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One of the most esteemed figures in the trumpet world, Reinhold Friedrich was 2nd Prize winner at the 1986 ARD International Music Competition, and has since enjoyed a stellar career both as a soloist and as a renowned pedagogue. In 2003, Claudio Abbado appointed him as Principal Trumpet of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, where he is Artistic Director of the brass ensemble to this day. He visits Hong Kong this October for two programmes, starting with a fantastic chamber concert with the brass musicians of Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Spanning delightful works by Albinoni, Böhme, Bernstein and more, join us for a feast of great brass music which showcases the power, resonance and at the same time gentle lyricism of top-level brass-playing!

Reinhold Friedrich: A Brass Celebration

Hong Kong City Hall

Stefan Dohr is a living legend. The principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic is considered one of the best in the world, if not the best horn player of the present time. Together with the brass players of our orchestra, he opens up a whole musical world, ranging from the brass serenades of Antonín Dvořák and Richard Strauss to Bernstein's "West Side Story" and the famous fanfare by Aaron Copland, composed in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, which still stands for the strength and unwavering spirit of the "ordinary person." This exclamation also has a response! It comes from Joan Tower, whose "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman" also comes from the American music tradition and highlights the extraordinary role of women - powerful, yet in their own way.

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Dvořák and Bernstein

Palace of Culture

With a career spanning over three decades, the Brentano Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. The New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism; and the Times (London) hails their “wonderful, selfless music-making.” They bring their “Evocations of Home” program to San Diego—which offers a set of perspectives on the idea of home, culturally, intellectually, emotionally, and geographically. The evening program prominently features a new work by UC San Diego Professor Lei Liang, alongside movements byDvorak, Schubert, Bartok and Monteverdi that evoke a sense of place, identity and heritage.

Brentano String Quartet

University of California San Diego

﻿Hillary Schefter is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, receiving her undergraduate and masters degrees in Harp Performance. She is Principal Harp of the Arapahoe Philharmonic, Boulder Symphony, and Littleton Symphony as well as a regularly performing member of the Chamber Music Society of Greater Denver. She is thrilled to be joining the Great Falls Symphony in the 2023 – 2024 season as Principal Harp.

Composer

Chou Wen-Chung

Events

Past events

Oct 21, 2026

Reinhold Friedrich: A Brass Celebration · Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Nov 2, 2025

Dvořák and Bernstein · Dresdner Philharmonie

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