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University Artists Scheme: Dialogue with Maestro Yip Wing-sie

10 Feb 2012

 

Maestro Yip Wing-sie will join Professor Daniel Chua, Head of the School of Humanities, in a conversation ranging from how she expresses her feelings for a piece of music through tempo and phrasing to how this expressivity affects the listening experience, from the pursuit of beauty in her life and work to the merits of an arts education.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:
1 March 2012 (Thursday)
5:30 - 7:00 pm (with Q&A session)
Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

Speaker: Maestro Yip Wing-sie (葉詠詩)
Moderator: Professor Daniel Chua (Head of the School of Humanities, HKU)

The Forum will be conducted in English.

The University Artists Scheme 2011- 2012 is hosted by the Faculty of Arts and is generously supported by the Daniel Chan Fund. This event is held with the support of the School of Humanities.

About the University Artists Scheme:
The University Artists Scheme was officially launched in 2008 and is the first programme of its kind to be held at HKU. The Scheme brings artists of international caliber to the campus, to share their knowledge with and enrich the lives of students, staff and the community. UAS website: http://arts.hku.hk/UAS/

Yip Wing-sie (Music)
A highly respected and influential figure in Asia's orchestral music scene, Yip Wing-sie (葉詠詩) has been the Music Director of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta since 2002 and is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Winner of the First Prize as well as "LYRE d'OR" in the 35th Concours International de Jeunes Chefs d'Orchestre de Besançon in 1985, Yip Wing-sie has collaborated with such renowned artists as Augustin Dumay, Fou Ts'ong, Shlomo Mintz, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. She was awarded the "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2007. In 2010, she was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FRCM).

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Georgina Challen, Public Affairs Manager, Faculty of Arts (tel: 2219 4250 email: gchallen@hku.hk) or Ms Phyllis Mak, Programme Manager, Faculty of Arts, HKU (tel: 2859 8048, email: kpmak@hku.hk).