A beautiful Sunday afternoon concert in Historic Goulburn at the Hume Conservatory with two world class musicians, Ewa Pobłocka and Canberra’s own, cellist David Pereira.
A wonderful program of solo and chamber works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Kats-Chernin.
The Australian Chopin Festival 2023 runs from 28 Sep to 2 October. It is an exciting program of events includes concerts, masterclasses, and a very special interactive live-stream tour of the Chopin Museum in Warsaw, finishing with a recital of Chopin’s music direct from the Museum’s concert space.
Australia’s involvement with Chopin’s music began as early as 1843 and he has been one of Australia’s favourite composers ever since. Join us as we add to this rich history of Chopin in Australia!
Other events in the program include:
Festival Prelude
Kotaro Nagano in Recital
Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Join us as we welcome Kotaro Nagano back to Canberra for his first recital with the Friends since COVID. Kotaro Nagano was the First Prize Winner and the People’s Choice prizewinner of the 2nd Australian International Chopin Piano Competition 2014, and he has returned to Canberra many times since to give engaging and diverse concerts for the Friends. For this recital Kotaro has created a program of Chopin’s most beautiful and most recognisable works, which is sure to delight and engage young and old alike.
Gala Opening Concert
Ewa Pobłocka in Recital
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra
Hear Chopin as you’ve never heard him played before, by one of the world’s great Chopinists, Ewa Pobłocka, in the salon of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, a true cultural experience – Chopin from the heart of Poland.
Masterclasses
at the ANU School of Music
Bringing the best of Chopin tuition in the world to Australia to connect pianists and music lovers directly to this magnificent tradition.
While in Canberra Ewa Pobłocka, one of the foremost Chopin specialists and teachers in the world, will share her knowledge with Australian pianists and teachers in a series of Masterclasses over three days. Children, teachers, and elite young performers are encouraged to nominate to attend. Places are limited so please contact the Friends as soon as you are able if you’d like to participate. The Masterclasses will be open to public viewing also, if youd like to gain some insights into how Chopin is taught, and what is behind the music.
SPECIAL EVENT
Interactive Live Tour of the Chopin Museum in Warsaw & Concert
Recital by Aleksandra Świgut
James Fairfax Theatre in the National Gallery of Australia
A very unique and special event for our audience. Join us in the beautiful James Fairfax Theatre in the National Gallery of Australia, as we connect live with the Chopin Museum in Warsaw, and ask questions of the guide as they show us around the wonderful exhibits and curiosities of the Chopin Museum in Warsaw. The tour will conclude in the Chopin Museum’s performance space where we will meet pianist Aleksandra Świgut who will give a performance on both modern and period pianos. Aleksandra will introduce her program and will also talk with the audience and answer questions after the concert. A very special experience not to be missed.
Grand Finale Concert
An Afternoon with Ewa Pobłocka and David Pereira in Concert
Hume Conservatorium, Goulburn
A beautiful Sunday afternoon concert in Historic Goulburn at the Hume Conservatory with two world class musicians, Ewa Pobłocka and Canberra’s own, cellist David Pereira.
A beautiful program of solo and chamber works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Kats-Chernin.
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