The HKCO was founded in 1977 and is the only professional, full-sized Chinese orchestra with 91 musicians in Hong Kong. It is deeply rooted in the Chinese cultural heritage. Its performance format and repertoire include both traditional and contemporary works. It also explores new frontiers in music through commissioning new works. Over the years, it has commissioned more than 1,700 original compositions and arrangements. HKCO is The Venue Partner of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
歐洲巡演暨2020年第二十三屆中國春節民族音樂會 The 2020 Grand Chinese New Year Concert 3/2/2020（一 Mon） 晚上7:30pm 匈牙利布達佩斯藝術皇宮 Müpa Budapest, Budapest, Hungary 指揮：閻惠昌 Conductor : Yan Huichang 胡琴合奏 《二泉映月》 華彥鈞曲 李煥之編曲 Huqin Ensemble Reflection of the Moon on the Water Hua Yanjun Arr. by Lee Huanzhi I think the most amazing part of this text is you assumed the reader to deduce that the ensemble playing is the HKCO. You really should put in the full name of the ensemble in the description, it's basic respect for all the players inside. We are not playing Captain Obvious game here...
just found a nice way to translate the title of the video, so just sharing it here for anyone also interested: [A 30-second sneak peek of Wang Zhanzhan’s performance of “Farewell My Concubine” on Suona takes you into the ancient Chu-Han war period! 】
I like how the orchestra treats this music with the utmost seriousness; you an see it in their expression, although it might not be in their usual repertoire
I have this odd feeling about this tune; when performed by a single erhu soloist (perhaps with an accompanying yang qin) it would sound very dark/depressing, sad, you could almost come to tears. But when done by an orchestra (like here) it looses that depressed mood, and in fact sounds very elegant - almost cheerful ....does anyone feel the same??
