Museum Series: The Sounds from Cultural Relics by Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble

Programme

Ensemble: Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble
Guest Musician: Han Yan (Pipa)

About the performers

Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble
Founded by Hong Kong business and advertising veteran Ms Leonie Ki in 2018, the ensemble consists of two young composers, Kam Shing-hei and Chu Kai-yeung, and eight musicians including Loris Yue (Sheng), Felissa Chan (Pipa), Jenny Pang (Ruan), Momo Lau (Ruan), Jenny Chan (Guzheng and Konghou), Nicky Kwok (Dizi, Xiao and Xun), Alvin Chan (Percussion) and Sylvia Tam (Percussion). The ensemble attempts to recreate and enliven musical scenes from over a thousand years ago in the paintings within the Dunhuang grottoes in order to promote the Dunhuang music, art and culture.

Han Yan
Young pipa player Han Yan is a member of the Pipa Professional Committee of the Shanghai Musicians Association, and a faculty member at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has won many accolades in national competitions including the Gold Prize in the Juvenile Group at the 3rd “Wenhua Art School Awards” National Ethnic Musical Instrument Performance Competition.
She was a soloist in the Ministry of Culture’s “Chinese Culture Lecture Hall – Harmony of Chinese and Western Strings” delegation on tour to Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. She has been frequently invited to collaborate with renowned orchestras including China Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Orchestra of Amsterdam, as well as acclaimed conductors including Tan Dun and Yu Long.

The programme will run for about 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The programme is subject to change with performance venues’ announcements as final.
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