Performances
Asian Premiere of Unlocking in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will be giving the Asian premiere of Unlocking, under
their Associate Conductor Perry So. Program also includes Ravel’s Sheherazade and
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
8pm, Friday 20 & Saturday 21 May 2011
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hong Kong
Asian Premiere of Yong by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Fung Lam will be conducting the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra for the Asian premiere of his Yong, originally written for the London Symphony Orchestra, as part of the Asian Composers League festival.
Sunday 3 October 2010
Bunkyo Civic Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Premiere of Rong by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in China
Commissioned by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the new work will be premiered
at the Oriental Arts Centre, as part of Hong Kong’s cultural contribution to the World Expo
in Shanghai, under their Musical Director Edo de Waart. Program also includes Gabrieli’s
Two Canzonas for Brass Choir and Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.
7:30pm, Saturday 4 September 2010
Oriental Arts Centre
Shanghai, China
Premiere of Popper’s Requiem arrangement in California
Commissioned by the La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, Fung’s new arrangement
of David Popper's Requiem for three solo cellists and string orchestra will be performed
by the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra at the festival’s Opening Night: String
Spectacular concert.
7:30pm, Friday 6 August 2010
MCASD Sherwood Auditorium
California, USA
Two works for recorder ensemble in Hong Kong
The recorder ensemble L’Art du Bois performed A Lyrical Moment and A Blissful Moment (both arranged from Three Movements for Cello Ensemble).
7pm, Sunday 27 June 2010
Osage Soho, Central
Hong Kong
Premiere of Three Movements for Cello Ensemble
The Hong Kong International Cello Association commissioned and premiered Three Movements for Cello Ensemble at their annual concert.
8pm, Sunday 23 May 2010
Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong
Premiere of Four Movements for String Quartet in Taiwan
Borealis String Quartet gave the first performance of the work at the first concert organised by the Asian Young Musicians’ Connection.
Saturday 15 May 2010
Soochow University
Taipei, Taiwan
US Premiere of Remembering Dowland and A Pensive Moment
A Pensive Moment and Remembering Dowland re-arranged for clarinet, violin, cello and vibraphone, were performed by the Transit Ensemble, as part of the Asia Art Week.
7pm, Thursday 6 May 2010
Nabi Gallery
New York, USA
Premiere of Yong by London Symphony Orchestra in London
The short orchestral work Yong, designed as a concert opener, was premiered by the
London Symphony Orchestra as part of the LSO Discovery Panufnik Young Composers
Scheme, with conductor François Xavier Roth.
Monday 5 October 2009
LSO St Luke’s
London, UK
Premiere of A Pensive Moment in Israel
A Pensive Moment for clarinet, cello and piano was premiered by the Ensemble Meitar, at a concert organised by the Israel Composers’ League.
8:30pm, Saturday 17 May 2009
Hateiva
Tel Aviv, Isreal
BE broadcast on BBC Radio 3
BE was broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Performance on 3 programme.
7:00-9:15pm, Thursday 7 May 2009
BBC Radio 3
Bollywood arrangement for BBC Concert Orchestra
Fung’s arrangement of the Bollywood song Pyar Hua Chupke Se from the movie
1942: A Love Story was performed by the Bollywood megastar playback singer Kavita
Krishnamurti, Indian musicians Kuljit Bhamra (tabla), Jonathan Mayer (sitar) and Kartik
Raghunathan, and the BBC Concert Orchestra with conductor Robert Ziegler at their
Raga Mela concert. The concert will be broadcast on 19 May 2009 at 7pm on BBC Radio 3.
7:30pm, Wednesday 6 May 2009
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre
London, UK
Sigur Rós arrangement with BBC Concert Orchestra
Fung’s arrangement of Sigur Rós's Glosoli for orchestra was performed by the BBC Concert
Orchestra with conductor Robert Ziegler as part of their education project.
Tuesday 24 & Thursday 26 March 2009
Watford Colosseum / Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
UK
Premiere of Something There in Brighton
Something There (text by Samuel Beckett) for solo female voice was premiered by Frances M Lynch at the Beckett and Music Symposium organised by the Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre and the Department of English and Drama, University of Sussex.
6:30pm, Friday 27 February 2009
University of Sussex
Brighton, UK
Premiere of BE by BBC Concert Orchestra in London
Fung Lam, together with 11 other leading composers such as Pet Shop Boys,
Will Gregory, Anne Dudley, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Gwilym Simcock, Andy Sheppard,
Paul Patterson and John Hardy, was commissioned to contribute a
one-minute movement for the BBC Concert Orchestra to form a larger work
for their “Music & Chance” concert with conductor Charles Hazlewood.
7:30pm, Tuesday 17 February 2009
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre
London, UK
Discovering Music with Fung Lam on BBC Radio 3
The Discovering Music programme that features the premiere of Unlocking by the BBC
Concert Orchestra was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. It explores Unlocking in detail with
Charles Hazlewood as the presenter. Through conversation and diary entries which were
recorded during the compositional process, the programme traces how this work was written from its
conception through to the final version of the piece. Taking inspiration from the exhibition of padlocks
at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Unlocking explores themes of codes, secrets and locks. The episode also included Illumination, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic in 2005, as well as a new work inspired by Unlocking created by students at an education project with BBCCO and Fraser Trainer.
5:00-6:30pm, Sunday 11 January 2009
BBC Radio 3
Inner Light in Portugal
Inner Light - Homage to Mark Rothko was performed by the Aveiro University Wind Orchestra, with conductor Luís Carvalho.
4:00pm, Thursday 8 January 2009
DeCA Auditorium
Aveiro, Portugal
Premiere of Short Scenes in London
Short Scenes for mixed Chinese-Western ensemble was premiered by the commissioner The Chamber Company and Silk String Quartet.
7:45pm, Tuesday 9 December 2008
St Marylebone Parish Church
London, UK
A Maze of Memories in Hong Kong
A Maze of Memories (version for er-hu and chamber ensemble) received its second performance by the Ensemble TIMF with Wong Lok-ting (er-hu) at the Musicarama 2008 festival. The work was commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund.
8:00pm, Friday 24 October 2008
Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong
Premiere of A Maze of Memories in South Korea
A Maze of Memories (version for haegum and chamber ensemble) was premiered by the Ensemble TIMF with Sun-kyoung Moon (haegum). The work was commissioned by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund.
8:00pm, Friday 26 September 2008
Hoam Arts Hall
Seoul, South Korea
Amitabha in Hong Kong
Grenzenlos with Leung Yan-chiu and Dickson Dee performed a new version of Amitabha (re-scored for Chinese sheng, Cor Anglais, violin, viola, tape and ad lib ambient noise) in Hong Kong.
7:30pm, Friday 1 August 2008
Osage Gallery, Kwun Tong
Hong Kong
Premiere of Unlocking by BBC Concerto Orchestra
As part of BBC Radio 3’s Discovering Music programme, Fung was commissioned
to write a new work inspired by artefacts at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This
new 23-minutes work, entitled Unlocking, was premiered and recorded by the
BBC Concert Orchestra with conductor Charles Hazlewood for broadcast in 2009.
Fung has written a Composition Diary for the BBC Radio 3 website.
7:30pm, Tuesday 6 May 2008
Watford Colosseum
London, UK
Amitabha in London
Amitabha was performed by the Carducci Quartet, Emma Williams and Rebekah Allan at the Second Glance Festival.
7:30pm, Thursday 28 June 2007
Bolivar Hall of the Venezuelan Embassy
London, UK
Premiere of Light Fantastic
Light Fantastic was premiered by the University of Sussex 21st Century Music Ensemble with Ben Oliver conducting, at the inaugural Soundwaves Festival.
1:00pm, Friday 22 June 2007
The Old Market
Brighton, UK
Illumination in Hong Kong
Illumination was performed by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta with conductor Yip Wing-sie, as
part of the Le French May Festival. The concert was later broadcast on RTHK Radio 4.
8:00pm, Friday 25 May 2007
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong
Amitabha in Lewes
Members of The Musicians of All Saints and Southern Winds performed Amitabha as part of their 2006/2007 season.
7:45pm, Saturday 3 March 2007
All Saint’s Centre
Lewes, UK
Illumination in New Zealand
Illumination was performed at the closing concert of Asia Pacific Festival 2007 in Wellington, by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Li Xin-cao. The concert was later broadcast on Radio New Zealand.
6:30pm, Friday 16 February 2007
Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington, New Zealand
Fung and TANAOU in Northampton
As part of the BBC Electric Proms Next Stage tour, The All New Adventures of Us
(TANAOU) repeated their performance with Fung’s arrangements from the London gig
with an expanded ensemble and additional singers. Again, Fung directed from the cello.
8:00pm, Thursday 23 November 2006
Roadmender
Northampton, UK
Repeat broadcast of Illumination on BBC Radio 3
Illumination was broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon Performance programme.
2:00-4:00pm, Wednesday 22 November 2006
BBC Radio 3
Popper’s Requiem arrangement for cello orchestra in USA
The Arizona State University Cello Studio performed Fung’s arrangement of David Popper's Requiem for three solo cellists and 8-parts cello orchestra.
3:00pm, Saturday 18 November 2006
Dobson High School
Arizona, USA
Fung and TANAOU at BBC Electric Proms 2006
Fung was the musical director for the gig given by the indie band The All New Adventures
of Us (TANAOU) at the inaugural BBC Electric Proms. The band was joined by
members of the BBC Concert Orchestra and Fung on cello, and performed their songs
with Fung’s new arrangements.
10:00pm, Sunday 29 October 2006
Barfly Camden
London, UK
Premiere of Popper’s Requiem arrangement for cello orchestra
Fung’s arrangement of David Popper's Requiem for three solo cellists and 8-parts cello orchestra was performed at the Anthony Camden Memorial Concert, with Ray Wang conducting.
7:30pm, Friday 20 October 2006
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong
Sigur Rós arrangement with BBC Concert Orchestra
Fung expanded his arrangement of Sigur Rós's Glosoli for chorus and orchestra. It was
performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with conductor Robert Ziegler, at their MusicLab
education project.
2:30pm, Wednesday 18 October 2006
Watford Colosseum
London, UK
Premiere of Flux for PLAY.orchestra installation at South Bank Centre
Fung was commissioned to write a work for the virtual orchestra at Philharmonia Orchestra's PLAY.orchestra installation. The resultant work Flux was "performed" at the installation, looped, for a week, and again during the last week of the project.
Daily 8:00am-11:00pm, Saturday 26 August - Friday 1 September 2006
River Terrace
Outside Royal Festival Hall
London, UK
Illumination broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Illumination was broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Hear And Now programme.
11:00pm-1:00am, Saturday 1 July 2006
BBC Radio 3
Premiere of Caged for solo cello in London
Caged for solo cello (with two bows) and electronics was premiered by the cellist Frances-Marie Uitti.
8:00pm, Tuesday 4 April 2006
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
Wapping Wall
London, UK
Premiere of Illumination by the BBC Philharmonic
Illumination was premiered by the BBC Philharmonic, with composer/conductor
James MacMillan.
6:30pm, Thursday 24 November 2005
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House
Manchester, UK
Sigur Rós arrangement with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Fung's arrangement of Sigur Ros's Glosoli for orchestra was performed by the BBC Concert
Orchestra with conductor John Wilson.
1:30pm, Wednesday 7 December 2005
Royal College of Music
London, UK
Music for RTHK television documentary series Weather III
Commissioned by Radio Television Hong Kong, Fung composed and produced the theme music for the television documentary series Weather III.
7:00-7:30pm, Every Tuesday 22 March-10 May 2005
TVB Jade Channel
Hong Kong
Premiere of Three Pieces for Carillon
Three Pieces for Carillon for 23-bells carillon, which consists of three short movements, was premiered by its commissioner John R. Knox.
1:00pm, 12 March 2005
The Atkinson Carillon
24 Old Bond Street, Mayfair
London, UK
Amitabha in Israel
Fung attended Asian Composers' League Asian Music Festival 2004 in Jerusalem-Tel Aviv as Hong Kong/China's 2nd delegate, where his Amitabha was performed some local players.
4:00pm, Tuesday 19 October 2004
Y.M.C.A.
Jerusalem, Israel
New WYK school hymn orchestration
Fung completed a new orchestration of the school hymn for Wah Yan College, Kowloon (HK) for a CD recording (already released) and performances to celebrate their 80th Anniversary.
Premiere of Remembering Dowland at Cheltenham Music Festival
Remembering Dowland for viol consort was premiered by the Maresienne Consort at the Cheltenham Music Festival.
3:00pm, Saturday 17 July 2004
Pittville Pump Room
Cheltenham, UK
Premiere of Amitabha in Australia
Amitabha was premiered by the Australian music group HALCYON.
8:00pm, Thursday 10 June 2004
Trackdown Scoring Stage
Fox Studios, Moore Park
Sydney, Australia
Premiere of Monologue III
Monologue III for solo violin with electronics was premiered by Tom Nelson.
9:00pm, Tuesday 8 June 2004
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton, UK
Premiere of Once a Foreigner, Always a Foreigner
Once a Foreigner, Always a Foreigner, a 90-seconds concert opener, was premiered by the Southampton University Symphonic Wind Orchestra.
7:30pm, Saturday 15 May 2004
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton, UK
Inner Light in Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music Symphonic Wind Band performed Inner Light - Homage to Mark Rothko as part of the BASBWE/RNCM International Wind Festival, with conductor James Gourlay.
Friday 26 March 2004
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester, UK
Incidental Music for Festival for the Fish
Fung provided music for the play Festival for the Fish by Japanese writer Yu Miri. In addition to newly written music, excerpts from recording of his Amitabha were used. It was a production by Yellow Earth Theatre, directed by Kwong Loke.
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 March 2004
7:30pm + Saturday matinee at 2:30pm
New Wimbledon Theatre
London, UK
Inner Light in Southampton
Southampton University Symphonic Wind Orchestra, who commissioned and premiered Inner Light - Homage to Mark Rothko in 2002, performed the work again, with conductor David Smith.
7:30pm, Saturday 22 November 2003
St Andrews United Reformed Church
Southampton, UK
Fung conducted Inner Light in Hong Kong
Fung was the guest conductor at Hong Kong Festival Wind Orchestra's annual concert, where he conducted the Hong Kong premiere of his Inner Light - Homage to Mark Rothko.
8:00pm, Saturday 11 October 2003
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong
Asian Premiere of Inner Light in Japan
Inner Light - Homage to Mark Rothko was selected by Japan Federation of Composers to perform at the opening concert of Asian Composers' League Asian Music Festival 2003 in Tokyo. It was performed by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra with conductor Douglas Bostock.
6:30pm, Wednesday 17 September 2003
Bunkyo Civic Main Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Premiere of a new work for jazz orchestra
Fung was commissioned by the Southampton University Jazz Orchestra to write a piece for their Composers' Concert featuring all new original music. The result was a piece that incorporates a large amount of group improvisation. The "score" consists of 5 pages of instruction. It featured Fung on the piano at the premiere.
7:30pm, Friday 23 May 2003
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton, UK
Fung conducted ensemble "f"
Fung conducted his contemporary music group ensemble "f" in a charity concert for Leukaemia Busters. Programme included Mindaugas Urbaitis's Lithianian Folk Music (UK premiere), Gavin Bryars' By the Vaar for solo jazz bassist & ensemble, Peteris Vasks' Cantabile, Finzi's Romance, Morton Gould’s Elegy and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Little Buddha.
7:30pm, Friday 16 May 2003
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton, UK
Premiere of Stratiform Reflections in Hong Kong
Fung composed Stratiform Reflections to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Hong Kong Observatory. It was premiered at Hong Kong Observatory by students from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Sunday 2 March 2003
Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong
Improvisation performance in Isle of Wight
Fung was invited by the British artist Tim Johnson to perform at the closing party of his solo exhibition Out of Hand. Performance included two improvisation sets with Tim Johnson (on various homemade instruments), a saxophonist and a dancer.
7:00pm, Saturday 21 September 2002
Michael West Gallery, Quay Arts Centre
Isle of Wight, UK
