{"id":2543,"date":"2026-04-14T08:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chambermusic1-avh6g9b4hdhgc0av.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:28:48","slug":"post-69-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chambermusic1-avh6g9b4hdhgc0av.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=2543","title":{"rendered":"The Fabulous Five: Love\u2019s Joy and Heartache"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Date and time:<\/strong>
28 September 2026, Mon, 7:00p.m.

Venue:<\/strong>
Ladies\u2019 Recreation Club \u2013 Function and Dining Rooms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ticket prices: <\/strong>
Concert Only $280; Concert & Dinner $680
 
Programme:<\/strong>

Massenet: Cendrillon, \u201cEnfin, je suis ici\u201d, \u201cC\u0153ur sans amour, printemps sans rose\u201d
Bizet: Carmen, \u201cL\u2019amour est un oiseau rebelle\u201d (Habanera), \u201cPr\u00e8s des remparts de S\u00e9ville\u201d (Seguidilla)
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, \u201cHumming Chorus\u201d, \u201cUn bel d\u00ec vedremo\u201d
Bellini: I puritani, \u201cQui la voce sua soave\u201d
Puccini: La boh\u00e8me, \u201cQuando m\u2019en vo\u2019\u201d, \u201cS\u00ec, mi chiamano Mim\u00ec\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Intermission ~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127 \u2013 Nos. 1, 3, 7
Schubert: Notturno in E\u2011flat major, Op. 148, D 897
Mozart: Piano Trio in B\u2011flat major, K. 502<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Artists:<\/strong>
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Soprano
Phoebe Tam<\/strong><\/strong>

Soprano Phoebe Tam, a graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Mannes College of Music under a full Hong Kong Jockey Club scholarship, was a Jockey Club Opera Hong Kong Young Artist. A finalist in international competitions, she has performed leading roles from Le nozze di Figaro to La traviata and La boh\u00e8me, and regularly appears as a concert and oratorio soloist.

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Mezzo-soprano
Samantha Chong<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
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Violin
James Cuddeford<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Currently Concertmaster of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Australian violinist James Cuddeford is acclaimed as a versatile soloist, chamber musician and composer. He won a full scholarship at 12 to the Yehudi Menuhin School, later studying at the Royal Northern College of Music and winning First Prize at the 1996 Charles Hennen International Competition. A leading interpreter of contemporary music, he has premiered major works worldwide, with his compositions represented by the Australian Music Centre.

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Cello
Laurent Perrin<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

French\/Luxembourg cellist Laurent Perrin, who studied with Georges Malleck, Lluis Claret and Raphael Wallfisch, has collaborated with Gy\u00f6rgy Seb\u00f6k and quartets including Takacs, Borodin and Amadeus. Assistant Principal Cello of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, he teaches at HKAPA, Chinese University and Baptist University, and co-founded the RTHK String Quartet and RTHK Chamber Soloists.

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Piano
Colleen Lee<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Pianist Colleen Lee, lauded for her \u201cmagnificent, heavenly touch\u201d (Il Giornale di Vicenza), won 6th Prize at the 15th Chopin International Competition. She has performed worldwide with orchestras including Israel Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, and at festivals like Duszniki Chopin and New York\u2019s Keyboard Festival. A former Hong Kong Sinfonietta Artist Associate, she excels in chamber music with artists like Ning Feng and the Shanghai Quartet.

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