{"id":14356,"date":"2025-11-25T12:22:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:22:35","slug":"review-champion-hong-kong-pianist-aristo-sham-joins-rome-based-orchestra-in-powerful-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=14356","title":{"rendered":"Review | Champion Hong Kong pianist Aristo Sham joins Rome-based orchestra in powerful concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/25\/ed84beeb-fce4-4d5e-a444-890e03acb154_30c4b51c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">If you think that the tradition-steeped Orchestra dell\u2019Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia \u2013 Rome has a voluminous name, you should hear the <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">tutti forte<\/em> and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">fortissimo<\/em> sounds of the 117-year-old ensemble.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">On November 20, the orchestra flaunted its full power at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre under its music director, Daniel Harding, in the first of two concerts that kicked off its Asian tour.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The ensemble impressed \u2013 most notably in Rachmaninov\u2019s beloved <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Symphony No 2 in E minor<\/em> after the break \u2013 filling the crevices of the cavernous Concert Hall with a lush, voluptuous sound profile with stellar crescendo and diminuendo swirls and swells.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Unfortunately, for all their towering lyricism and carefully constructed climaxes under Harding, some raggedness in picking up new, quicker tempi blemished the overall picture.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Despite the untidy spots, the symphony\u2019s opening <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Largo<\/em> was generous, expansive and milked to the fullest by the musicians.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Given its rich tapestry of tonal colour and dynamic contrasts, the ensuing <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Allegro moderato<\/em> also proved fascinating as Harding lent it elements of operatic flair that brimmed with finely tapered nuance and dexterous tension and release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/article\/3334014\/champion-hong-kong-pianist-aristo-sham-joins-rome-based-orchestra-powerful-concert?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think that the tradition-steeped Orchestra dell\u2019Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia \u2013 Rome has a voluminous name, you should hear the tutti forte 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