Two international pianists at the top of their game playing two masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire arranged for four-handed piano. This is a concert no classical music aficionado will want to miss.
First Prize winner of the Birmingham International Piano Competition, Maiko Mori is an international soloist and chamber musician. Known for bringing both structural clarity and lyrical nuance to the stage, Maiko continues to establish herself as a commanding presence in the international piano scene.
Andrew Zolinsky’s unique style of programming and his individual interpretations have secured performances at many prestigious venues and festivals. His concerto repertoire includes Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin and Barber, performing with major orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Philharmonia Orchestra.
The Programme
Beethoven: Seventh Symphony
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is a particularly special experience for the audience. The four-hand arrangement is extraordinarily virtuosic and almost acrobatic, with the two pianists sharing one instrument and creating the enormous energy and orchestral colour of the original.
There is something quite mesmerising about watching two pianists physically working together at the same piano to produce such a huge sound world!
Paired with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, it makes for a very distinctive programme, with two revolutionary orchestral works transformed into an intimate yet incredibly powerful four-hand performance.
Advance tickets: £28. On the door: £32
Licensed bar. Doors open 6:45pm. Concert starts at 7:30pm
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