THIBAUDET PLAYS GERSHWIN Comes to Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall This December

The chic and sophisticated French pianist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, will perform two very different piano works from East and West in the concert Thibaudet plays Gershwin to be held on 15 & 16 December 2017 (Fri & Sat), 8PM, in the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall. The concert also features Elgar's popular "Enigma" Variations. Don't miss!

Jean-Yves Thibaudet will relax and revive the audience with the unforgettable jazz-infused music of George Gershwin, Variations on "I Got Rhythm", and Chen Qigang's Er Huang, a piano concerto inspired by the lyric vocal style and to celebrate the composer's Chinese heritage. This will be the much-anticipated Hong Kong Premiere.

Conducted by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's (HK Phil) Principal Guest Conductor Yu Long, the concert's second half will include Elgar's "Enigma" Variations. Humorous, playful, serious and solemn, each variation is a musical portrait of the composer's friends, with "Nimrod" being the most famous movement. To get everyone puzzling, the theme itself is said to be based on a famous tune, but since nobody knows what it is, the work has always been known as the "Enigma" Variations. A playful and enjoyable night of music with three different twists!

Tickets priced: HK$480, $380, $280, $180 are now available at URBTIX. For enquiries, please call +852 2721 2332 or visit www.hkphil.org.

The Principal Guest Conductor of the HK Phil, Yu Long is currently Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and Music Director of both the Shanghai and Guangzhou symphony orchestras. Having founded the Beijing Music Festival in 1997, Yu Long dedicates himself to cultural exchange and music development in China.

Thibaudet's recording catalogue of more than 50 albums has received two Grammy nominations, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Diapason d'Or, the Choc du Monde de la Musique, the Edison Prize, and Gramophone and Echo awards. He was the soloist on the Oscar-winning film Atonement, as well as Pride and Prejudice, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and Wakefield. Previously a Chevalier de l' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Thibaudet was awarded the title Officier by the French Ministry of Culture in 2012.

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