Wednesday 9th February 2011 in St Mary's Centre
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Piers Lane, Piano |
Australian pianist Piers Lane has a flourishing international career which has taken him to more than forty countries. In the past few years, his engagements have included concerto performances at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center; a three-recital series called Metamorphoses at London’s Wigmore Hall and the opening recital of the Sydney International Piano Competition. Piers Lane has performed with all the major orchestras including the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hallé. He has also worked with many of the leading conductors including Andrey Boreyko, Sir Andrew Davis, Richard Hickox, Andrew Litton, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Maxim Shostakovich, Vassily Sinaisky and Yan Pascal Tortelier.
Piers Lane is in great demand as a chamber music player and in 2007 was appointed Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. He collaborates widely and has long-standing partnerships with violinist Tasmin Little, soprano Cheryl Barker, baritone Peter Coleman-Wright and violist/composer Brett Dean.
Programme:
Schubert Selection of German Dances and WaltzesBrahms Four Piano pieces Op 119
Beethoven Sonata No 31in A flat major Op 110
Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor
Chopin Nocturnes Op 15 Nos 1 and 2
Chopin Nocturnes Op 55 Nos 1 and 2
Chopin Barcarolle Op 60
Schultz-Evler Concert Arabesques on the Beautiful Blue Danube
Tickets: £12 . Reduced prices available. Telephone 0151 339 7326
Venue: St Mary's Centre, 19:30, Wednesday 9th February 2011.
Chester Music Society reserves the right to alter programmes should the need arise.
