 Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists; Megan Sterling, Principal Flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic; Dan Yu, harpist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic; and Colleen Lee, acclaimed young pianist.
After receiving applications from over 40 countries to The Intimacy of Creativity call-for-scores, six talented Composer Fellows include: David Hertzberg (USA); Ruben Naeff (Netherlands); Clint Needham (USA); Ian Ng (Hong Kong); Scott Ordway (USA); Wang A-Mao (China). Score judges were:
Bright Sheng – Artistic Director, The Intimacy of Creativity; Y.K. Pao Distinguished Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies, HKUST
Dr Sharon Choa – Chair of School of Music, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
William Lane – Artistic Director, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble; IC2014 Guest Artist
Matthew Tommasini – Associate Artistic Director, The Intimacy of Creativity and HKUST Music Alive!; Composer-in-Residence/Visiting Associate Professor, HKUST
The Intimacy of Creativity is very pleased to collaborate with Beijing Modern Music Festival (BMMF), one of the most important international new music festivals hosted by the Central Conservatory of Music of China. One Composer Fellow will be selected through audience vote at the IC2015 World Premiere Concerts to be featured at the 2015 season of the BMMF. The selected composer will be invited to attend events in Beijing, under the guidance of IC Artistic Director Bright Sheng, who will be serve as BMMF Distinguished Guest Composer.
The Intimacy of Creativity 2015 is presented by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science and Institute for Advanced Study, as part of the HKUST Music Alive! concert series. The IC2015 media partner is Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). Venue and ticketing sponsorship is provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
The Intimacy of Creativity is generously supported by Dr. and Mrs. Helmut Sohmen in Memory of Sir Yue-Kong Pao CBE JP.
Selected composers will present and revise their chamber music compositions after in-depth discussions between composers and performers during on-campus Open Discussions. The revised compositions will be formally presented at Preview Concerts on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and World Premiere Concerts at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.
Artistic Director and internationally-renowned composer, conductor, and pianist, Bright Sheng, will be joined by internationally-acclaimed artists, including Distinguished Guest Composer, Aaron Jay Kernis, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition; Distinguished Guest Artist, John Bruce Yeh, Assistant Principal Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; The Tanglewood New Fromm Players (Sarah Silver and Samantha Bennett, violins; Jacob Shack, viola; Jesse Christeson, violoncello) as the returning Ensemble-in-residence for IC2015; Guest Artists, Tianwa Yang, acclaimed young violinist; Teddy Abrams, Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra and established conductor, pianist, clarinetist, and composer; Julian Schwarz, Hong Kong Schoenfeld International String Competition first prize-winning cellist; Nolan Pearson, winner, 2012 Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists; Megan Sterling, Principal Flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic; Dan Yu, harpist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic; and Colleen Lee, acclaimed young pianist.
After receiving applications from over 40 countries to The Intimacy of Creativity call-for-scores, six talented Composer Fellows include: David Hertzberg (USA); Ruben Naeff (Netherlands); Clint Needham (USA); Ian Ng (Hong Kong); Scott Ordway (USA); Wang A-Mao (China). Score judges were:
Bright Sheng – Artistic Director, The Intimacy of Creativity; Y.K. Pao Distinguished Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies, HKUST
Dr Sharon Choa – Chair of School of Music, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
William Lane – Artistic Director, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble; IC2014 Guest Artist
Matthew Tommasini – Associate Artistic Director, The Intimacy of Creativity and HKUST Music Alive!; Composer-in-Residence/Visiting Associate Professor, HKUST
The Intimacy of Creativity is very pleased to collaborate with Beijing Modern Music Festival (BMMF), one of the most important international new music festivals hosted by the Central Conservatory of Music of China. One Composer Fellow will be selected through audience vote at the IC2015 World Premiere Concerts to be featured at the 2015 season of the BMMF. The selected composer will be invited to attend events in Beijing, under the guidance of IC Artistic Director Bright Sheng, who will be serve as BMMF Distinguished Guest Composer.
The Intimacy of Creativity 2015 is presented by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science and Institute for Advanced Study, as part of the HKUST Music Alive! concert series. The IC2015 media partner is Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). Venue and ticketing sponsorship is provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
The Intimacy of Creativity is generously supported by Dr. and Mrs. Helmut Sohmen in Memory of Sir Yue-Kong Pao CBE JP.
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