Violinist / Conductor
Captivating audiences with his performances, his charisma and his amazing virtuosity, Frédéric Moreau is regularly invited to many festivals, in prestigious concert halls around the world and has become one of the most prolific French artists of his generation with over one hundred concerts as soloist each year.
Frédéric Moreau is a laureate of numerous international competitions and started his solo career at the age of eighteen. He is a first prize winner of violin and chamber music, and is a “3ème cycle" graduate of the most selective soloist programme at the French National Conservatory of Music in Paris (Master and PhD). He has studied violin with masters such as Jean Fournier, Michèle Auclair, Régis Pasquier, Tibor Varga, Yehudi Menuhin...
He is musical director and soloist of the prestigious chamber orchestra "Les Violons de France" for whom he has arranged numerous works placing the virtuoso violin centre stage. With his eclectic tastes, Frédéric Moreau has approached all styles of music and brings to life the violin repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary. In addition, he is a fervent promotor of the music of the most charismatic virtuoso violinist of all time: Niccolò Paganini, whose magic he loves reproduce for the public. Frédéric Moreau is also passionate about chamber music and is a member of the Perpetuo Duo, the Solstice Trio and the Goldoni Quartet. He has played with partners such as Nicholas Angelich, Francois Leleux, Roland Pidoux... His teaching expertise and passion for music are demonstrated by the master-classes he holds around the world.
Frédéric Moreau regularly tours in France, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine... and performs as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Kiev National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ile de France Philharmonic Orchestra...
He has made numerous recordings, including: Beethoven's violin concerto with the Munich Symphony Orchestra; a disc entitled "Hommage à l'Europe" which was nominated for best classical music recording at the "Victoires de la Musique" in 2000; a "Virtuosity" disc (including works by Paganini, Sarasate, Bazzini, Saint-Saëns...); a disc of Vivaldi's Four Seasons; a violin & harp disc (Duo Perpetuo) with Béatrice Guillermin; a DVD with the "Solstice Trio" (Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov).
Frédéric Moreau has the privilege of playing a 1749 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin.
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Hong Kong Orchestra
Music Director - LEUNG Kin-Fung
About HKO
The Hong Kong Orchestra (HKO) is an innovative musical group based in Hong Kong under the direction of the internationally acclaimed musician Mr. LEUNG Kin-Fung, who serves as the Music Director and Conductor.
The orchestra has been invited to perform at various Hong Kong and Macau music events. These include the 70th Anniversary celebration of the People's Republic of China by the Hong Kong Government, the "Macau New Year Concert 2020", and the live broadcast of the "National Geographic Photographer Dr. Lee Sau-hang Photography Exhibition - Symphony of the Sky Concert" on Hong Kong's TVB Channel 31. In 2021, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Hong Kong Orchestra held two large-scale concerts with renowned musicians such as Liu Shikun and Warren Mok, including the "Centennial Celebration Concert" and the "Centennial Celebration of the Communist Party of China and the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Cultural Promotion Association".
The orchestra comprises talented local musicians, most of whom are graduates of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and other university music departments, and Hong Kong musicians who have studied abroad and returned. In addition to performing as contracted musicians for various professional symphony orchestras, they are actively involved in local chamber music performances and have participated in numerous performances locally, in mainland China, and overseas. They are often invited as guest performers by the governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region.
Emphasizing high-level performances, the Hong Kong Orchestra aims to showcase a unique style and explore and perform distinctive repertoire. To cater to different types of music, the orchestra is highly flexible in scale, ranging from small chamber ensembles to symphony orchestras, and actively aims to establish itself as a distinguished orchestra brand in Hong Kong.
