Hong Kong City Hall in Central｜Hong Kong Sinfonietta — Live Animation Stories: The New Nutcracker & The Pastorale

Description

Conductor: Vivian Ip

Animator/Illustrator/Writer: Grégoire Pont

Live Storytelling: Yuri Ng (HKS Artist Associate 2011-2013) ^

Adaptation: Michael Lam

Following his hugely successful Hong Kong début last year, renowned French illustrator and animator Grégoire Pont returns to bring to you another magical experience in the concert hall with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and conductor Vivian Ip. Under Grégoire’s brilliant “Cinesthetics” concept combining live-drawings, animation and classical music, the timeless story of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker will be retold with local artist Yuri Ng joining as narrator, and the enchanting countryside idyll in Beethoven’s “Pastorale” Symphony will be brought to life in front of your eyes – an unforgettable evening of next-level storytelling and multisensory enjoyment awaits.

Programme

Beethoven

Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68, “Pastorale”

Tchaikovsky

Music from The Nutcracker, Op 71 ^