Internationally acclaimed violinist ray chen set to dazzle hong kong audience in june
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)'s Great Music 2024 will present "Violin Recital by Ray Chen" in June. Together with his long-time collaborator, pianist Julio Elizalde, the sought-after violinist will bring music fans two highly anticipated recitals to showcase his musical virtuosity.
The two recitals will begin with different sets of repertory in the first half: Tartini's "Sonata in G minor, 'Devil's Trill' " and Beethoven's "Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2" for the first performance, while Beethoven's "Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30" and Saint-Saëns's "Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75" will be presented in the second performance. The second half will feature J.S. Bach's "Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006", Bazzini's "La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25" and DvoÅák's "Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 72", and the reimagined Chick Corea's "Spain" by Chen will bring the performance to a perfect end.
Chen first came to attention when he won the first prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 2008 in England and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009 in Belgium. He has built a profile in Europe, Asia, the United States (US) and Australia, both through recorded performances and in live concerts, such as France's Bastille Day, the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm, and the BBC Proms. Chen was featured in Forbes' list of "30 most influential Asians under 30" in 2017.
Elizalde has collaborated with many well-known musicians, and his performances at major music centres throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America received high acclaim. He has served as the artistic director of the Olympic Music Festival in the US since 2014, and is currently a visiting professor of piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.
The "Violin Recital by Ray Chen" will be held at 8pm on June 7 and 8 (Friday and Saturday) at the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $250, $400, $550 and $650 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1666.html.
Two pre-concert talks (to be conducted in Cantonese) will be held at 6.45pm on June 7 and 8 respectively at the Committee Room North, 7/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall. The first talk entitled "From Baroque to Fusion Jazz: Unveiling the Magical Journey of the Violin" will be hosted by music practitioner Albert Ho, while the second talk entitled "Original Works and Arrangements" will be hosted by music critic Ernest Wan. Admission is free, with limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The LCSD will present its Great Music 2024 from May to November, with acclaimed musicians and orchestras from all over the world as well as a local talented music producer performing in a musical extravaganza series. The programme enables audiences to feel the city's arts and cultural buzz through music, showcasing the unique charm of Hong Kong as a metropolis where East meets West. For more details, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1682.html.
Highly sought-after violinist Ray Chen to perform in Hong Kong in June Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Highly sought-after violinist Ray Chen to perform in Hong Kong in June Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Highly sought-after violinist Ray Chen to perform in Hong Kong in June Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Empowering communities: world family doctor day symposium addresses future of primary healthcare services
The Health Bureau (HHB) and the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP) jointly held the World Family Doctor Day Symposium today (May 18) to share and discuss with healthcare professionals the ways of enlisting concerted effort to promote primary healthcare services with family doctors to support citizens in improving their well-being.
The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, said, "Family doctors never work alone. As promulgated in the Primary Healthcare Blueprint released by the HHB, family doctors form a system that helps citizens improve their health through a cross-disciplinary network. The Government is constructing the eHealth+ platform, coupled with a community-level network in which family doctors are supported by cross-disciplinary healthcare professionals, enabling citizens to receive suitable primary healthcare services. Our ultimate goal is to shift the focus of the healthcare system from treatment to prevention. Along the way, family doctors undoubtedlyplay an important role. I am hopeful that more doctors will join the ranks of family doctors.
"Taking the Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme (CDCC Pilot Scheme) launched by the Government in last November as an example, the Scheme attracted nearly 38 000 citizens to date to undergo screening for diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) under government subsidy. At present, 500-plus doctors put the 'Family Doctor for All' concept into practice at over 600 service locations. As at May 15, some 21 000 participants have completed DM and HT screening. Among them, close to 40 per cent were found to have prediabetes, DM or HT and are now receiving prompt health management with doctors' assistance and under government subsidy."
Professor Lo added, "In addition, the Primary Healthcare Office (PHO) will be transformed into the Primary Healthcare Commission (PHC Commission). The PHC Commission will oversee and manage the strategic planning and provision, standard setting and quality assurance of public and private primary healthcare services as well as training of primary healthcare professionals in a bid to enhance primary healthcare services. It will also plan services and allocate resources through strategic purchasing with the support of the Strategic Purchasing Office under the HHB to gradually implement the various recommendations put forward in the Blueprint."
At the Symposium today, the HHB presented certificates of appreciation to the HKCFP and five family doctors who actively participate in the CDCC Pilot Scheme to acknowledge their efforts in promoting the prevention of chronic diseases as well as their contribution to and support for the primary healthcare of Hong Kong. The five doctors being commended are Dr Hung Hing-hoi, Dr Lam Wing-wo, Dr Sau Chung-ying, Dr Sin Ka-ling and Dr Arthur Wong.
The Symposium brought together over a hundred representatives from different medical specialties. Speakers at the Symposium included the Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, Professor Lau Chak-sing; the Director of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Samuel Wong; and the President of the HKCFP, Dr David Chao. A representative of the PHO also gave the attendees a preview on the Government's new initiatives to be launched according to recommendations in the Blueprint, including the expansion of the number of drugs covered in the drug list of the CDCC PilotScheme, the ramping up of nurse clinic and allied healthcare services as well as the upgrading of functions of the electronic platform with a view to fine-tuning the CDCC Pilot Scheme.
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Health Bureau holds World Family Doctor Day Symposium to confer with healthcare professionals on way forward for promoting primary healthcare services Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
