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24 Oct 2025 07:30 PM
Hailed by the BBC as one of the top ten string quartet ensembles of all time, Pavel Haas Quartet (Czechia) will present a brilliant program of late Beethoven as well as early 20th-century Czech composers rarely performed in Hong Kong.
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Pavel Haas Quartet Veronika Jarůšková, violin Marek Zwiebel, violin Šimon Truszka, viola Peter Jarůšek, cello Program Vítězslava Kaprálová: String Quartet No.1, Op. 8 Bohuslav Martinů: String Quartet No.5, H.268 – Intermission – Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.16 in F major, Op.135 Bio The Pavel Haas Quartet is revered across the globe for its richness of timbre, infectious passion and intuitive rapport. Performing at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and having won five Gramophone Awards and numerous others for their recordings, the Quartet is firmly established as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. The Quartet appears at major venues including Wigmore Hall, London; Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, Berlin; Musikverein, Vienna; Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg; Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam; Tonhalle, Zürich; Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome; BOZAR, Brussels; NCPA, Beijing; LG Arts Centre, Seoul and Carnegie Hall, New York. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Quartet was invited to be on the cover of The Strad’s June 2022 issue and was the featured interview in BBC Music Magazine in the same month. It was included in the latter magazine’s list of 10 greatest string quartet ensembles of all time and was described as “stylistically powerful and richly sonorous, known for its passionate and fearless performances.” Since September 2022, the Pavel Haas Quartet has been Artist-in-Residence at the Dvořák Prague Festival and curates the chamber music concerts, which has included the programming all of Dvořák's String Quartets and chamber music works over three seasons. The Pavel Haas Quartet records exclusively for Supraphon. Their most recent recording of the Brahms Viola and Piano Quintets with Boris Giltburg and their former member, Pavel Nikl, was released to critical acclaim in May 2022. The recording was described as “radiant and vivacious” by The Strad, and was Presto Classical’s Recording of the Week. For their previous album of Shostakovich String Quartets (2019), they received the Recording of the Year by Classic Prague Awards and were named one of the 100 best records of the year by The Times. The Quartet received their five Gramophone Awards for their recordings of Dvořák, Smetana, Schubert, Janáček and Haas, as well as Dvořák’s String Quartets No.12 ‘American’ and No.13, for which they were awarded the most coveted prize, Gramophone Recording of the Year in 2011. The Sunday Times commented: “their account of the ‘American’ Quartet belongs alongside the greatest performances on disc.” Further accolades include BBC Music Magazine Awards and the Diapason d’Or de l’Année in 2010 for their recording of Prokofiev String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2. Since winning the Paolo Borciani competition in Italy in 2005, further highlights early on in their career have included the nomination as ECHO Rising Stars in 2007, the participation in the BBC New Generation Artists scheme between 2007–2009 and the Special Ensemble Scholarship the Borletti-Buitoni Trust awarded to them in 2010. The Quartet is based in Prague and studied with the late Milan Škampa, the legendary violist of the Smetana Quartet. They take their name from the Czech-Jewish composer Pavel Haas (1899–1944) who was imprisoned at Theresienstadt in 1941 and tragically died at Auschwitz three years later. His legacy includes three wonderful string quartets. Read more
Pavel Haas Quartet Veronika Jarůšková, violin Marek Zwiebel, violin Šimon Truszka, viola Peter Jarůšek, cello Program Vítězslava Kaprálová: String Quartet No.1, Op. 8 Bohuslav Martinů: String Quartet No.5, H.268 – Intermission – Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.16 in F major, Op.135 Bio The Pavel Haas Quartet is revered across the globe for its richness of timbre, infectious passion and intuitive rapport. Performing at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and having won five Gramophone Awards and numerous others for their recordings, the Quartet is firmly established as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. The Quartet appears at major venues including Wigmore Hall, London; Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, Berlin; Musikverein, Vienna; Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg; Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam; Tonhalle, Zürich; Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome; BOZAR, Brussels; NCPA, Beijing; LG Arts Centre, Seoul and Carnegie Hall, New York. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Quartet was invited to be on the cover of The Strad’s June 2022 issue and was the featured interview in BBC Music Magazine in the same month. It was included in the latter magazine’s list of 10 greatest string quartet ensembles of all time and was described as “stylistically powerful and richly sonorous, known for its passionate and fearless performances.” Since September 2022, the Pavel Haas Quartet has been Artist-in-Residence at the Dvořák Prague Festival and curates the chamber music concerts, which has included the programming all of Dvořák's String Quartets and chamber music works over three seasons. The Pavel Haas Quartet records exclusively for Supraphon. Their most recent recording of the Brahms Viola and Piano Quintets with Boris Giltburg and their former member, Pavel Nikl, was released to critical acclaim in May 2022. The recording was described as “radiant and vivacious” by The Strad, and was Presto Classical’s Recording of the Week. For their previous album of Shostakovich String Quartets (2019), they received the Recording of the Year by Classic Prague Awards and were named one of the 100 best records of the year by The Times. The Quartet received their five Gramophone Awards for their recordings of Dvořák, Smetana, Schubert, Janáček and Haas, as well as Dvořák’s String Quartets No.12 ‘American’ and No.13, for which they were awarded the most coveted prize, Gramophone Recording of the Year in 2011. The Sunday Times commented: “their account of the ‘American’ Quartet belongs alongside the greatest performances on disc.” Further accolades include BBC Music Magazine Awards and the Diapason d’Or de l’Année in 2010 for their recording of Prokofiev String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2. Since winning the Paolo Borciani competition in Italy in 2005, further highlights early on in their career have included the nomination as ECHO Rising Stars in 2007, the participation in the BBC New Generation Artists scheme between 2007–2009 and the Special Ensemble Scholarship the Borletti-Buitoni Trust awarded to them in 2010. The Quartet is based in Prague and studied with the late Milan Škampa, the legendary violist of the Smetana Quartet. They take their name from the Czech-Jewish composer Pavel Haas (1899–1944) who was imprisoned at Theresienstadt in 1941 and tragically died at Auschwitz three years later. His legacy includes three wonderful string quartets. Read more
08 Nov 2025 07:30 PM
Rising star pianist Filippo Gorini (Italy) brings his innovative project Sonata for Seven Cities, involving month-long residencies in various major metropoles, from Vienna and Cape Town to Hong Kong. In this unique recital, Gorini will perform a new work by his close collaborator, renowned composer Beat Furrer, as well as a world premiere from Hong Kong composer Jing Wang.
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Program
Beat Furrer: Studie für Klavier III (2025) Jing Wang: Kaleidoscope (world premiere, Cosmopolis Festival commission) Franz Schubert: Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 Bio
At only 29 years of age, Filippo Gorini’s musicianship has drawn unanimous acclaim in recitals at venues such as Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Konzerthaus, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, London Wigmore Hall, Louis Vuitton Foundation Paris, Zurich Tonhalle, Van Cliburn Foundation, Vancouver Recital Society, as well as with orchestras such as the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchester, the Nagoya Philharmonic, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Gyeonggi Philharmonic in Seoul, and the Opera Nacional de Chile. Filippo’s highlights from 2023/24 include his recital debuts in Teatro alla Scala di Milano and at Cal Performances in Berkeley, and concertos with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Daniele Gatti, Shenzhen Philharmonic and Musikalische Akademie Mannheim, as well as a chamber music tour in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, for the Marlboro Music Festival. Filippo’s multi-year project The Art of Fugue Explored has shown his vision and creativity going further than just his performing abilities: with the support of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, he has released the work on Alpha Classics in 2021, performed it internationally over 30 times, and has released on RAI5 and RaiPlay a series of filmed conversations on Bach’s music involving personalities such as Peter Sellars, Frank Gehry, Sasha Waltz, Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Polzin, Alfred Brendel, George Benjamin, and many more. Produced by Unitel, they will soon be published internationally. His project Sonata for Seven Cities aims to show a new, responsible, and sustainable approach to concert life with monthly residencies in Vienna, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Portland, Milan, and more, centered around performances, outreach, teaching, and philanthropy. During this project, he will also perform seven newly commissioned piano pieces by composers such as Beat Furrer, Stefano Gervasoni, Yukiko Watanabe, Michelle Agnes Magalhaes, Federico Gardella, and Oscar Jockel. Filippo received the Premio Abbiati, the most prestigious musical recognition in Italy, in 2022, as well as the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2020 and First Prize at the Telekom-Beethoven Competition 2015. His three albums featuring Beethoven and Bach late works, released on Alpha Classics, have garnered critical acclaim, including a Diapason d'Or Award and 5-star reviews on The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Le Monde. Alongside his solo career, Filippo has performed chamber music with musicians such as Marc Bouchkov, Itamar Zorman, Pablo Ferrandez, Brannon Cho and Erica Piccotti, in renowned festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, the Prussia Cove Chamber Music Seminars, as well as Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg with Steven Isserlis. He has taught masterclasses at the Liechtenstein Musikakademie, the University of British Columbia, the Royal Welsh College of Music, and the conservatories in Bergamo and Siena. He follows the world of contemporary composition actively and has played works by composers such as Stockhausen, Kurtág, Boulez, and Lachenmann, as well as commissioning new pieces. After graduating with honours from the Donizetti Conservatory in Bergamo and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Filippo’s artistic development is now supported by the mentorship of Maria Grazia Bellocchio, Pavel Gililov, Alfred Brendel, and Mitsuko Uchida. Photo credit: Simon Pauly Piano sponsor: Tom Lee Music Read more
The event is free and open to the public. REGISTER
Program
Beat Furrer: Studie für Klavier III (2025) Jing Wang: Kaleidoscope (world premiere, Cosmopolis Festival commission) Franz Schubert: Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 Bio
At only 29 years of age, Filippo Gorini’s musicianship has drawn unanimous acclaim in recitals at venues such as Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Konzerthaus, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, London Wigmore Hall, Louis Vuitton Foundation Paris, Zurich Tonhalle, Van Cliburn Foundation, Vancouver Recital Society, as well as with orchestras such as the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchester, the Nagoya Philharmonic, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Gyeonggi Philharmonic in Seoul, and the Opera Nacional de Chile. Filippo’s highlights from 2023/24 include his recital debuts in Teatro alla Scala di Milano and at Cal Performances in Berkeley, and concertos with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Daniele Gatti, Shenzhen Philharmonic and Musikalische Akademie Mannheim, as well as a chamber music tour in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, for the Marlboro Music Festival. Filippo’s multi-year project The Art of Fugue Explored has shown his vision and creativity going further than just his performing abilities: with the support of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, he has released the work on Alpha Classics in 2021, performed it internationally over 30 times, and has released on RAI5 and RaiPlay a series of filmed conversations on Bach’s music involving personalities such as Peter Sellars, Frank Gehry, Sasha Waltz, Alexander Sokurov, Alexander Polzin, Alfred Brendel, George Benjamin, and many more. Produced by Unitel, they will soon be published internationally. His project Sonata for Seven Cities aims to show a new, responsible, and sustainable approach to concert life with monthly residencies in Vienna, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Portland, Milan, and more, centered around performances, outreach, teaching, and philanthropy. During this project, he will also perform seven newly commissioned piano pieces by composers such as Beat Furrer, Stefano Gervasoni, Yukiko Watanabe, Michelle Agnes Magalhaes, Federico Gardella, and Oscar Jockel. Filippo received the Premio Abbiati, the most prestigious musical recognition in Italy, in 2022, as well as the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2020 and First Prize at the Telekom-Beethoven Competition 2015. His three albums featuring Beethoven and Bach late works, released on Alpha Classics, have garnered critical acclaim, including a Diapason d'Or Award and 5-star reviews on The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Le Monde. Alongside his solo career, Filippo has performed chamber music with musicians such as Marc Bouchkov, Itamar Zorman, Pablo Ferrandez, Brannon Cho and Erica Piccotti, in renowned festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, the Prussia Cove Chamber Music Seminars, as well as Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg with Steven Isserlis. He has taught masterclasses at the Liechtenstein Musikakademie, the University of British Columbia, the Royal Welsh College of Music, and the conservatories in Bergamo and Siena. He follows the world of contemporary composition actively and has played works by composers such as Stockhausen, Kurtág, Boulez, and Lachenmann, as well as commissioning new pieces. After graduating with honours from the Donizetti Conservatory in Bergamo and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Filippo’s artistic development is now supported by the mentorship of Maria Grazia Bellocchio, Pavel Gililov, Alfred Brendel, and Mitsuko Uchida. Photo credit: Simon Pauly Piano sponsor: Tom Lee Music Read more