{"id":1419,"date":"2025-08-28T07:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chambermusic1-avh6g9b4hdhgc0av.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:56:09","slug":"post-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chambermusic1-avh6g9b4hdhgc0av.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=1419","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of French Melodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Hong Kong Chamber Music Society<\/strong>
proudly presents<\/em><\/strong>

The Beauty of French Melodies
Recital by soprano Athene Mok and pianist Maha Zahid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date and time:<\/u><\/strong>
Monday 28 October, 2024
(Concert at\u00a07pm \/ Dinner at 8:30pm)
\u00a0
Location:<\/u><\/strong>
Central

Admission<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0
$280 (concert only);\u00a0$560 (concert & dinner)
\u00a0
Programme<\/u><\/strong>:
Piano – Debussy: Cath\u00e9drale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)
Piano – Debussy: Bruy\u00e8res (Heather)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1- Passionate Love and Sweetness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano & vocal – Gabriel Faur\u00e9: Chanson d’amour (Love song)
Piano & vocal – Saint-Sa\u00ebns: Aimons-nous (Let us love)
Piano & vocal – Gabriel Faur\u00e9: Notre amour (Our love)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 2 – Mythology and Beauty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano & vocal – Hahn: N\u00e9\u00e8re (Neaera)
Piano & vocal – Hahn: A chloris (To Chloris)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 3 – The Night and Dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano & vocal – Hahn: L’heure exquise (Exquisite hour)
Piano & vocal – Faur\u00e9: Apr\u00e8s un r\u00eave (After a dream)
Piano & vocal – Massenet: Nuit d’Espagne (Spanish Night)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intermission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano – Debussy: Estampes
I. Pagodes
II. Soir\u00e9e dans grenade (The evening in Granada)
III. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the rain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 4 – Nature on Love<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano & vocal – Chausson: La derni\u00e8re feuille (The last leaf)
Piano & vocal – Chausson: Le colibri (The Hummingbird)
Piano & vocal – Chausson: Les papillons (Butterflies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 5 – The Passing of Time and Regrets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano & vocal – Chausson: Le temps de lilas (Lilac time)
Piano & vocal – Poulenc: Les Chemins de l’amour (The Paths of Love)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the musicians:<\/u><\/strong>

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mok Tsz Wai<\/strong>, <\/strong>Athene<\/strong> (Soprano)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong soprano, Athene Tsz Wai Mok has performed in Taipei, the United States, Hong Kong, Toronto and Tel Aviv. She appeared as Ah Fei in the premiere of Kungfood<\/em>, a chamber opera in Cantonese by Dr. Chan Hing-yan in June, 2023.  She also appeared as Xiao Hong in the 2023 Hong Kong Art Festival\u2019s dance opera Love Streams<\/em>. Her other operatic appearances include Poppea and Valletto in L\u2019incoronazione di Poppea<\/em>, La F\u00e9e in Cendrillon<\/em>, Morgana in Alcina<\/em>, Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites,<\/em> Despina in Cosi fan Tutte.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athene is an active recitalist and concert soloist. Her concert appearances include Bach\u2019s Magnificat <\/em>with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Haydn\u2019s The Creation <\/em>and Bach\u2019s B minor mass <\/em>with the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Rochester Chorus, Haydn\u2019s Nicolaimesse<\/em> with Bucknell University Choir and Camerata, Faur\u00e9\u2019s Requiem<\/em> with The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus, Rossini\u2019s Petite Messe Solennelle<\/em> and Saint Sa\u00ebns\u2019 Christmas Oratorio <\/em>with the Hong Kong Youth Choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athene received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree and Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. She obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Maha Zahid (Piano)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Casablanca, Moroccan pianist Maha Zahid began studying piano at the age of six at the Casablanca Conservatory under the guidance of Ali Moussadak. She then continued her studies at the Salmon Music School with Nicole Boyer and later joined the Paris Normal Music School under the tutelage of Jean-Marc Luisada. Currently, she is studying with pianists Alexander Gurning, Florian Noack, and Christophe Meunier at the Li\u00e8ge Royal Conservatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maha gave her first concert at the age of 19 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre 121 of the Institut Fran\u00e7ais de Casablanca. Following this, she performed at various venues including the CMOOA Gallery, Mus\u00e9e du Luxembourg in Paris, Acropolium of Carthage in Tunisia, Marguerite Theater in Caltanissetta, Italy, Villa Arts of Rabat, National Library of Rabat, the auditorium of Le Regard du Cygne in Paris, La Fonderie of Fontenay-sous-Bois, and Yamaha Casablanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to participating in international competitions and concerts, Maha Zahid spends part of her time volunteering to bring classical music to retirement homes and hospitals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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