Performances
Amitabha in Hong Kong
Grenzenlos will be performing a new version of Fung’s 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 BBC Radio 3 commission Unlocking in London
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 work entitled Unlocking was premiered and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra with conductor Charles Hazlewood for broadcast later this year. 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
Fung’s 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
Fung's Light Fantastic was premiered by the University of Sussex 21st Century Music Ensemble with Ben Oliver conducting, at the inaugural Soundwaves Festival.
1pm, Friday 22 June 2007
The Old Market
Brighton, UK
Illumination in Hong Kong
Fung's 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.
8pm, 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 Fung’s Amitabha as part of their 2006/2007 season.
7:45pm, Saturday 3 March 2007
All Saint’s Centre
Lewes, UK
Illumination in New Zealand
Fung's Illumination was performed at the closing concert of Asia Pacific Festival 2007 in Wellington, by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Xincao Li. 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.
8pm, Thursday 23 November 2006
Roadmender
Northampton, UK
Repeat broadcast of Illumination on BBC Radio 3
Fung's Illumination was broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon Performance programme.
2-4pm, Wednesday 22 November 2006
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.
3pm, 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.
10pm, 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
Fung's Sigur Rós arrangement at BBC Concert Orchestra’s MusicLab project
Fung expanded his arrangement of Sigur Rós's Glosoli for chorus and orchestra. It was performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra again, with conductor Robert Ziegler, at their MusicLab educational 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 8am-11pm, Saturday 26 August - Friday 1 September 2006
River Terrace
Outside Royal Festival Hall
London, UK
Illumination broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Fung's Illumination was broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Hear And Now programme.
11pm-1am, Saturday 1 July 2006
Premiere of Caged for solo cello
Fung's Caged for solo cello (with two bows) and electronics was premiered by the cellist Frances-Marie Uitti.
8pm, Tuesday 4 April 2006
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
Wapping Wall
London, UK
Premiere of Illumination by the BBC Philharmonic
Fung's orchestral work, entitled 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
Premiere of Fung's Sigur Rós arrangement by 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
Fung guest-presenting on RTHK Radio 4
Fung was the guest-presenter on a contemporary classical music program on Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4. During the 8 episodes, Fung presented some of his favourite contemporary pieces as well as his own.
12:30-1:00pm, Every Monday 6 June - 25 July 2005
RTHK Radio 4
Hong Kong
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
Fung's new work for carillon (23 bells), which consists of three short movements, was premiered by its commissioner John R. Knox.
1pm, 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 during the festival.
4pm, 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 future performances to celebrate their 80th Anniversary.
Premiere of Remembering Dowland at Cheltenham Music Festival
Fung's Remembering Dowland for viol consort was premiered by Maresienne Consort at the Cheltenham Music Festival.
3pm, Saturday 17 July 2004
Pittville Pump Room
Cheltenham, UK
Premiere of Amitabha in Australia
Fung's Amitabha was premiered by the Australian music group HALCYON.
8pm, Thursday 10 June 2004
Trackdown Scoring Stage
Fox Studios, Moore Park
Sydney, Australia
Premiere of Monologue III
Fung's Monologue III for solo violin with electronics was premiered by the violinist Tom Nelson.
9pm, Tuesday 8 June 2004
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Southampton, UK
Premiere of Once a Foreigner, Always a Foreigner
Fung's Once a Foreigner, Always a Foreigner was premiered by Southampton University Symphonic Wind Orchestra. This is the second work Fung has written for them.
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 Fung's 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.
8pm, Saturday 11 October 2003
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong
Asian Premiere of Inner Light in Japan
Fung's 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. Fung decided to make good use of the "improvising musicians", and 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 ensemble 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 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.
7-9pm, Saturday 21 September 2002
Michael West Gallery, Quay Arts Centre
Isle of Wight, UK
