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Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive Concert to be staged at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center

10.22.2019
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With the support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Musicus Society will present a series of concerts under the Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive program, to tell stories of heritage through music and providing local artists with opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration. Following the inaugural activities at Tai Kwun in September, Musicus Society will present a concert with guided tour at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center on November 22 (Friday) to coincide with Musicus Fest 2019. Through performances and guided tour, the new initiative aims at creating an enriched and meaningful concert experience for the public at large.
The Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) is located at the former Explosives Magazine of the old Victoria Barracks, a site steeped in history, cultural significance, and natural beauty in Admiralty, the heart of Hong Kong’s business district. Through careful conservation, restoration and adaptive re-use, this heritage site was successfully transformed into a cultural, artistic and intellectual hub. Since its opening in February 2012, the ASHK offers a great variety of programs in the form of lectures, performances, film screenings, exhibitions and heritage tours to the community.
 
The upcoming heritage concert will feature selected chamber works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Carl Maria von Weber. The program of this heritage concert attempts to outline the changes of the former Victoria Barracks and its subsequent revitalization into the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. Led by Artistic Director Trey Lee, the lineup included renowned overseas artists and local talents such as Colleen Lee, as well as Musicus Young Artists Audition winners Brian Choi and Sirius Chau.
 
In addition to the above concert, there will also be a free guided tour for concert ticket holders.

2019 Musicus Fest Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive Concert

Date & TIME
22 Nov 2019 (Friday) | 6pm
Venue
Miller Theater, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Tickets
$280 (free seating; tickets are available at Cityline)
FREE GUIDED TOUR
FOR THE PUBLIC
A free guided tour is offered at 5pm, 22 Nov on a first-come-first-served basis for concert ticket holders. Advance registration is required. Please register at Musicus Society website (www.musicussociety.org).
Program
Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 11, “Gassenhauer”
Weber Trio in G minor for flute, cello and piano, Op. 63
Mendelssohn Piano Sextet in D, Op.110

Artists
Trey Lee (Artistic Director/Cello); Brian Choi (Violin); Zen Hu (Violin); Born Lau (Viola); Vladimir Mendelssohn (Viola);
Alexander Hülshoff (Cello); Lars Jakob (Double Bass); Dejan Lazić (Piano); Colleen Lee (Piano); Sirius Chau (Flute)
Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive Master Classes
  1. Cello Master Class by Alexander Hülshoff | 23 November 2019 (Sat) | 10:30am
  2. Viola Master Class by Vladimir Mendelssohn | 23 November 2019 (Sat) | 12nn
Venue: AST916, Au Shue Hung Building, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University

Members of the public are welcome to sign up for the Master Classes as auditors. Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis. Please register at Musicus Society website (www.musicussociety.org).


About the Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive Program
Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Alive is a 3-year program to promote music through heritage. A year-long series of heritage activities include master classes, school visits, tailored-made performances and heritage guided tours. In addition to serving as a platform for international artists to nurture local musicians and young talents, the programme also creates an enriched and meaningful concert experience for the public at large.

Musicus Society (www.musicussociety.org)
The Musicus Society was founded in 2010 as a registered charity under the vision of renowned cellist Trey Lee, with a mission to promote music and music education through cross-cultural collaboration between local and overseas artists. Apart from the annual Musicus Fest, which provides a meeting point for artists from across the world, the Musicus Heritage Community Concert Series bring world-class artists to local heritage sites. Moreover, Musicus Inspires! Educational program aims to nurture aspiring young musicians in Hong Kong, as well as to cultivate students from all social backgrounds. Musicus Society is financially supported by the Art Development Matching Grants Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.