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About the show

In Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in A minor, HK Phil's principal bassoonist Mo Banwen joins forces with conductor Spinos, praised by Le Monde as "the finest interpreter of Vivaldi," for a dazzling performance; the programme opens with Bach's Second Brandenburg Concerto, featuring principal trumpeter Ba Lixun alongside Wang Jing, Shi Delin, and Wei Ersun. After Handel's magnificent Water Music, Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony—the pinnacle of the Classical symphonic tradition—closes the concert, its finale inheriting the superb contrapuntal skill of Bach and Handel with radiant brilliance—a splendid celebration of 18th-century classical music. The principal musicians of the Hong Kong Philharmonic present this meticulously crafted concert with consummate artistry, led by conductor Spinos, renowned as a Vivaldi authority, featuring masterpieces by four giants: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, and Mozart. The HK Phil is funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and is a venue partner of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Synopsis translated by KinoHK — the performance itself is not in English unless stated above.