THE GUITAR AT THE HONG KONG JOY
OF MUSIC FESTIVALS
May 2023 – Mid-year guitar master classes and lecture/demonstrations by Alvaro Pierri
The Chopin Society of Hong Kong is proud to have been presenting the world-known guitarist Alvaro Pierri in solo, chamber music and concerto performances for the past almost 20 years.
A fantastic repertoire of music for guitar has been performed along the years, displaying the incredible potential of this instrument either when played by itself or playing together with other instruments. Apart from having been offering the public in Hong Kong such a treat in getting to know the guitar and its repertoire, Alvaro Pierri has been teaching budding guitarists of Hong Kong and China, the art of playing the guitar as well as introducing them to the essence of music and the way it has evolved through times and places, cultures and traditions, looking at it from the point of view of the guitar.
Making use of an impeccable technique always at the service of an interpretative potential at the guitar which positions Alvaro among the best guitarists in the world nowadays, he has never failed to enchant his followers who are spread all over the world
Each year, Alvaro’s presence at the Joy of Music Festival has become an attraction for the music lovers of Hong Kong and China and his teaching through masterclasses and lecture/demonstrations, a magnet for those learning how to play this instrument. This year is not going to be an exception, and Alvaro will be featured in our Joy of Music Festival to be presented between the 9th and the 15th October 2023. And, to extract the most of the privilege of benefiting from his teaching, our Society has decided to create an intermediate stage this year by having Alvaro Pierri working with a selected group of guitarists from Hong Kong and China, who will be gathering in Hong Kong and receiving classes from Alvaro who will be teaching them via ZOOM during this month of May: between the 12th and the 14th.
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This group of young guitarists will then have the chance of working with Alvaro when he will be physically in Hong Kong in October, taking part of the Joy of Music Festival 2023.
Hong Kong based guitarist: Chris Wong, has been working with Alvaro Pierri putting together this group of young guitarists who will be performing for Prof. Pierri on these three days in May.
Each day there will be five classes of 45 minutes each and between the 2nd and 3rd class, Prof. Pierri will give a lecture/presentation of 50 minutes duration. The programme to be presented during the masterclasses is detailed below as is the list of names of the 14 young guitarists who will be performing.
The classes and lectures will be in English but there will be a simultaneous translation into Chinese.
The participants are expected to attend all master classes and lectures in order to receive a diploma from the Chopin Society, signed by Prof. Alvaro Pierri and to make them eligible to perform during the live masterclasses which will take place in October at the Hong Kong City Hall Recital Hall.
Those interested in attending the masterclasses as members of the audience, should be able to register by contacting Anabella at the following e-mail: afreris@netvigator.com or by WhatsApp at: +852 9027 1429 (also Anabella’s mobile).
Since there is a limited capacity in the venue, when sending the request please, write your name, mobile and WhatsApp number (if applicable) and your e-mail address, as well as the number of people requesting to attend and which days and sessions.
We will reply to each one of the requests to confirm your registration.
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The Venue for the Masterclasses:
Those who have been attending the Masterclasses presented by the Chopin Society of Hong Kong, are perhaps used to going to the Hong Kong City Hall Recital Hall. In forthcoming October, we will be presenting the Joy of Music Festival at the HK City Hall Concert Hall, (performances), and at the HK City Hall Recital Hall (masterclasses and lecture/presentations)
But, since it has not been possible to secure the booking of the HK City Hall Recital Hall for the masterclasses and lecture/presentations on 12 to 14 May 2023, we have secured the booking of the studio of Play It Loud for them to take place.
Here below, we are sending you the address in English and in Chinese and, attached to this e-mail, you will find a guide on how to walk from the Cheung Sha Wan MTR station to the studio of Play It Loud.
Play It Loud
Room D8, Floor 1, Cheung Fat Factory Building, 265-271 Un Chau Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
Cheung Sha Wan Station – Exit C1.
Room 1909, 19th Floor, St George’s Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tel.: 2868 3325 / 2868 3387 Mobile & WhatsApp: (+852) 9027 1429
E-mail: afreris@netvigator.com Website: www.chopinsocietyhk.org
⻑沙灣元洲街
號昌發⼯廠⼤厦1樓D8室
265
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THE PROGRAMME DAY BY DAY
Friday, 12th May, 2023
1 – 3.00 to 3.45pm
LI Fu Yuen, Harry
(BU, BA Music, Year 1)
Repertoire:
i) Song of the Emperor by Luys de Narvaez
ii) Prelude no.5 by Villa-Lobos
2 – 3.50 to 4.35pm
LIU Cheuk Tung, Nicole
(BU, BA Music, Year 1)
First prize winner of Guitar Solo Junior Section in 69th Hong Kong Inter-School Music Festival Competition in 2017
Repertoire:
La Catedral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
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LECTURE/PRESENTATION (1) 4.40 TO 5.30pm
Learn the instrumental and musical fundamentals for playing Renaissance and Baroque music on a modern six-string guitar, including the particularities of playing originals and transcriptions.
Discover the historical essentials, affinities, and divergences of Spanish, English German, French, Italian, Central, and Eastern European music and instruments, and explore their influences and synergies.
Explore the historical and technical bibliography on performance practices with notable authors such as J.C. Veilhan, C.Ph.E. Bach, Toineau & Arbo, N. Harnoncourt, W. Emery, T. Hoppstock, D. Poulton, J.Ph Rameau, R. Kirkpatrick, and others.
These resources will be suggested to students in relation to the presented pieces and for the expansion of their development practices, particularly with music from Luys de Narvaez, John Dowland, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Louis Claude Daquin, Domenico Scarlatti, and more.
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3 – 5.40 to 6.25pm
TSE Tsz Wai, Percy (BU Music graduate, LTCL, FTCL)
Repertoire:
Variations on a theme of Sor, Op.15 by Miguel Llobet
4 – 6.30 to 7.15pm
CHEN Yan, Betty (11th grade)
- First Prize winner of Youth Solo Section in Zhuhai Corbin Cup Guitar Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Shenzhen SGC Classical Guitar Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Zhuhai Corbin Cup Guitar Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Shenzhen Bay Classical Guitar Invitational Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Guitar Duet Section D in the China Youth Music Competition
Hummingbird Music Awards in 2022.
Repertoire:
Fantasia on the theme from “La Traviata” by Julian Arcas/ Francisco Tarrega
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5 – 7.20 to 8.05pm
CAO Le, Harry (8th grade)
- First Prize winner of Junior Section in G.H.M. International Guitar Art Festival in 2019.
- First Prize winner of Youth Solo Section in the Shenzhen SGC Classical Guitar Competition in 2022.
- Second Prize winner of Youth Solo Section in China (Zhuhai) Corbin Cup Guitar Competition in 2022. - First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Shenzhen SGC Classical Guitar Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Zhuhai Corbin Cup Guitar Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Duet Section in the Shenzhen Bay Classical Guitar Invitational Competition in 2022.
- First Prize winner of Guitar Duet Section D in the China Youth Music Competition Hummingbird Music Awards in 2022.
Repertoire:
i) Un Sueño en la Floresta by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
ii) Saudade no.3 by Roland Dyens
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Saturday, 13th May, 2023
1 – 3.00 to 3.45pm
CHONG Quan
(9th grade, The Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music)
Repertoire:
Granada by Isaac Albeniz
2 – 3 50 to 4 35pm
CHI Chengxu
(10th Grade, The Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music)
- Second prize winner of The 4th Guangzhou Alice Cup National Guitar Competition in 2022.
Repertoire:
Capriccio Diabolico - Omaggio a Paganini by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco
LECTURE/PRESENTATION (2) 4.40 TO 5.30pm
Discover the instrumental and musical fundamentals for playing Classical, Romantic, and Neo-romantic music with particular attention to playing originals and transcriptions on a modern six-string guitar. Explore the historical essentials, affinities, and divergences of music from West and East Europe, South and North Americas, and Asia, and their influences and synergies.
In addition, students will be provided with a historical and technical bibliography on performance practices from notable authors such as Ch. Rosen, N. Harnoncourt, J.Haydn, R. Crocker.
These resources will be suggested in relation to the presented pieces, and are meant to enhance the students' development practices, particularly with music from M. Giuliani, H.G. Scheidler, M. Llobet, I. Albeniz, E. Granados, F. Tarrega, M. Castelnuovo Tedesco, N. Joshkin, among others.
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3 – 5.40 to 6.25pm
LI Zehao
(9th grade, Shenzhen Arts School)
- First prize winners of the Junior section of 6 International Guitar Competitions in Changsha, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong from 2015 to 2018
- Frist prize winner of the Junior Division of the prestigious GFA Guitar Competition in 2019.
Repertoire:
Rossiniana No.1, Op. 119 by Mauro Giuliani
4 – 6.30 to 7.15pm
HE Jinghan
(10th Grade, The Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music)
Repertoire:
Asturias by Isaac Albéniz
5 – 7.20 to 8.05pm
ZHANG Chengyi
(10th Grade, The Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory of Music)
Repertoire:
Libra Sonatina, 3rd movement by Roland Dyens
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Sunday, 14th May, 2023
1 – 3.00 to 3.45pm
CHEN Yan and CAO Le
Guitar Duet
Repertoire:
i) Spanish Dance No. 5 by Enrique Granados
ii) Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
2 – 3.50 to 4.35pm
LING Kai Chun Ling and LING Kai Chiu
Guitar Duet
Ling Kai Chun
(Form 4)
- First prize winner of both Guitar Solo Senior and Guitar Duet Senior sections in 74th Hong Kong Inter-School Music Festival Competition in 2022.
- First prize winner of the Category S3 Guitar in the First Lugano (Switzerland) International Music Competition in 2022.
Ling Kai Chiu
(Form 2)
- First prize winner of Guitar Solo Junior section in 73rd Hong Kong Inter-School Music Festival Competition in 2021
- First prize winner of both Guitar Solo Intermediate and Guitar Duet Senior sections in 74th Hong Kong Inter-School Music Festival Competition in 2022.
- Second prize winner of the Category S3 Guitar in the First Lugano (Switzerland) nternational Music Competition in 2022.
Repertoire:
i) Le Coucou by Louis-Claude Daquin (arr. Miguel Llobet)
ii) The Entertainer by Scott Joplin
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Learn the instrumental and musical fundamentals for playing Contemporary music in multiple directions and aesthetic on a modern six-string guitar, including the particularities of playing originals and transcriptions. Explore the historical essentials, affinities, and divergences of Contemporary music from West and East Europe, South and North Americas, and Asia, and their influences and synergies.
Notable authors in the historical and technical bibliography on performance practices will be suggested to students, including N. Harnoncourt, A. Schoenberg, R.S. Brindle, R. Descartes, P. Hindemith, L. Bernstein, J. Cardozo, M. Schaeffer, and others. This bibliography will be suggested to students in relation to the presented pieces and to expand their development practices, with particular emphasison music from A. Barrios Mangore, H. Villalobos, R. Dyens, S. Joplin, A. Piazzolla, J. Rodrigo, L. Brouwer, E. Carter, E. Gismonto and others. These resources are meant to assist students in developing a deeper understanding of the music and enhancing their performance skills.
3 – 5.40 to 6.25pm
FU Hoi Man, Kevin (CU Music Year 2)
- First prize winner of Guitar Solo Senior section in 73rd Hong Kong Inter-School Music Festival
Competition in 2021.
- First prize winner of Guitar Solo Open section in the 21st China (Zhuhai) Guitar Art Festival and “Corbin Cup” Guitar Competition in 2022.
Repertoire:
i) Fantasie in Dm by Sylvius Leopold Weiss
ii) Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin
LECTURE/PRESENTATION (3)
4.40 TO 5.30pm
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4 – 6.30 to 7.15pm
CHEUNG Ka Tung, Tony
(BU, BA Music, Year 1)
Repertoire:
Prelude from BWV 1006a by J. S. Bach
5 – 7.20 to 8.05pm
LING Kai Chun
Repertoire:
i) Air by John Dowland
ii) The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth Her Galliard by John Dowland
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