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Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
The performance will run for about 1 hour 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats respectively during the intermission or at a suitable break. The presenter reserves the right to refuse admission of latecomers, or determine the time and manner of admission of latecomers.
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Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
French violinist and conductor Renaud Capuçon is firmly established internationally as a major soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. In 1997, Claudio Abbado invited him to become concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, working with conductors including Pierre Boulez and Seiji Ozawa. Since then, Capuçon has established himself as a soloist and performed with leadintg orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Wiener Philharmoniker. His many conductor relationships include Daniel Barenboim, Semyon Bychkov, Stéphane Dénève, etc. A great commitment to chamber music has led him to collaborations with Martha Argerich, Nicholas Angelich and Yo-yo Ma at various festivals worldwide. Capuçon has represented France at some prestigious international events, including a performance at the reopening ceremony of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.
Since 2021, Capuçon has been the Artistic Director, conductor and play-director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. He is regularly invited to conduct leading orchestras including the Wiener Symphoniker and Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Capuçon is the Artistic Director of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad Festival, the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence founded by him, and the Rencontres Musicales Festival in Evian.
In 2022, Capuçon launched his partnership with Deutsche Grammophon and released a collection of violin sonatas with Martha Argerich. His latest album presents the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J.S. Bach.
In 2011, he was appointed 'Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite' and in 2016 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur' by the French Government. In March 2020, he published his first book, titled Mouvement perpétuel. Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù 'Panette' (1737), which once belonged to Isaac Stern.
Guillaume Bellom (Piano)
Guillaume Bellom has one of the most unique paths to success of his generation, pursuing studies not only in piano but also in violin, all the way from the Conservatoire of his hometown Besançon to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. It was in this institution that he decided to fully develop his activity as a pianist, under the influence of striking personalities such as Nicholas Angelich and Hortense Cartier-Bresson.
In 2015, Bellom was highly acclaimed as a finalist at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition. His performance was awarded the Modern Times Prize. That same year, he won the First Prize at the Épinal International Competition and became laureate of the L'Or du Rhin Foundation before winning the Thierry Scherz Prize at the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad Festival. In 2017, he was nominated at the French Victoires de la Musique.
Bellom has performed as a soloist with the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National d'Ile de France, the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne etc., under the baton of Jacques Mercier, Christian Zacharias and Pierre Dumoussaud, etc. Deeply interested in chamber music, his mastery of a vast repertoire has made him a much sought-after musical partner, performing with artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Paul Meyer, Yan Levionnois, Hermès Quartet and Girard Quartet.
His discography includes two albums dedicated to four hands pieces by Schubert and Mozart, recorded with Ismaël Margain on Aparté, two albums with cellist Yan Levionnois, and a solo recording of Schubert, Haydn and Debussy in 2017 on Claves. In 2024, Bellom released his first solo album, Richard Strauss - Piano Works on Mirage, exploring the German master’s early works for solo piano.
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Brahms’s Dark Sonic Palette by Capuçon from a Conductor and Violist's Perspective
Date: 11 Oct 2026 (Sun)
Time: 6:45pm
Venue: Committee Room North, 7/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall
Speaker: Johnny Ng (Violist, Conductor & Music Educator)
In Cantonese. The talk will run for about 1 hour.
Admission free on a first come, first served basis.
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