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Vladimir Ashkenazy's 'special gift to Hong Kong'

http://m.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1623109/vladimir-ashkenazys-special-gift-hong-kong

因為too long,所以我抽重點出黎

We made the decision with the concerts and invited Ashkenazy to conduct before he told us he would waive the fee. That made his gesture even more charming," said Michael MacLeod, the Phil's chief executive, who has known Ashkenazy since the 1980s.

"He's a gentleman and generous in his knowledge and time and it exemplifies his love for Hong Kong that he'd waive the performing fee, which makes the free concerts possible," he said, declining to disclose the fee.

[#FF0000]Ashkenazy said he had given free concerts before - "always for a good reason" - including performances in his native Russia, which he left in 1963 for the West.[/#FF0000]


Vladimir Ashkenazy: I want to be of service. Photo: SCMP
Asked if he felt at home in Hong Kong, the maestro laughed: "[#FF0000]Almost. There is a very important reason for me to conduct for free because your situation is rather complicated now, and that's why I hope to bring about an atmosphere of generosity through music and the spiritual value in it."[/#FF0000]

The two concerts, billed as a "very special gift to Hong Kong", will feature three famous works by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius and the Second Symphony by Sergei Rachmaninov, all of which Ashkenazy has recorded.

其中一首係芬蘭頌，當年依首音樂激發左芬蘭人民族意識，幫助芬蘭由俄羅斯獨立

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