The Hong Kong Sinfonietta will provide a rousing finale to Hong Kong Week for Shanghai Expo on October 22 with its unique interpretation of A Soldier's Story.
It is also a highlight of Hong Kong Cultural Week at the 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival.
Based on a Russian folk tale, Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale is about a soldier trading his fiddle to the devil for a book of fortune. Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the artists transformed this piece into a story with contemporary connotations. In this version, the soldier is replaced by a modern business executive, with a setting in the commercial world.
The collaborative venture will bring together the sinfonietta's music director Yip Wing-sie, choreographer Yuri Ng, narrator Chu Pak-him, celebrated dancers Huang Lei, Shirai Tsuyoshi, Jay Jen Loo and Abby Chan, and lighting designer Billy Chan.
Narrated in Putonghua, A Soldier's Story will be staged at the Oriental Concert Hall of the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre.
The concert also includes two of Stravinsky's other musical gems - Three Pieces for Clarinet and Jeu de Cartes (Card Game).
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