Start Sales Date
E&Me Priority Booking
Internet:
19 Jan 2021, 9am

Public
Internet:
21 Jan 2021, 12am

Esplanade Box Office:
19 Jan 2021, 12 noon - 6pm

Duration
Approximately 45 minutes, no intermission

Admission Rules of Esplanade:
Rating/Age Limit/Advisory

• Admission is subject to tickets produced at the entrance.
• Infants in arms or children below the age of 6 shall not be admitted.
• Children above 6 years must purchase ticket for admission.

Late Seating Advisory

• You are strongly advised to be seated before the performance start time.
• No admission will be allowed into the venue once the performance has commenced.
• Exceptions may be made at Esplanade's discretion depending on the nature of the performance.

Photography/Video Recording Rules

• No Photography, Video recording and Audio recording is allowed for this event.
• Please note that photographs and videos of patrons may be taken at this event for use in our archival and publicity material.

About GayBird
Hong Kong-born composer and media artist GayBird is a renowned music director, composer, arranger and producer. He has participated in various capacities for a wide range of performances, theatre shows and music productions. His works have both been nominated and awarded at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, among others. 

GayBird breaks away from traditional frameworks of traditional auditory art forms by combining elements of visual art, electro-mechanics, sculpture and installation art to offer a comprehensive experience. His works have been exhibited in numerous cities around the world including Arts Electronica in Austria, OzAsia Festival in Australia, Athens Digital Arts Festival, EXIT Festival in France and many more. With the support of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, GayBird was commissioned for the 11th OzAsia Festival in 2017, exhibiting his first large-scale outdoor sound installation, Home, in Adelaide. In September 2018, his installation work Fidgety (in between up and down) received the 3D/Interactive Award under the renowned British digital art award, the Lumen Prize.

About Concordia Quartet
Performing under the banner of Singapore-based musicians' group Resound Collective, Concordia Quartet consists of four prize-winning musicians: Edward Tan, Kim Kyu Ri, Matthias Östringer and Theophilus Tan.

It was formed to bring chamber music in the string quartet form to greater audiences, sharing in Resound's vision of enriching the classical music landscape by performing at the highest level. 

Immediately following their successful debut in February 2020, Concordia Quartet was part of the cast in Wild Rice's The Importance of Being Earnest. The quartet also staged two virtual livestreamed concerts in June and September 2020. 

Concordia Quartet looks forward to bringing more string quartet performances to the community in the future, as part of their ongoing outreach efforts.

关于梁基爵
作曲家、媒体艺术家，获香港城市大学创意媒体学院哲学硕士(创意媒体) 以及香港演艺学音乐硕士 (作曲及电子音乐) 。一直以来以音乐总监、作曲、编曲及监制身分参与过数以百计不同种类的演出、剧场作品及音乐制作。他的音乐作品曾于亚洲作曲家联盟青年作曲家大赛、金帆奖、香港电影金像奖、台湾金马奖及多个流行音乐奖中获提名或奖项。

梁基爵集结多年跨界别的创作经验，他的作品摆脱传统艺术框架，并跨越单纯作为听觉艺术，并结合视觉、机电互动程式、雕塑及装置艺术与一体，成为完整的艺术体验。无论是媒体演出或装置作品，都是世界各地不同艺术节和展览的常客，作品于世界数十个地方或城市展出，其中包括奥地利林兹电子艺术节、澳洲阿德莱德澳亚艺术节、雅典数码艺术节、法国EXIT数码电子艺术节、法国南特Scopitone艺术节、德国TonLagen当代音乐节、巴西国际电子语言艺术节等。2017年在香港艺术发展局支持下参与第十一届澳亚艺术节，并获澳洲阿德莱德委约创作首个大型户外声音装置作品《家》，2018年9月装置作品《忐忑》更获得英国著名媒体艺术奖项"流明奖"的3D/互动组别奖项 。

关于协和四重奏
属于Resound Collective旗下的全新乐团，协和四重奏，是由四位获奖音乐家——陈庆寅、金奎利、Matthias Ostringer和陈晓淳组成 。 
协和四重奏的成立初衷是为了将弦乐四重奏形式的室内乐带给更多的观众，与主乐团Resound的愿景一样，团员希望以最高水平的演出丰富古典音乐的内涵。

2020年2月成功首演后，协和四重奏随即成为野米剧场《不可儿戏》的成员之一。乐团还在2020年6月和9月举办了两场在线直播的虚拟音乐会。

团员亦希望在COVID-19疫情结束后，拓展外展活动，带着弦乐四重奏的音乐走进社区，接近广大社群。