Les pianistes is a group of ardent Hong Kong pianists who have been working with one another for years. The gathering and consolidation of the group are based on one common ideal: to break the invisible barrier of the so-called canon of the piano literature by sharing music which is rarely performed, seldom heard, not frequently recorded, newly written, miserably overlooked and neglected in oblivion, etc., in scrupulously and creatively organized live concerts.
Though only founded in 2012, members of Les pianistes have started this unique musical practice since long ago and critical acclaims have been yielded on these pianists for bringing not less than this illuminous list of composers, namely Godowsky, Blancafort, Bortkiewicz, Medtner, Mompou, Ropartz, Alexandrov, Ponce, Gnattali, Mignone, Guastavino, Earl Wild, de Severac, Vladigerov, Jongen, etc. to light in the relatively conservative musical environment in Hong Kong. We also promote the music of such living composers (with some of whom we even have personal contacts) as Alexander Rosenblatt, Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Kyoko Yamamoto, Nikolai Kapustin, Marcela Fiorillo, Federico Ruiz, to name but a few, extensively.
With the launch of this blog, we are happy to present some of our best live recordings or home-made recordings either from our concerts or from various private occasions. We would also like to introduce interesting and highly recommendable recordings, music, scores, in other words, any fascinating stuff about music, from the unique perspective of Les pianistes, here.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once declared that "Without music, life would be an error". To live a less erroneous life, come join us for some better music.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Rachmaninoff - Floods of Spring for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Lawrenza Lau
Gryaznov - Turkish Rhapsody for Two Pianos Eight Hands
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Ada Wong / Sandy Ho
Piano II: Siu-yau Poon / Edmund Cham
Vladigerov - Foxtrot for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Eugene Tse
Cyril Scott - Lotus Land for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Lawrenza Lau
Piano II: Eugene Tse
Debussy - Lindaraja for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Edmund Cham
Piano II: Koon Fuk Yin
Montsalvatge - Barcelona Blues for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Edmund Cham
Gryaznov - The Last Flight of the Bumble Bee for Two Pianos Six Hands
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Eugene Tse / Lawrenza Lau
Aron Bubelnikov - Carmen for Two Pianos
2014.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Siu-yau Poon
Rachmaninoff - It's Lovely Here for Two Pianos
2012.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Koon Fuk Yin
Piano II: Lawrenza Lau
Rosenblatt - Alice in Wonderland for Two Pianos
2012.8.2 Two 4 Fun
Parsons Music Recital Hall, 14/F Times Square, Hong Kong
Piano I: Ada Wong
Piano II: Sandy Ho
Our Pianist ~ Grace Cheng
Graduated from Trinity College of Music under the tutelage of renowned Russian pianist Mikhail Kazakevich in 2014, Grace Toiyan Cheng has appeared in concerts as a soloist at leading venues namely the Adrian Boult Hall and the Mazzoleni Hall of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
At a young age, Grace made her debut when she won the fourth place of the 13th and 14th Asian Piano Competition Advanced Class and was named a Fellow of the Trinity College London. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada, Grace has given solo recitals in Toronto, Birmingham, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Our coming concert: TWO 4 FUN!!!!
Dear friends and music lovers,
Bored of just another piano recital? Bored of listening to another traditional repertoire? We, Les Pianistes, are very happy to announce our upcoming concert in the summer – Two 4 Fun! As always, we are going to present rare but thrillingly exciting repertoires by composers of all around the world, this time, with two pianos four hands, even six hands, and eight hands!
We are exceptionally honored to have pianist Ivan Yanakov from London to play a few pieces with us this time! And we will also have local pianist Edmund Cham and Samuel Lung to perform with us as guest performers as well! You will certainly be stunned by their technical brilliance and musicality, and be amazed by the colorful, joyful and fun world of music being brought to you!
Here are the details of our concert –
Date: 2 Aug 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Parsons Music Recital Hall, Times Square 14/F
Ticket: $100
Should you have any enquiries, please contact us at lespianisteshk@gmail.com. Please also visit our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/lpihk ) and youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/ lespianisteshk) for our past events and videos!
Bored of just another piano recital? Bored of listening to another traditional repertoire? We, Les Pianistes, are very happy to announce our upcoming concert in the summer – Two 4 Fun! As always, we are going to present rare but thrillingly exciting repertoires by composers of all around the world, this time, with two pianos four hands, even six hands, and eight hands!
We are exceptionally honored to have pianist Ivan Yanakov from London to play a few pieces with us this time! And we will also have local pianist Edmund Cham and Samuel Lung to perform with us as guest performers as well! You will certainly be stunned by their technical brilliance and musicality, and be amazed by the colorful, joyful and fun world of music being brought to you!
Here are the details of our concert –
Date: 2 Aug 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Parsons Music Recital Hall, Times Square 14/F
Ticket: $100
Should you have any enquiries, please contact us at lespianisteshk@gmail.com. Please also visit our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/lpihk
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