The Canticle of the Sun is based on a 13th-century religious poem by St. Francis of Assisi thought to be perhaps the first literary work written in Italian. BBC Music Magazine reported, “…the Canticle is not so much a concerto-like conversation as a follow-my-leader mystical journey in glorification of the creator, the elements, life and eventually death…”
Performing the demanding, virtuosic cello part is the outstanding young Icelandic cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, an Affiliate Artist of Carnegie Hall, whose playing has been called “charismatic” and “riveting” by The New York Times.
《太陽頌歌》是根據十三世紀阿西西的聖方濟所寫的一首宗教詩所作，這首詩也許是第一套用意大利文撰寫的文學作品。《英國廣播公司音樂雜誌》這樣形容：「……與其說《太陽頌歌》是一首對話似的協奏曲，不如說是一段跟隨帶領者走的靈性旅程，去榮耀創造主，頌揚大自然的力量、生命，以及最後的死亡終結……。」
演奏曲中艱深而超卓的大提琴段落的，是來自冰島的優秀青年大提琴好手Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir，她是紐約卡奈基音樂廳的特約藝術家，其演奏曾獲《紐約時報》稱許為「魅力非凡」及「引人入勝」。
Date & Time 日期 與 時間
4 December 2017 (Monday) 8 p.m. 二零一七年十二月四日(星期一)晚上八時正
Venue 地點
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall 香港文化中文音樂廳
Artists 演出者
Soloist 獨奏
Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello 大提琴
Jerome Hoberman, conductor 何博文 指揮
Rex Man, conductor 文柏渝 指揮
Alex Wong, piano 黃歷琛 鋼琴
Felix Suen, piano 孫梓浩 鋼琴
The Hong Kong Bach Choir 香港巴赫合唱團
Tickets 票務
Tickets Available: 6 November 2017 門票開售日期：二零一七年十一月六日
Online Booking 網上訂票: www.urbtix.hk
Ticket Reservation 電話訂票: 3761 6661
Credit Card Booking 信用卡訂票: 2111 5999
Discounts 訂票優惠
10% off 九折:
Members of the Law Society of Hong Kong 香港律師會會員
Members of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers 香港工程師學會會員
Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects 香港建築師學會會員
Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors 香港測量師學會會員
Members of the Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association 香港藝術行政人員協會會員
15% off 八五折:
Friends of the Hong Kong Bach Choir 香港巴赫合唱團之友
50% off 半價:
Full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and the minder, and CSSA recipients
全日制學生、六十歲或以上高齡人士、殘疾人士及看護人、及綜合社會保障援助受惠人士
Group Discount schemes 團體優惠
5% off 九五折: Purchase of 6 to 9 standard tickets 六至九張正價門票
10% off 九折: Purchase of 10 or more standard tickets 十張或以上正價門票
The Hong Kong Bach Choir 