Global release on 4 December 2026. Available on CD, digital streaming and download.
Track list:
Pièces en concert / François Couperin (Arr. for Cello & Strings by Paul Bazelaire)
I. Prélude
II. Sicilienne
III. La Tromba
IV. Plainte
V. Air de Diable
Erquan Yingyue (The Moon’s Reflection on the Second Spring) /Hua Yanjun a.k.a. Abing (Arr. for Cello & Strings by Tam Yat-sing)
Ma mère l’Oye, M. 60 / Maurice Ravel (Arr. for Western-Chinese Ensemble by Alfred Wong)
I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
II. Petit Poucet
III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
V. Le jardin féerique
Billowing Waves / Chan Man-tat (Arr. for Western-Chinese Ensemble by Alfred Wong)
String Quintet No. 15 in C Minor, Op. 38: III. Convalescenza / George Onslow
Tango in Temple Street V / Alfred Wong
Joyous Celebrations / Chan Man-tat (Arr. for Western-Chinese Ensemble by Tam Yat-sing)
Trey Lee (artistic director and cello) and Musicus Soloists Hong Kong with guests Anna-liisa Bezrodny (concertmaster), Gareth Lubbe (principal violin) and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ensemble
Couperin (arr. Paul Bazelaire): Pièces en concert (arranged for cello and strings) | Cello: Trey Lee
Chan Man-tat (arr. Alfred Wong): Billowing Waves
Ravel (arr. Alfred Wong): Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Hua Yanjun (Abing) (arr. Tam Yat-sing): Erquan Yingyue (The Moon’s Reflection on the Second Spring) | Cello: Trey Lee
Onslow: String Quintet No. 15 in C minor, Op. 38 (excerpts)
Alfred Wong: Tango in Temple Street V
Chan Man-tat (arr. Tam Yat-sing): Joyous Celebrations
Ng Cheuk-yin: Survival Guide to Cha Chaan Teng*
*18 Dec program
Trey Lee (artistic director and cello) and Musicus Soloists Hong Kong with guests Kasmir Uusitupa^ (guest co-leader), Martin Smith^ (guest cello leader), Gareth Lubbe* (guest principal second violin), Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ensemble (guest performers), Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Dancers (guest performers), artist Cecilia Chu Chow-wai, François Drémeaux (exhibition curator), narrators Pauline Lambert* and Franchesca Wong^
^12 Dec appearance; *18 Dec appearance
In collaboration with Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (12 Dec performance)
12–15 July 2026 | Kuhmo, Finland
12 July 2026 | Kuhmo Arts Centre
Piazzolla (arr. Trey Lee): The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged for cello and string orchestra) | Violin: Minna Pensola, Cello: Trey Lee
13 July 2026 | Tuupala Primary School
Mozart: Divertimento in F, K. 138
14 July 2026 | Tuupala Primary School
Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 6 in E-flat
14 July 2026 | Kuhmo Arts Centre
Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor for violin, piano and strings | Violin: Sergey Malov, Piano: Irina Zahharenkova
15 July 2026 | Kuhmo Arts Centre
Adams: Shaker Loops (arr. for string orchestra) | Conductor: David Cohen
With David Cohen (conductor), Sergey Malov (violin solo), Minna Pensola (violin), Kasmir Uusitupa (violin), Trey Lee (cello solo), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (piano solo)
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29–30 May 2026 | JC Cube, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
Rameau: Concerts en sextuor No. 6
Ng Cheuk Yin: Survival Guide to Cha Chaan Teng (Commissioned by HKCO / World Premiere)
François Couperin (arr. Paul Bazelaire): Pieces en concert (arranged for cello and string quartet) | Cello: Trey Lee
Maurice Ravel (arr. Alfred Wong): Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite
With Trey Lee (artistic director and cello), Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (guest concertmaster), Gareth Lubbe (guest principal violin) and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ensemble (guest appearance)
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7 December 2025 | Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Locatelli: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3 No. 12, “Harmonic Labyrinth” | Violin: Angela Chan
Satie (arr. Birtel): Gymnopédie No. 3 | Flow Artist: Chris Lam
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, GT 2.g05, Devil’s Trill (arranged for string orchestra) | Violin: Jacques Forestier
Satie (arr. Birtel): Gymnopédie No. 1 | Flow Artist: Chris Lam
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in F, RV 544 | Violin: Minna Pensola, Cello: Trey Lee
Beethoven (arr. Ebers): Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 (arranged for string orchestra)
With Trey Lee (artistic director and cello solo), Minna Pensola (co-leader and violin solo), Angela Chan (violin solo), Jacques Forestier (violin solo), Martin Smith (guest principal cello) and Chris Lam (flow artist)
Musicus Society is financially supported by the Art Development Matching Grants Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Shenzhen Concert Hall
5 December 2025 | Symphony Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in F, RV 544 | Violin: Minna Pensola; Cello: Trey Lee
Beethoven (arr. Ebers): Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (arranged for string orchestra)
Satie (arr. Birtel): Gymnopédies Nos. 3 & 1 (arranged for string orchestra) | Flow Artist: Chris Lam
Piazzolla (arr. Trey Lee): Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged for cello and string orchestra) | Cello: Trey Lee
With Trey Lee (artistic director and cello solo), Minna Pensola (co-leader and violin solo), Martin Smith (guest principal cello) and Chris Lam (flow artist)
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3–4 May 2025 | JC Cube, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
Programme 1
Rota: Concerto for Strings
Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 6 in D, G. 479 (Cello: Trey Lee)
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
Programme 2
Bossi: Excerpts from Intermezzi Goldoniani, Op. 127
Bruch: Romance in F for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85 (Viola: Annis Ma)
Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35 (Viola: Annis Ma)
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
With Cameristi della Scala and their principal guest conductor Wilson Hermanto
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