Duel (with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra)
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Reviewed: November 5
Judging from the full house, the insistent applause for encores and the queue for autographs after the concert, Duel scored a success in their first Hong Kong performance.
With their good looks and popular tunes, Greg Scott and Craig Owen - twentysomething violinists from Manchester - probably attracted many listeners who otherwise might not be that curious about classical music.
The evening was entertaining enough, with a programme of popular pieces, most arranged for orchestra and violin duo by Peter Tomasso. Scott (right) showed fluent bowing and a silvery tone and had a fine rapport with Owen (far right) - but intonation was far from perfect, subtlety was often lacking, and the two seemed to have played through an amplifier for part of the concert.