Sketching in concerts

As an amateur music lover, I often attend concerts, and when the lighting and venue allow, I like to sketch in the room, trying to document the moment. Here I show some of the captures drawn during musical moments.

Live sketch in a concert.

Cello maestro Steven Isserlis plays Dvořák’s Cello Concerto under the direction of Jaap van Zweden with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Brush pen.

A sketch from a concert featuring violinist Karen Gomyo performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andreas Delfs. Created with a brush pen and ink, this remains my personal favourite.

Another sketch from a concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Auditorium.

Markus Trinks is conducting the HK Philharmonic Orchestra. I created the live sketch with a ballpoint pen and added the colour once I got home.

Pianist at Ned Kelly's, a jazz venue in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

A couple more sketches of the members of the fantastic jazz band at Ned Kelly's.

Filipino bands play exceptionally well; I created this sketch during a live concert some time ago—colored pencil and beer.

Conductor David Charles Abell leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, featuring a player piano and the composer's own 1930 recording. Amazing. Ink marker on paper.