Announcement - IC2025
Introduction to IC2025
Hailed by the Financial Times as a festival with a "finely hewn sense of craft," Intimacy of Creativity – The Bright Sheng Partnership: Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong (IC) returns for another innovative season from June 2 to June 9, 2025, presented in partnership with the Momenta Quartet and Festival of New York City!
Intimacy of Creativity explores the creative process through public, in-depth Open Discussions on the campus of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which presents the festival. Revised compositions by 3 selected Composer Fellows, between ages 20 and 35, are formally presented at Preview Concerts on campus, and World Premiere Concerts held in renowned at the Tea House of the Xiqu Centre at the renowned West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong.
The 2025 season is proud to present Andrew Simon, the principal clarinetist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, as IC's Distinguished Artist. It also launches the first partnership between HKUST and the Momenta Quartet. IC Founder and Artistic Director Bright Sheng (HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large) is joined by Guest Artists, including
- Andrew Simon, clarinet
- Momenta Quartet
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello
IC2025 is presented by the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. The season is presented with support from Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen, and media partners Radio Television Hong Kong, and Naxos Music Group.
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Supported by
- Dr. and Mrs. Helmut Sohmen in memory of Sir Yue-Kong Pao CBE JP
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