PAST EVENTS

2024

 

8, 22, 29

APRIL 2024

Hong Kong — Lee Hysan Concert Hall, CUHK

#flute

CUHK Composition Workshop

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble


Kenneth Li: Apis (2024) for 8 instruments

Felix Cheung: Kintsugi (2024) for 7 instruments

Xi-kun Wang: Through the Clouds (2024) for 7 instruments

Tsz-yan Lui: Autumn sorrow (2024) for flute and 6 instruments

Shuai-ke Chen: The Transcendent Realm (2024) for 5 instruments

 

18

APRIL 2024

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

#conducting

Guest Sectional Rehearsal

with HKAPA Academy Symphony Orchestra


Tanja Elisa Glinsner: Scintillae, oder „…froh, wie seine SOnnen fliegen…“ (2022)

 

19

MAR 2024

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Baptist University

#research #teaching

Visiting Lecture [MUSI3125: Music, Science and Technology]

with Dr. Kenneth Tam


Angus Lee: Machinic Entities, Digital Technology and the Future of Music-making (2024)

 

15

MAR 2024

Hong Kong — The Room, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District

#conducting

Towards Transcendence

with Freespace Ensemble


Erkki-Sven Tüür: Action - Passion - Illusion (1993)

Julia Wolfe: Fuel (2011)

Philip Glass: Symphony no.3 - 2 & 3 mvts (1994)

John Adams: Shaker Loops (1978)

 

02

MAR 2024

Hong Kong — Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

#research


Angus Lee: In modo molto giocoso: Play, Creativity and Subversion in Music (2024)

 

06

FEB 2024

Hong Kong — Seminar Room, 11/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

#research


Angus Lee: The Vocation of Music-making in the Time of Digital Automation (revised ver.; 2023-24)

 

31

JAN 2024

ECLAT Festival 2024

Stuttgart, Germany — Teaterhaus, T2

#conducting

Preisträgerkonzert Kompositionspreis Stuttgart 2023

with Ensemble Modern


Philipp Krebs: Paramount (2021/22)

Irene Galindo Quero: si callalo pudié sentirsas (2020)

 

12

JAN 2024

Hong Kong — Cattle Depot Artist Village

#flute

Sonic Visual Interplay: Where There is Togetherness

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble


Brian Bromberg: Where There is Togetherness (2023)

2023

 

4

DEC 2023

Hong Kong — Education University of Hong Kong

#teaching

Masterclass-workshop with Angus Lee


Frank Martin: Ballade no.1 for flute & piano

Georges Hüe: Fantaisie pour flûte et piano

 

3

NOV 2023

Hong Kong — Chinese University of Hong Kong

#research #teaching

Bauhinia Concert 2023: Pre-concert workshop-lecture


Angus Lee: The Vocation of Music-making in the Time of Digital Automation (2023)

 

2

NOV 2023

Hong Kong — City University of Hong Kong

#flute

Lunchtime Duo-recital with flute & piano

with Mark Hui


Paul Hindemith: Flute Sonata

Johannes Brahms: Sonata no.1 in F minor (Op.120)

César Franck: Sonata in A major, 4 mvt (encore)

 

27

OCT 2023

Hong Kong — Sheung Wan Civic Centre

#conducting

Hong Kong Composers’ Guild 40th Anniversary Concert

with NOVA Ensemble


Doming Lam: Three Chinese Dances (arr. 1963)

Matthew Lam: In Extremis (2022)

Hau-man Lo: Shakhi-Zinda (1994)

David Gwilt: Variants (1991)

Chun-ting Pang: As Snow (2012)

Samuel Leung: Excursion II (2022/ rev. 2023)

Stephen Yip: Sempre Invictus (2023)

 

21-22

OCT 2023

Hong Kong — Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

#flute

New Vision Arts Festival 2023: The Once and Future

with Berliner Philharmoniker’s ZeMu! Ensemble


Eugene Birman: The Once and Future (2022)

 

14-15

OCT 2023

Hangzhou, China

#flute #tour

Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival 2023

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble


Yuan Guo: Permeation III

Man Fang: Song of Sorrow

Deqing Wen: Quatre Poesies

Toshio Hosokawa: Drawing

George Benjamin: At First Light

 

11-19

AUG 2023

Lucerne, Switzerland

#teaching

Lucerne Festival Academy 2023


[Coaching repertoire]

Enno Poppe: Speicher I - VI (2008-2012)

 

13

JUL 2023

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Arts Centre McAulay Studio

#teaching

Lecture recital: Tribute to Penderecki

with Prof. Suyin Mak (CUHK) & Romer String Quartet


Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet no.1 (1960)

Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet no.3 “Leaves from an Unwritten Diary“ (2008)

 

01

JUL 2023

Ticino, Switzerland — Chiesa di Loco

#conducting

International Young Composers Academy Ticino

with Ensemble MusikFabrik & Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart


Jing Wang: X-LAB (2023; world première)

Beltrán González: dried roses, street lights and wet curtains (2023; world première)

Włodzimierz Żukowski: Pyramid texts 436 (2023; world première)

 

29

JUN 2023

Ticino, Switzerland — Chiesa di Comologno

#conducting

International Young Composers Academy Ticino

with Ensemble MusikFabrik & Johanna Vargas (soprano)


David Carrillo: Parallaxx Gasp (2023; world première)

Linxi Chen: Chatoyant of Somberness (2023; world première)

 

10-11

JUN 2023

Hong Kong — Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium

#flute

Theatre Meditation Production: Ashtanga

with Tsang Man-tung


Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from Partita in A minor (BWV 1013)

Giacinto Scelsi: Quays for solo alto flute

Live improvised segments

 

2-4

JUN 2023

Hong Kong — Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium

#flute

Chamber Opera in Cantonese: Kungfood

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble


Hing-yan Chan: Kungfood (world première)

 

28

MAY 2023

Hong Kong — Music Office Shatin Music Centre

#teaching

Flute Masterclass by Angus Lee


[Class repertoire]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from Quartet in no.1 D (K. 285)

Francis Poulenc: Allegretto malincolico from Sonata for flute & piano

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach: Flute Sonata in G major ‘Hamburger Sonate’ (H.564)

Carl Reinecke: Ballade (Op. 288)

 

18

MAY 2023

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Baptist University

#flute

Recording Project: Camilo Mendez

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble


Camilo Mendez: Canción de la Distancia (2011) for solo flute

Camilo Mendez: Canción de la Distancia II (2016) for flute & soprano saxophone

 

10

MAY 2023

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Baptist University

#flute

HKBU Composition Class: Reading Workshop

with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble & Camilo Mandez


Jerry Frederyk: Canton - Opera-nese - Miniature (2023) for flute, cello & percussion

 

29

APR 2023

Hong Kong — Osage Gallery

#flute

Beyond | Schism

duo recital with Linus Fung


Giacinto Scelsi: Quays for solo alto flute

Michael Jarrell: Le point est la source de tout… (Epitome II) (HK première)

Giacinto Scelsi: Ko-lho for flute & clarinet

George Benjamin: Flight for solo flute

Matthias Pintscher: beyond (a system of passing) for solo flute (HK première)

Toshio Hosokawa: Kuroda-bushi for solo alto flute

 

23

APR 2023

Hong Kong — HKU Loke Yew Hall

#flute

Collaborative Installation Performance Open Studios

with HKU Department of Music & HKU Faculty of Architecture


Kazuo Fukushima: Mei for solo flute

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from Partita in A minor (BWV 1013)

Isang Yun: Salomo for solo alto flute

Toshio Hosokawa: Kuroda-bushi for solo alto flute

 
 

17 - 19

MAR 2023

51st Hong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong — HKAPA Lyric Theatre

#flute

Dance-Opera Love Streams

with HKNME


Daniel Lo: Women Like Us, opera in 6 scenes

Hing-yan Chan: Heart of Coral, opera in 3 acts

 
 

24 - 25

FEB 2023

51st Hong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong — Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

#conducting

Chamber Music Theatre The Book of Water

with Esmé Quartet & Samuel West


Michel van der Aa: The Book of Water, chamber music theatre (2021 - 22)

 
 

19

FEB 2023

festival cresc… Biennale for Current Music

Frankfurt am Main, Germany — Frankfurt LAB

#conducting

International Composers & Conductors Seminar: Give us a poem

with Ensemble Modern


Philipp Krebs: Panorama (2021 - 22; world première)

Pyotr Peszat: Gewalt der Musik (2021 - 22; world première)

 
 

30

JAN 2023

HKS Good Music This Lunch series

Hong Kong — Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

#flute

HKS Lunchtime Concert

with Kiann Chow & Ann Huang


Jacques Ibert: Deux interludes for flute, violin & harp

 
 

16

JAN 2023

LCSD City Hall Virtuosi series

Hong Kong — Hong Kong City Hall Theatre

#flute

Flute Recital by Angus Lee

with Mark Hui & Chak-yin Pun


Giacinto Scelsi: Quays for solo alto flute

Ottorino Respighi: Sonata in B minor (P. 110)

Bruno Manvotani: Früh for solo flute

Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for flute & piano (Op. 94)

Darius Milhaud: Sonatine for flute & piano (Op. 76)

Nikolai Kapustin: Trio for flute, cello & piano (Op. 86)

 
 

7

JAN 2023

Premiere Music Festival

Hong Kong — Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

#flute

Concert Carnival of the Zodiac


Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

Additional movements by Dobrinka Tabakova & poems by Nury Vittachi

 

2022


 

19 - 20

NOV 2022

Hong Kong — HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

#conducting

Songs of Virotopia

with HKNME & Caleb Woo


Daniel Lo: Songs of Virotopia (2022; world première)

 

5 - 6

NOV 2022

New Vision Arts Festival Hong Kong

Hong Kong — Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium

#composition #conducting

Asian première: Opera Chasing Waterfalls

with HKNME & Eir Inderhaug


Angus Lee: Chasing Waterfalls, artificial intelligence opera in 7 scenes (2021 - 22; Asian première)

 

28 - 30

OCT 2022

New Vision Arts Festival Hong Kong

Hong Kong — Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park

#composition #conducting

A Date with Dogs


Angus Lee: Lapsus memoriae X — improvisazioni su tre frammenti narrati (2022; world première)

 

18

OCT 2022

Hong Kong — Sheung Wan Civil Centre

#composition #conducting

Pearlescence: Marimba Recital by Samuel Chan


Angus Lee: … ché la diritta via era smarrita for ensemble with obligato solo marimba (2021; world première)

 

6

OCT 2022

HKUST Cosmopolis Festival

Hong Kong — HKUST Shaw Auditorium

#flute

Synesthesia: An Electroacoustic & Multimedia Concert


Stylianos Dimou: momentum “I”: death & escape for bass flute & live electronics

 

6

OCT 2022

London, UK — state51 Factory

#composition

Recording Session: Vestigium II


Angus Lee: Vestigium II for percussion & fixed media (2019)

 

11

SEPT 2022

Gaudeamus Festival

Utrecht, Netherlands — Hof van Cartesius

#composition

European première: Vestigium I & II

with Angela Wai-nok Hui


Angus Lee: Vestigium I & II for solo percussion & fixed media (2019; European première)

 

3, 8, 11

SEPT 2022

Semperoper 2022/23 Season Opening

Dresden, Germany — Semperoper

#composition #conducting

World première: Opera Chasing Waterfalls

with ensemble of Staatskapelle Dresden & vocal soloists


Angus Lee: Chasing Waterfalls, artificial intelligence opera in 7 scenes (2021 - 22; world première)

 

10

APR 2022

Paris, France

#composition

World première: Quaranta

with Jeanne-Marie Conquer


Angus Lee: Quaranta [40 étude-fragments for solo violin] (2020; world première)

 

10

APR 2022

OutHear New Music Week

Greece — Municipal Conservatory of Larissa

#composition

World première: Palimpsest II

with Klangforum Wien


Angus Lee: Palimpsest II for string quartet (2021; world première)

 

2021


5 - 8

NOV 2021

Frankfurt am Main, Germany — Dachsalle

#conducting

10th International Composition Seminar: Phase 1

with Ensemble Modern


Philipp Krebs: Panorama (excerpts)

Piotr Peszat: Gewalt der Musik (excerpts)

 

1 - 3

OCT 2021

Tai Kwun SPOLIGHT series

Hong Kong — Tai Kwun JC CUBE

#conducting

The Happy Family

with HKNME


Daniel Lo: The Happy Family, multimedia theatre for ensemble, narration and projection (world première)

 

28

AUG 2021

Hong Kong — Osage Gallery

#flute

MUSIC & MOVING IMAGE 5.0

with Ken Ueno, Arnont Nongyao & HKNME


Ken Ueno: Water, the First Body for voice, film, solo flute, solo viola & ensemble (world première)

 

25

AUG 2021

Hong Kong — Festival Hall

#conducting

RTHK Recording Session

with HKNME


Nico Muhly: Motion

Beat Furrer: spur

John Adams: Shaker Loops

 

10

AUG 2021

Hong Kong — Youth Square
#conducting

HKCG NEW GENERATION 2020

with NOVA Ensemble


Nok-him Chan: Fog (world première)

Matthew Lam: Undine (world première)

Hong-yu Leung: Echoes of Spring (world première)

Pang Kwan: Wojtek (world première)

Cheuk-yan Tong: A Stranded Whale (world première)

Henry Chi-yeung Tsang: My distracting thoughts (world première)

Tsz-long Yu: Cliff Dance (world première)

Bonnie Yui-Ka Zheng: Comes full circle (world première)

Adrian Wong: Silent Heart (world première)

 

31

JUL 2021

HKNME Listening Room series

Hong Kong — Osage Gallery

#conducting

Paths / Remembrance: Trumpet Recital by Edwin Wong

with HKNME


Kenneth Tam: Woozy for clarinet, trumpet, violin & viola (2021; world première)

 
 

27 & 28

JUL 2021

Hong Kong — Cattle Depot Artist Village
#composition

Experiential Performance LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING

with Angela Wai-nok Hui


Angus Lee: Vestigium I & II for percussion & fixed media (complete set world première)

 
 

26

JUN 2021

IRCAM ManiFeste-2021

Paris, France — CENTQUATRE-Paris
#composition

World première: Lethescape

with Ensemble Intercontemporain


Angus Lee: Lethescape [5 meditation fragments] for bass flute, violin & cello (world première)

 
 

19

MAY 2021

Tai Kwun SPOLIGHT series

Hong Kong — Tai Kwun JC CUBE
#conducting

Work-in-progress showcase: The Happy Family

with HKNME musicians


Daniel Lo: The Happy Family, multimedia theatre for ensemble, narration and projection (excerpts)

 
 

29

APR 2021

HKUST Cosmopolis Festival

Hong Kong — CMA Lecture Theatre

#masterclass

Chamber Music Masterclass

with Patrick Yim & HKUST students


[Class Repertoire]

Carl Maria von Weber: Trio (Op. 63) for flute, cello & piano

 
 

28

APR 2021

HKUST Cosmopolis Festival

Hong Kong — CMA Lecture Theatre

#flute

Chamber Music Cocnert

with Hong Kong Chamber Project


Galison Lau: In Between

lari Kaila: Cameo for flute, viola & piano

Timothy Page: Marsya’s Turn for solo flute

Johann Sebastian Bach: Selections from Two-part Inventions for flute & clarinet

Daniel Lo: Forking Paths (world première)

 
 

27

APR 2021

HKUST Cosmopolis Festival

Hong Kong — CMA Lecture Theatre

#flute

A Night at the Opera


Gaetano Donizetti: Rita

 
 

21

APR 2021

eavesdropping.london

London, UK — Oxford House

#composition

World première: Vestigium I

with Angela Wai-nok Hui


Angus Lee: Vestigium I for solo percussion (2019; world première)

 
 

7

APR 2021

CityU Arts Festival 2021

Hong Kong — CityU Wong Cheung Lo Hui Yuet Hall

#flute

Flute Recital

with Shelley Ng


Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for flute & piano

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for flute & piano

Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise étude for flute & piano

Gabriel Fauré: Sonata in A major (Op. 13) for flute & piano

 
 

18

FEB 2021

Tom Lee Live online recital series

Hong Kong — Tom Lee TST

#flute

Tom Lee Live online recital

with Shelley Ng


Francis Poulenc: Sonata for flute & piano

Samuel Barber: Canzone for flute & piano

Ottorino Respighi: Sonata in B minor (P. 110)

 
 

2020


23

DEC 2020

HKNME In Dialogue with Beethoven series

Hong Kong — HKU Rehearsal Room
#flute #composition

Concert The Unknown

with HKNME


Angus Lee: Waiting for Ludwig van — memegraphic tribute to Alexander DeLarge for electronics (2020; world première)

Charles Kwong: Here the world expires for flute, violin & viola (2012/15)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade (Op. 25) for flute, violin & viola

 
 

18

DEC 2020

New York, USA — Cornell University
#composition

World première: Rage Over Lost Time

with HereNowHear


Angus Lee: Rage over Lost Time [ Preamble to « Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio, Op.129 » by Ludwig van Beethoven ] for 2 pianos (2020; world première)

 
 

28

NOV 2020

HKNME Sonic Ecology series

Hong Kong — Hong Kong Cultural Centre
#flute

Concert Who is now silent?

with HKNME


John Luther Adams: There is no one, not even the Wind (2017)

Gregor Mayrhofer: Insect Concerto (2019; Asian première)

 
 

21

OCT 2020

SPLICE Festival IV

Georgia, USA — University of Georgia
#composition

World première: Apophisian Scriptures

with Subaerial Collective


Angus Lee: Apophisian Scriptures. Terzo fragmento: testimonianza di un avvenimento immaginario [Lapsus memoriae IX] for contrabassoon, double bass, piano & fixed media (2020; world première)

 
 

10

OCT 2020

HKU Muse Around Twilight series

Hong Kong — HKU Grand Hall
#flute #lecture

Berio’s Flute: Lecture Recital

with Prof. Hing-yan Chan


Luciano Berio: Sequenza I for flute solo

 
 

24

SEPT 2020

Tom Lee Live online recital series

Hong Kong — Tom Lee TST

#flute

Tom Lee Live online recital

with Mark Hui


Charles-Marie Widor: Suite (Op. 34) for flute & piano

Richard Strauss: Sonata in Eb major (Op. 18) for flute & piano

 
 

22

JUL 2020

Sonic Postcards online series

France

#composition

World première: Frame III

with New Gates Trio


Angus Lee: Frame III « Zankyō » for bass flute, viola & harp (2020; world première)

 
 

13

MAR 2020

VAULT Festival

London, UK — The Vaults

#composition

World première: Vestigium II

with Angela Wai-nok Hui


Angus Lee: Vestigium II for percussion & fixed media (2019; world première)