Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue

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3 Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue David Alan Miller conductor Indra Thomas 1 soprano Kevin Cole 2 piano An all-gershwin programme Oh Kay!: Overture Porgy and Bess: Summertime 1 Porgy and Bess: My man s gone now 1 The man I love 1 They can t take that away from me 1 Rhapsody in Blue 2 Intermission Love is here to stay 1 Embraceable you 1&2 S wonderful 1 An American in Paris Dear patrons For a wonderful concert experience, kindly switch off your mobile phone and other beeping devices before h b i Ph h di fil i i d i ki ll d W i h

4 The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO) is one of Asia s leading orchestras. Enriching Hong Kong s cultural life for over a century, the Orchestra has grown into a formidable ensemble of Chinese and international talents in the last three decades, attracting world-class artists to perform on the same stage. HKPO annually touches the lives of 200,000 music lovers through more than 150 performances. Under the leadership of its internationally renowned conductor Edo de Waart, HKPO continues to scale new heights in musical excellence. The continuing cycle of Mahler symphonies and challenging programming outside the traditional repertoire, have become highly anticipated events as well as musical milestones for the Orchestra. Beethoven s Fidelio opera-inconcert and Mahler s Das Lied von der Erde are inarguably the major highlights of the 2009/10 season. Many great artists perform with the HKPO, from pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Boris Berezovsky and Paul Lewis, violinist Sarah Chang to cellist Steven Isserlis. Last October, the audiences were thrilled with the performance of the HKPO under the baton of the legendary Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. From April 2006, The Swire Group Charitable Trust became the Hong Kong Philharmonic s Principal Patron, enabling Maestro de Waart s artistic vision for the Orchestra to be realized. Swire s sponsorship of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the largest in the Orchestra s history, supports artistic growth and development as the Orchestra takes its place on the ld d b i f f i l ll

5 HKPO stays in tune with our city by presenting the orchestra in unexpected venues and bringing the excitement of the concert experience to every home through radio and television broadcasts. These included, the largest symphonic event of the year, Swire Symphony Under the Stars at Happy Valley. The Orchestra runs a comprehensive schools education programme, HSBC Insurance Creative Notes, bringing the joy of classical music to primary, secondary and special school kids, and once in a while, the Orchestra drops the formality of the classical concerts to crossover with Western and Chinese pop stars. The Orchestra also builds its reputation and raises its artistic standards by touring. In 2007/08 season, the Orchestra performed in the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and the Beijing Music Festival. In 2009, the Orchestra undertook a major six-concert tour of China, including the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, Beijing s National Centre for the Performing Arts and Shanghai Grand Theatre under the leadership of Maestro Edo de Waart. In February 2008, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council honoured the HKPO with the Arts Promotion Award, in recognition of its success in expanding its audience base and gaining public support in recent years. The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region SWIRE is the Principal Patron of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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7 Salute to Our Partners The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the Partners below for their generous sponsorship and support! MAJOR FUNDING BODY PRINCIPAL PATRON MAJOR SPONSORS CIC Investor Services Limited a subsidiary of Crédit Industriel et Commercial, France

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9 David Alan Miller conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. He has worked with most of America s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Minnesota, Chicago, Baltimore, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Miller is also founder and Artistic Director of New Paths in Music, a festival in New York City dedicated to presenting the works of significant non-american composers who are not yet well known in the United States. As Music Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony s reputation as the nation s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. Further recognising the accomplishments of Miller and the Albany Symphony, Carnegie Hall has invited them to perform in their inaugural Spring for Music festival. Recent and upcoming appearances include the Detroit Symphony, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, the Belgrade Philharmonic, Lisbon s Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Florida Orchestra, the Honolulu Symphony and his fifth visit to Portugal s Estoril Festival. Miller is highly regarded as a champion and interpreter of American music. His extensive discography includes recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince, and Michael Torke for London/Decca. Mr Miller s most recent CD releases include the world première recording of Michael Torke s opera, Strawberry Fields, on the Ecstatic Records label as well as a disc of major works by George Tsontakis with the Albany Symphony Orchestra for Koch. A native of Los Angeles, Miller holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and The Juilliard School. He lives with his wife and three children near Albany, k

10 Indra Thomas soprano Indra Thomas is rapidly establishing herself as one of the world s major sopranos. The New York Times wrote of her performance at the Caramoor Festival as a triumph...the audience awarded her a tremendous ovation. She made her New York Philharmonic début in excerpts from Porgy and Bess, in a gala New Year s Eve Concert conducted by Lorin Maazel and nationally televised on Live from Lincoln Center. She also performed in concerts of scenes from Porgy and Bess at her début with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia conducted by Yuri Temirkanov and with the Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Other highlights of past concert engagements also include performances in London under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington on the opening night of BBC Proms in which she performed in Tippett s A Child of Our Time, the work which also served as her début with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis. In addition, she has collaborated with conductors including Vladimir Spivakov, Jesús López-Cobos, Myung-whun Chung and orchestras such as Orchestre National de Lyon, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and Orchestre de Paris. She has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Festival de Saint Denis and Tokyo s Oji Hall. A celebrated soprano in performing Aida, Indra has sung the title role at the Bregenz Festival, Palm Beach Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Michigan Opera Theatre. She has also performed in numerous other opera productions. Ms Thomas recordings include A Child of Our Time with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis, and a CD for National Public Radio of lieder by Strauss, Duparc and John Duke. She is also featured on the Naxos CD titled A Night at the Opera.

11 Kevin Cole piano America s Pianist Kevin Cole has delighted audiences with a repertoire that includes the best of 20 th Century American Music. His performances have prompted accolades from the foremost critics in America, especially for his interpretation of Gershwin When Cole sits down at the piano, you would swear Gershwin himself was at work Cole stands as the best Gershwin pianist in America today, wrote the Chicago Tribune. Critic Andrew Patner wrote: A piano genius...he reveals an understanding of harmony, rhythmic complexity and pure show-biz virtuosity that would have had Vladimir Horowitz smiling with envy. Kevin performed with the Nashville Symphony in TV programme Gershwin At One Symphony Place, which was aired on PBS nationwide in Other engagements include: sold-out performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall; the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center; the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra (London); the Boston Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, and many others. He has shared the concert stage with notables from opera greats William Warfield and Sylvia McNair to Broadway legends Barbara Cook and Marvin Hamlisch. Kevin Cole is an award-winning musical director, arranger, composer and vocalist who garnered the praises of renowned composers, lyricists, as well as members of the Gershwin family. He has also worked as vocal arranger/ accompanist for opera and musical theatre performers, and given master-classes in musical theatre vocal performance. He has served as Musical Director for Pasadena Playhouse, Michigan Ensemble Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and Royal George Theatre (Chicago). Kevin currently works with song-writing legend Hugh Martin. His discography includes Gramophone Musical Album of the Year, 1995, Gershwin s Oh, Kay! with soprano Dawn Upshaw (Elektra/Nonesuch), his acclaimed solo piano disc, Cole Plays Gershwin and his vocal début album In The Words Of Ira - The Songs of Ira Gershwin.

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18 SUMMERTIME from Porgy and Bess MY MAN S GONE NOW from Porgy and Bess Music by George Gershwin Libretto by DuBose Heyward Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin Music by George Gershwin Libretto by DuBose Heyward Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin Summertime, and the livin is easy, fish are jumpin, and the cotton is high. Oh yo daddy s rich, an yo ma is goodlookin, so hush, little baby, don you cry. One of these mornin s you gonna rise up singin, then you ll spread yo wings an you ll take the sky. But till that mornin there s a nothin can harm you with Daddy an Mammy standin by. My man s gone now, ain no use a-listenin for his tired footsteps climbin up de stairs. Ah Ole Man Sorrow s come to keep me comp ny, whisperin beside me when I say my prayers. Ah Ain dat I min workin, work an me is travellers journeyin togedder to de promise land. But Ole Man Sorrow s marchin all de way wid me tellin me I m ole now since I lose my man. Since I lose my man. Ole Man Sorrow sittin by de fireplace, lyin all night long by me in de bed. Tellin me de same thing mornin, noon an eb nin, that I m all alone now since my man is dead. Ah Since my man is dead.

19 THE MAN I LOVE from Lady, Be Good! and Strike Up The Band Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin THEY CAN T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME from Shall We Dance Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin When the mellow moon begins to beam, ev ry night I dream a little dream, and, of course, Prince Charming is the theme, the he for me. Although I realize as well as you, it is seldom that a dream comes true, to me it s clear that he ll appear. Someday he ll come along, the man I love. And he ll be big and strong, the man I love. And when he comes my way, I ll do my best to make him stay. He ll look at me and smile, I ll understand. And in a little while he ll take my hand. And though it seems absurd, I know we both won t say a word. Maybe I shall meet him Sunday, maybe Monday, maybe not. Still I m sure to meet him one day, maybe Tuesday will be my good news day. He ll build a little home, just meant for two, from which I ll never roam, who would; would you? and so all else above, I m waiting for the man I love. Our romance won t end on a sorrowful note, Though by tomorrow you re gone; The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, The melody lingers on. They may take you from me, I ll miss your fond caress. But though they take you from me, I ll still possess: The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem ry of all that No, no! They can t take that away from me! The way your smile just beams, The way you sing off key, The way you haunt my dreams, No, no! They can t take that away from me! We may never, never meet again On the bumpy road to love, Still I ll always, always keep the mem ry of The way you hold your knife, The way we danced till three, The way you ve changed my life. No, no! They can t take that away from me! No! They can t take that away from me!

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22 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY from The Goldwyn Follies EMBRACEABLE YOU from Girl Crazy Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin The more I read the papers The less I comprehend The world and all its capers And how it all will end. Nothing seems to be lasting, But that isn t our affair; We ve got something permanent, I mean in the way we care. It s very clear Our love is here to stay; Not for a year But ever and a day. The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know May just be passing fancies, And in time may go. But, oh my dear, Our love is here to stay; Together we re going along, long way. In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, They re only made of clay, But our love is here to stay. Dozens of girls would storm up; I had to lock my door. Somehow I couldn t warm up To one before. What was it that controlled me? What kept my love life lean? My intuition told me You d come on the scene. Lady, listen to the rhythm of my heartbeat, And you ll get just what I mean. Embrace me, My sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, You irreplaceable you! Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me; You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me! I love all the many charms about you; Above all I want my arms about you. Don t be a naughty baby, Come to papa, Come to papa, do! My sweet embraceable you!

23 S WONDERFUL from Funny Face Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Arranged by Scot Woolley S wonderful, S marvellous You should care for me. S awfulnice, S paradise S what I love to see. You ve made my life so glamorous, you can t blame me for feeling amorous! Oh, S wonderful, S marvellous that you should care for me! My dear it s four-leaf clover time, from now on my heart s working over time, S exceptional no bagatelle, that you should care for me! Don t mind telling you in my humble fash, that you thrill me through with a tender pash. When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe; I swore then and there permanent devoshe. You make all other men seem blah. Just you alone fills me with ahh! It s magnifique S what I seek you should care for me. It s elegant it s what I want, it s what I love to see. You ve made my life so glamorous, you can t blame me for feeling amorous! Oh, S wonderful, S marvellous, that you should care for, always be there for, that you should care for me!

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28 Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra First Violins PHOTO Bobby Lee John Harding Concertmaster Leung Kin-fung First Associate Concertmaster Wong Sze-hang Second Associate Concertmaster Zhu Bei Third Associate Concertmaster Edo de Waart Artistic Director & Chief Conductor Maestro s Chair endowed by The Octavian Society & Y.S. Liu Foundation Mao Hua Cheng Li Ba Wenjing Gui Li Long Xi Mao Yiguo Rachael Mellado Ni Lan PHOTO Lawrence Chan Wang Liang Christine Wong Kar-yee # # Xu Heng Zhang Xi Perry So Zhou Tengfei Assistant Conductor (Education and Community Programmes) Second Violins Fan Ting Leslie Ryang Moon-sun Katrina Rafferty-Ma Miyaka Suzuki Tomoko Tanaka Mao Cheng Chi-man Ricardo de Mello Fang Jie # # Musician s Chair endowed by Societe Generale Private Banking Gallant Ho Ka chun Russell Kan Wang to Mo Kwok fai Martin Poon

29 Second Violins Alisa Yan Yuqing * * Ke Xue * * Liu Fang-xi * * Wang Yue Violas Andrew Ling Kaori Wilson Li Ming Alice Rosen Cui Hong-wei Fan Yan Ethan Heath Jonathan Kim William Lane Pak Ming Sun Bin Wang Jun * * Fan Xing * *Zhang Shu-ying Cellos Richard Bamping Fang Xiaomu Dora Lam Chen Yi-chun + + Anna Kwan Ton-an Chan Ngat Chau Cheung Ming-yuen Timothy Frank Li Ming-lu Yalin Song * * Li Cheng Double Basses Philip Powell Jiang Xinlai Feng Rong Samuel Ferrer Principal Acting Principal Co-Principal Assistant Principal + + Musician s Chair endowed by C. C. Chiu Memorial Fund Jeffrey Lehmberg George Lomdaridze Jonathan Van Dyke *

30 Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Flutes Piccolo Megan Sterling Olivier Nowak Linda Stuckey Oboes Cor Anglais Michael Wilson Ruth Bull Christopher Chen Clarinets Bass Clarinet Andrew Simon John Schertle Michael Campbell Bassoons Contra Bassoon Kam Shui Vance Lee Adam Treverton Jones Horns Mark Vines Lisa Rogers Chow Chi-chung Natalie Lewis Homer Lee Siu-lam Marc Gelfo Trumpets Trombones Jonathan Clarke Christopher Moyse Douglas Waterston Jarod Vermette Maciek Walicki Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Michael Priddy Paul Luxenberg James Boznos Percussion Harp Keyboard Shaun Tilburg Raymond Leung Wai-wa Sophia Woo Shuk-fai Christopher Sidenius Shirley Ip Extra players Flute Clarinet Saxophones Percussion

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32 Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra HONORARY PATRON The Chief Executive The Hon Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr Y S Liu Chair BOARD OF GOVERNORS Mr Y S Liu Chairman Mr Chung Shui-ming, GBS, JP Vice-Chairman Ms Joanne Chan Mrs Michelle Ong Cheung Ms Winnie Chiu Mr Glenn Fok Mr Lam Woon-kwong, GBS, JP Dr Lilian Leong, BBS, JP Prof Liu Ching-chih Mr Daniel Ng Yat-chiu Mr Nicholas Sallnow-Smith Mr Benedict Sin Nga-yan Mr Jack C K So, JP Mr Stephan Spurr Sir David Tang, KBE Mr Kenny Wong Kam-shan Mr David Zacharias ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr Chung Shui-ming, GBS, JP Chair Mr Lam Woon-kwong, GBS, JP Mr Y S Liu Mr Daniel Ng Yat-chiu HONORARY ADVISERS Prof Chan Wing-wah, JP Dr the Hon Marvin Cheung, OBE, SBS, JP Mr Vincent Chow Wing-shing, MBE, JP Ms Pansy Ho Chiu-king Mr Hu Fa-kuang, GBS, CBE, JP Lady Kadoorie Dr Ronald Leung, OBE, JP Mr Shum Choi-sang, SBS, OBE, MA, JP Ms Ada Wong Ying-kay, JP The Hon Sir T. L. Yang, GBM, JP Mr Chung Shui-ming, GBS, JP Mr Daniel Ng Yat-chiu Mr Jack C K So, JP Mr Stephan Spurr FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr Chung Shui-ming, GBS, JP Chair Mr Glenn Fok Mr Y S Liu Mr Nicholas Sallnow-Smith Mr Benedict Sin Nga-yan Mr Kenny Wong Kam-shan Mr Robert T. Wong FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Mr Daniel Ng Yat-chiu Chair Mrs Janice Choi Ms Winnie Chiu Ms Tasha Lalvani Vice-Chair Mrs Leigh Tung Chou Mr Peter Siembab Mr Jack C K So, JP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mr Stephan Spurr Chair Ms Joanne Chan Prof David Gwilt, MBE Mr Warren Lee Dr Lilian Leong, BBS, JP Mr Y S Liu Sir David Tang, KBE Mr Mark Vines

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37 ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND The Endowment Trust Fund was set up in 1983 with these initial sponsors. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust The Hongkong Bank Foundation The Hongkong Land Group Citibank. NA Jardine. Matheson & Company Ltd The Tung Foundation PAGANINI PROJECT This project is initiated and organizated by Business for Art Foundation. Donated by Mr Patrick Wang Emile Germaine (1907) Violin, played by Ms Tomoko Tanaka Mao Donated by Mr Lowell Chang Lockey Hill (c.1800) Violin, played by Mr Wang Liang Donated by Mr Po Chung Dawne Hadded (1991) Violoncello, played by Mr Cheung Ming-yuen Donated by Mr Laurence Scofield Ansaldo Poggi (1910) Violin, played by Ms Zhang Xi INSTRUMENTAL DONATION Donated by The Ladies Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Rare instruments donated Enrico Rocca (1902) Violin, played by Mr Cheng Li Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (1866) Violin, played by Ms Bei Zhu, Third Associate Concertmaster Joseph Gagliano (1788) Violin, played by Mr Wong Sze-hang, Second Associate Concertmaster Cario Antonio Testore (1736) Violin, played by Mr Ni Lan Other instruments donated in support of the Instrument Upgrade and Echancement Project Two German Rotary Trumpets A set of Wagner Tubas

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