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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

Everything about Piotr Anderszewski is extraordinary: the virtuosity, the originality, and his constant questioning as a performer. The Polish-Hungarian concert pianist brings restless curiosity to every aspect of his work, whether as a recitalist, recording artist, composer, or film director. His approach finesses the smallest details while also revealing the grand architecture that underpins each composition. 

For his first recital tour of Australia in over a decade this unconventional hero of the keyboard plays Schubert, Brahms and Bach. Schubert’s Piano Sonata in C minor is one of his late works, written in his final months and published posthumously, a grand edifice for a life cut short. Brahms’ late intermezzi and fantasias are, by contrast, enigmatic and intimate works from a composer whose greatest love was music itself.

And then, Bach. After a lifetime immersed in his work, including three award-winning recording projects, Piotr Anderszewski reveals a whole new spectrum of nuance and expression. 

'It is a privilege to welcome the iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski to Australia for his first national tour. His is such an individual and important voice, whether in Bach or Schumann, reminding us of the intense relationship between great performers and repertory.' - Paul Kildea

 

PROGRAM:

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C minor, D958

BRAHMS Selections from Op. 76 and Op. 116-119

JS BACH Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825 

 

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