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SUMMARY:Talk on Multilingualism in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:I am presenting on (My) Multilingual Life in Hong Kong at the 7th Asian Studies Festival\, Jagiellonian University\, Krakow.
URL:https://israellai.com/event/talk-on-multilingualism-in-hong-kong/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Festiwal Studi%C3%B3w Azjatyckich":MAILTO:festiwal.azjatycki@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Presentation at the Oxford Hong Kong Forum
DESCRIPTION:I will be giving an on-demand talk at the inaugural Oxford Hong Kong Forum on the chamber opera Bou6 and how it puts local issues on a global artistic stage. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome to the online event\, titled “The future of Hong Kong: Reimagining glocal citizenship”. Register now to take part in all the talks\, panels\, and workshops!
URL:https://israellai.com/event/presentation-at-the-oxford-hong-kong-forum/
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SUMMARY:Talk at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
DESCRIPTION:I was invited by the Sinology Club of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin to give a talk about Hong Kong’s culture current social situation\, from the perspective of a Hongkonger. The tentative title is ‘23 years of Hong Kong’. The talk will be in Polish\, hosted on Google Meet\, and include a Q&A session. \n\n\n\nA recording of the talk is now available on YouTube.
URL:https://israellai.com/event/talk-at-the-john-paul-ii-catholic-university-of-lublin/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200825T235959
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SUMMARY:Premiere at Lai Tsoi-yin's Recital
DESCRIPTION:My commissioned duet after some tomorrows\, for bass clarinet and alto flute\, will be part of my dear friend Tsoi-yin’s graduation recital at the Royal College of Music. She will be playing the first 2 of 3 movements with Marco Leung. \n\n\n\nafter some tomorrows: duet for no.2 bridgefor alto flute and bass clarinetinspired by l.r.k.y\, dedicated to CUHKI: the air tasted haphazardII: an unfamiliar quenchIII: sweetest way to die
URL:https://israellai.com/event/premiere-at-lai-tsoi-yins-recital/
LOCATION:Royal College of Music\, Prince Consort Road\, South Kensington\, London\, SW7 2BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200212T131500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200212T134500
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CREATED:20200212T235112Z
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SUMMARY:Vocal Recital with Oliver Black (II)
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to work with Oliver Black\, who sang the Condemner in my opera\, this time as an accompanist and once again composer. \n\n\n\nP.I. Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет\, только тот\, кто знал)\, from 6 Romances Op.6Franz Schubert: Der Doppelgänger\, from SchwanengesangIvor Gurney: Sleep\, from 5 Elizabethian SongsIsrael Lai: Zerfernte Gedichte
URL:https://israellai.com/event/oliver-black-ii/
LOCATION:New College Chapel\, New College\, Holywell Street\, Oxford\, OX1 3BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel plays,Israel's works
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200210T131500
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SUMMARY:Vocal Recital with Oliver Black (I)
DESCRIPTION:I am thrilled to work with Oliver Black\, who sang the Condemner in my opera\, this time as an accompanist and once again composer. \n\n\n\nP.I. Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет\, только тот\, кто знал)\, from 6 Romances Op.6Franz Schubert: Der Doppelgänger\, from SchwanengesangIvor Gurney: Sleep\, from 5 Elizabethian SongsIsrael Lai: Zerfernte Gedichte
URL:https://israellai.com/event/vocal-recital-with-oliver-black-i/
LOCATION:Magdalen College Chapel\, Magdalen College\, Oxford\, OX1 4AU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel plays,Israel's works
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CREATED:20190313T182211Z
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SUMMARY:Conducting the St Giles Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Having won the Maestro conducting masterclass\, I am given the opportunity to perform an overture with the St Giles Orchestra. \n\n\n\nGioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) OvertureGeorge Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (Olga Jegunova\, piano)César Franck: Symphony in D minor
URL:https://israellai.com/event/st-giles-orchestra/
LOCATION:St Andrew’s Church\, Linton Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6UG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel plays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191126T200000
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CREATED:20191023T214849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T021633Z
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SUMMARY:Oxford Contemporary Opera Festival
DESCRIPTION:One show\, two nights\, three new operas. Come to experience the premiere production of my work Bou6 (暴)\, commemorating Hong Kong’s June 2019 – when it all started. \n\n\n\nToni Scharle\, directorEleanor Harrington\, assistant directorLucia Švecová\, music directorIsrael Lai\, assistant director/composerMiuccia Chan\, libretto \n\n\n\nCast\n\n\n\nTyranny – Zhao NgRiot – Maxime Cugnon de SévricourtThe Departed – Anna TownsendThe Condemner – Oliver Black
URL:https://israellai.com/event/oxford-contemporary-opera-festival/
LOCATION:Jacqueline du Pré Music Building\, St Hilda’s College\, Cowley Place\, Oxford\, OX4 1DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191107T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191107T141500
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CREATED:20191023T214045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T021612Z
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SUMMARY:New Song Cycle + Schumann in Lunchtime Recital
DESCRIPTION:I will be performing my newly completed song cycle\, Zerfernte Gedichte\, and Schumann’s Liederkreis\, Op.39\, with baritone Henry Hung.
URL:https://israellai.com/event/new-song-cycle-schumann-in-lunchtime-recital/
LOCATION:Harris Manchester College Chapel\, Harris Manchester College\, Oxford\, OX1 3TD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel plays,Israel's works,Premiere
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CREATED:20190313T180622Z
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SUMMARY:'Classical' Piano Recital
DESCRIPTION:I will be playing a recital as part of the ‘free for all’ lunchtime concert series at the Faculty of Music. The programme is based around a ‘typical’ student recital\, with a little twist. \n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nNikolai Kapustin: Prelude and Fugue in F majorDmitri Shostakovich: Sonata in B minor\, I and IIWitold Lutosławski: Two EtudesIsrael Lai: Winter
URL:https://israellai.com/event/classical-recital/
LOCATION:Denis Arnold Hall\, Faculty of Music\, St Aldates\, Oxford\, OX1 1DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel plays,Israel's works
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190606T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190606T220000
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CREATED:20190521T144819Z
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SUMMARY:New Generation 2019 Finals
DESCRIPTION:My piece To Distance will be one of eight works to be premiered at the finals of the New Generation 2019 composition competition\, organised by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild and Radio Television Hong Kong. \n\n\n\nIt will be recorded and subsequently broadcast on RTHK Radio 4. \n\n\n\n\n\nGet your tickets
URL:https://israellai.com/event/new-generation-2019/
LOCATION:RTHK Studio One\, Radio Hong Kong Broadcasting House\, 30 Broadcast Dr\, Beacon Hill\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Israel's works,Premiere
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190606T235959
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CREATED:20190521T145305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190521T180636Z
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SUMMARY:Premiere at Karen Daley's Recital
DESCRIPTION:My commissioned song Late Fragment will be part of my friend Karen Daley’s end-of-year recital at the Royal College of Music.
URL:https://israellai.com/event/late-fragment/
LOCATION:Royal College of Music\, Prince Consort Road\, South Kensington\, London\, SW7 2BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190531T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190531T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T172659
CREATED:20190521T143652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190522T002832Z
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SUMMARY:ANIMA 2019 Film/Music Collaboration Project
DESCRIPTION:I have collaborated with Willow Senior from the Ruskin School of Art\, Oxford\, on a short film titled Blindspot. \n\n\n\nIt will be accompanied live by a diverse chamber ensemble conducted by Chris Roe and electronic sounds.
URL:https://israellai.com/event/anima-2019/
LOCATION:Jacqueline du Pré Music Building\, St Hilda’s College\, Cowley Place\, Oxford\, OX4 1DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Collaborations,Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181222T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260520T172659
CREATED:20190110T230838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T183007Z
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SUMMARY:Festive Piano Works
DESCRIPTION:Piano recital by Felicity Mazur-Park\nProgramme\nAlexander S Cottrell: The White Mountain\nDaniel De Togni: The Falls\nDavid Snow: Santa’s Entrance Into Valhalla\nEdward Green: In Praise of Vivid Existence\nEmiliano Manna: Advent Calendar\nEnrique Igoa Mateos: Danza\nInna G. Onofrei: Winter Wonderland\nIsrael Lai: Winter\nJ.D. Honorof: Understudy For The Winter\nJeremy Beck: Dance\nLena Orsa: Water Freezing To Ice\nLucas Blevins: Snow\nMartin Peter: Frosty Scent of Yellow Roses\nRoss James Carey: Jingle Fantasy\nRufat Khalilov: Sonatina\nRyan Charles Ramer: Tabaggon Time!
URL:https://israellai.com/event/festive-piano-works/
LOCATION:J. Erik Jonsson Central Library Auditorium\, Dallas Public Library\, Dallas\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Israel's works
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181119T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T172659
CREATED:20190110T231632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T181036Z
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SUMMARY:Recital by The Arc – Flute and Piano Duo
DESCRIPTION:Programme\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E major for Flute and Basso Continuo\, BWV 1035\nIsrael Lai: Arctic Trek (World Premiere)\nCharles-Marie Widor: Suite for Flute and Piano\nAndré Jolivet: Chant de Linos
URL:https://israellai.com/event/thearc/
LOCATION:St. Stephen’s Church\, Gloucester Road\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20180611T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20180611T200000
DTSTAMP:20260520T172659
CREATED:20190110T232059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T181128Z
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SUMMARY:Israel Lai’s Graduation Concert
DESCRIPTION:Piano recital and composition showcase by Israel Lai\nProgramme\nClifford Demarest: Rhapsody for organ and piano\nOrgan: Israel Lai\nPiano: Alvin Leung \nIsrael Lai: Winter (2017)\nPiano: Israel Lai \nIsrael Lai: Two Songs (2018)\nText by Chan Hong-to\nSoprano: Karen Daley\nPiano: Israel Lai \nIsrael Lai: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2015-18)\nClarinet: Lai Tsoi-yin\nConductor: Israel Lai \nDmitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in A major\nPiano: Israel Lai \nWilhelm Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor\, Op.23\nPiano: Israel Lai\nConductor: Jason Chau \n(Encore) Israel Lai: Violin duet (2018)\nViolin: Israel Lai\, Trasy Leung
URL:https://israellai.com/event/graduation-concert/
LOCATION:Lee Hysan Concert Hall\, Esther Lee Building\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, Shatin\, New Territories\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Israel plays,Israel's works,Premiere
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20180325T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20180325T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T172659
CREATED:20190111T002348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T181141Z
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SUMMARY:New Work for Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of Good Friday\, the choir of CCC Kam Kong Memorial Church will premiere my new Cantonese choral work\, Seven Last Words from the Cross\, during Sunday service. \nCherry Yip\, conductor\nIsrael Lai\, organ
URL:https://israellai.com/event/good-friday/
LOCATION:CCC Kam Kong Memorial Church\, 161 Tung Tau Tsuen Road\, Wong Tai Sin\, Kowloon\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Israel's works,Premiere
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