Nov 2, 2024 - 7 pm | Meridian Arts Center
Nov 5, 2022 - 7 pm | Flato Markham Theatre
A Concert on Humanity and Freedom
On November 2, 2024, at 7:00 PM, the Meridian Arts Centre rang with music of defiance! From the streets of Hong Kong to the plains of Ukraine, and to the human rights struggles in China, this concert brings together the oppressed across the globe.
Ricker performed his piano composition "Hong Kong Rhapsody", accompanied by images of Hong Kong’s 2019 protest projected on a 36-foot screen. Performance artist Loretta Lau commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre with her dance. Pianist Chloe Sun performed protest music from Hong Kong.
Ricker Choi also performed Ukrainian patriotic song Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow. Ukrainian soprano Antonina Ermolenko, accompanied by Ukrainian pianist Oksana Hahn, sang Ukrainian melodies of hope.
Digital Concert Program:
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 音樂會內容
Hong Kong 香港:
Melodies on freedom arranged for solo piano:
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願榮光歸香港 (Glory to Hong Kong)
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自游 (Be Water)
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假使世界原來不像你預期 (What If the World)
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獅⼦⼭下 (Beneath the Lion Rock)
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海闊天空 (Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies)
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撐起⾬傘 (Raise the Umbrella)
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發現號 (The Discovery)
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漫⻑ (The Long Road)
Ukraine:
Melody by Skoryk
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow - a solo piano epic poem arrangement depicting the yearning for the distant homeland, the defiance against the invaders, and the final victory for Ukrainians.
Ukrainian Songs performed by Antonina Ermolenko and Oksana Hahn:
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Рідна мати моя (My dear mother)
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Ой де ти підеш (Oh where will you go)
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Чорнії брови (Beautiful Brown Eyes)
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Дивлюсь я на небо (I look at the sky)
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Прилинь, прилинь (Embrace, oh embrace me) - Oksana’s aria from the opera Zaporozhets beyond the Danube
China 中國:
The People United Will Never Be Defeated excerpts
Joining me on stage is Loretta Lau, performance artist and activist. This will be a multi-media performance of piano, visual arts, and dance to pay tribute to freedom fighters of Tiananmen Square Massacre and White Paper Revolution. 用鋼琴、舞蹈表演、視覺藝術,致敬天安門大屠殺和白紙革命烈士們。
Iran: Ba’de Ma (After Us)
Mazurkas by Chopin
Vocalise by Rachmainnoff
70% of net proceeds will be donated to Bonham Tree Aid and the remaining 30% to Amnesty International Canada.
70%的淨收益將捐贈給細葉榕人道支援基金,該組織協助香港的政治犯及其家人;剩餘的30%將捐贈給捍衛世界人權的國際特赦組織。
DIAMOND SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
Ms Thérèse Amy NG
Sophia Ran 416-823-3993
SILVER SPONSORS
Mr Lawrence Wong
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS
VIDEOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY
MEDIA
Ludwig-Van: Pianist Ricker Choi Talks About His Artivism & Upcoming Concert
OMNI TV: 專訪:華裔鋼琴藝術11月初舉辦以自由和平為主題的音樂會
CBC/Radio-Canada: 鋼琴家蔡維紀 11月2日晚舉辦音樂會《The People United》
星島A1中文電台: 跨越疆界的抗爭 - Ricker Choi攜手藝術家們奏響自由之聲 || 時事焦點
The Maple Couple: 多倫多好去處:11月2日舉辦跨社區聯合音樂會!多位演奏家親奏 紀念民主運動進程
堅離小地球: 五年來一直以藝術支援香港的藝術家:Mr. Ricker Choi | 多倫多十一月二日設演奏會為細葉榕、國際特赦組織籌款
LateDate HK Prod: 【人民聯合】第二節 來自全球各地 受壓者的聲音《離地縱橫 2024.10.17》
LateDate HK Prod: 【藝術叛變】第三節 藝術也是政治 強權恐怖故事《離地縱橫 2024.10.17》
珍言真語: 拒絕遺忘!中大理大事件5年,加拿大鋼琴家聯合多國藝術家,11.2多倫多辦《香港狂想曲》音樂會繼續發聲
看中國: 鋼琴家蔡維紀Ricker Choi直播:全力對抗中共 喚醒港人記憶 鋼琴家的使命
大紀元 (epochtimes.com): 蔡維紀將於11月初舉辦跨社區音樂會 | 反送中 | 人權 | 自由
RFA: 港人藝術家多倫多辦音樂會演奏《香港狂想曲》 冀傳承港人抗爭記憶
廣傳媒 Media Analytica: 蔡維紀Ricker以音樂舞蹈畫作 表達國際受壓迫者聲音
珍言真語 梁珍: 加拿大鋼琴家聯合多國藝術家,11.2多倫多辦《香港狂想曲》音樂會繼續發聲
香港台 X Ricker Choi : The People United concert NOV 2
Freedom Rhapsody
November 5, 2022 - 7.00 pm Flato Markham Theatre
Classical pianist Ricker Choi brings you Freedom Rhapsody piano concert featuring composers who use music to express pride and nationalism towards their birth places. Examples of works to be performed in the concert include Chopin’s mazurka and polonaise; Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody, and more. Pianist-composer Ricker Choi will also perform his Hong Kong Rhapsody (香港狂想曲) to express his emotions towards Hong Kong’s fight for freedom. Film stills from documentary 因為愛所以革命 Love in the Time of Revolution will be projected on screen. Protest art created by Ricker will also be exhibited at the lobby of the venue. Organisation Somebody.HK will also assist guests to write letters to inmates in Hong Kong.