Saturday 28 August 2021, 7.00pm
Indie Ditties
Rob Hao
An Australian premiere showcased alongside celebrated works by Chopin and Schubert.
In the Utzon Room
Hipsterdom in music, dramatic Romanticism, intimate Classicism
London-based Australian pianist Rob Hao gives the Australian premiere tour of Sydney-based composer Nicholas Vines’ extravagant fifty-minute portrayal of contemporary hipster subculture: Indie Ditties.
This fun-filled yet thought-provoking contemporary work is programmed alongside a performance of Frederic Chopin’s legendary Ballade No. 1 in G minor, a selection of Impromptus by Franz Schubert and other works by both composers, exploring some of the most lyrical music in the piano repertoire.
This is a thrilling solo piano recital that surveys composers whose works reveal incredibly imaginative, personal and engaged musical voices for their respective times – from the nineteenth century and our modern day.
Programme:
Nicholas Vines - Indie Ditties (2017)
Fryderyk Chopin - Three Mazurkas Op. 63
Franz Schubert - ‘Erstarrung’ from Winterreise D911 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Franz Schubert - Du bist die Ruh (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Fryderyk Chopin - Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51
Franz Schubert - Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 90 no. 3
Franz Schubert - Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 142 no. 2
Fryderyk Chopin - Ballade no. 1 in g minor, Op. 23
Presented by Rob Hao
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