ONCE CONsidered old-fashioned in a high-tech age, classical music is making a comeback in stylish new packaging.
While the all-girl quartet Bond and classic-pop pianist Maksim Mrvica are among the leading lights in its revival, another group has entered the spotlight.
Wild - a classical contemporary outfit - comprises five beautiful women from Britain and Serbia. Iva Cojic (piano and vocals), Katie Fenner and Izzy Johnston (both play violin), Chantal Leverton (viola) and Andjelka Ristic (piano and keyboard) are all from a strong classical music background.
They were in Hong Kong last week, the last stop on an Asian tour aimed at promoting their first album, Time, released last November after three years in the making. The group had been to Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
'We are very happy that Asian music-lovers have given us positive feedback,' said Katie.
The group is considering staging a concert in Hong Kong next spring.
'This time we only performed a few tracks here to test the response. Next time we are eager to have a full concert,' she added.
