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Piotr Anderszewski

Submitted by Paulius Gutauskas on
Piotr Anderszewski
Friday 21st Nov - 7:00 PM
Llewellyn Hall
Presented by
Musica Viva Australia

Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, restless curiosity and joy to piano repertoire from Brahms and Bach. Get ready for a whole new spectrum of nuance and expression from an unconventional hero of the keyboard.

Everyone agrees: Piotr Anderszewski is no ordinary pianist. While he is famously exacting – he walked out of the Leeds Piano Competition in 1990 because he was unhappy with his playing - he’s also refreshingly open about his struggles with the anxiety and loneliness of performing as a soloist. But once he gets on stage, Anderszewski brings an intense curiosity and spectacular virtuosity to everything he plays.

Fresh from triumphant performances at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival, Anderszewski will be giving a series of solo recitals across Australia. This is a rare opportunity to catch a genius at work as he draws unimagined delights and unexpected insights from the keyboard.

 

PROGRAM:

BRAHMS 12 pieces from Opp. 116-119

JS BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 (selections)

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110

 

Concert duration: The concert has an approximate duration of 104 minutes (including interval).

 

Acknowledgment of Country

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.