Imagination

Peng Xiuwen is a grand master among contemporary Chinese composers and conductors, one that contributed significantly to the form, style and idiom of the modern Chinese orchestra.HKCO has programmed three of Peng’s iconic works. The Terracotta Warriors is a fantasia that takes the audience on a journey through the joys and sadness of the common folk with the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty. Pictures at an Exhibition reimagines Mussorgsky’s classic piano work through the lens of Chinese music. Embroidered Red Shoes combines classic Cantonese musical traditions with the layered richness of a modern symphony.