Updated Programme

Haydn   Sonata in B minor, Hob XVI, No 32
Mozart   Rondo in A minor, K511
Holliger  Elis, Three Nocturnes for Piano
Liszt      Consolations Nos 1 and 2, S 171
Liszt      Sonetto del Petrarca No 123, S161
Liszt      Sonata in B minor, S178

“Many great contributions of mankind were often deemed as radical or even unpalatable in their time, such as Picasso’s paintings, Socrates’s contributions to philosophy and Beethoven’s late string quartets. Beginning with the stormy Sonata in B minor by Haydn and followed by the stinging chromaticism of Mozart’s Rondo in A minor, the programme then moves to the relatively modern Elis by Heinz Holliger, and concludes with Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, which was received with suspicion and indifference in its time. Rising to immortality, these works have truly stood the test of time. Timelessness is the nature of all great art.” 

 

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Described by the Dutch newspaper Trouw as "remarkable... emotionally advanced for his age", Wong Chi-yan's sensitive playing dives deep into the meaning of music and explores its infinite possibilities of expression.

Faith has inspired many exceptional works of art. Wong brings technical brilliance and expressive delicacy to a programme that explores spirituality in music, including works by two deeply devout believers, Liszt and Messiaen, together with Beethoven's Sonata in C which occupies a special place in Wong’s musical journey with its youthful exuberance and joyful radiance.

Born in Hong Kong, the 21-year-old Wong has given recitals and performed as a soloist with orchestras in Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Ukraine and the UK.

Updated Programme

Haydn  
Sonata in B minor, Hob XVI, No 32 

Mozart  
Rondo in A minor, K511

Holliger 
Elis, Three Nocturnes for Piano

Liszt      
Consolations Nos 1 and 2, S 171

Liszt      
Sonetto del Petrarca No 123, S161

Liszt      
Sonata in B minor, S178

Original Programme

Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 3 in C, Op 2, No 3

Liszt/Busoni
Fantasy on Two Themes from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro

Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

Messiaen
Regard de l'esprit de joie from Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus