Cellomania: Maximilian Hornung Plays Shostakovich

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Music Director Emeritus/ Conductor: Yip Wing-sie 
Cello: Maximilian Hornung
 
Programme
Stravinsky                      Suite No 2 for Small Orchestra
Shostakovich                Cello Concerto No 1 in E-flat, Op 107
Tchaikovsky                   Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
 
Maximilian Hornung (Cello)

“Mind-blowing…Listening to Hornung’s playing is a pure joy, with such power and musicality.” BBC Music Magazine

“Exhilarating, poetic performances.” The Guardian

“Shostakovich’s nuances require a highly sensitive, technically perfect soloist. Maximilian Hornung is simply more than that.” Der Spiegel

“An enviable mixture of technical address, tonal sophistication and intelligence.” Seen and Heard International

- Has performed with renowned orchestras and conductors such as London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Vienna Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézét-Séguin, Mariss Jansons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, David Zinman, Bernard Haitink, etc

- His chamber music partners have included Anne-Sophie Mutter, Antje Weithaas, Hélène Grimaud, Daniil Trifonov, Christian Tetzlaff, Lisa Batiashvili, François Leleux, Joshua Bell, Lars Vogt, etc
- Artistic Director, Traunsteiner Sommerkonzerte

- First Principal Cellist, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2009–2013)

- First Prize, ARD Music Competition 2007

Duration: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 min intermission
Age Limit: 6 (Person below this age not admitted)
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Remarks: Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists