Javier Perianes in an all black suit plays the piano.

Javier Perianes in Recital

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A Celebration of Manuel De Falla

Javier Perianes celebrates 150 years since the birth of Manuel de Falla with a recital that brings Spanish music into sharp, lyrical focus. 

The nocturne, mazurka and waltz: piano forms that conjure entire worlds.

Full of mystery and momentum, Spanish pianist Javier Perianes explores how two towering composers reimagined these forms in strikingly different ways.  

Few composers have defined the sound of their country like Manuel de Falla did for Spain. By incorporating local folktales and dance rhythms into orchestral music, Falla pioneered a national sound that influences contemporary music to this day.   

Celebrating 150 years since Falla’s birth, Perianes has crafted a concert that pays tribute to his countryman through his most evocative and engaging piano music. Described as ‘the most persuasive Falla interpreter since Alicia de Larrocha’ (The Sunday Times), Perianes brings this music to life with rare fluency and feeling.   

Chopin’s music is graceful on the surface, flickering with motion underneath. Perianes brings out its delicacy and depth before culminating in Albeniz’s Iberia, an expressive portrait of Spain. From radiant textures to flickers of light and shadow, Perianes’ renowned fluency projects vivid pictures of his homeland, rendered with colour and care.    

Don’t miss this solo performance of rare insight, performed in the heart of the Sydney Opera House.  

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Program

FALLA Nocturno 
CHOPIN Nocturne Op.27, No.2 
FALLA Mazurka 
CHOPIN Mazurka Op.7, No.2 
CHOPIN Mazurka Op.67, No.1 
FALLA Vals-Capricho 
CHOPIN Valse Op.69, No.2 
FALLA Cancion 
CHOPIN Berceuse 
FALLA Four Spanish Pieces 
ALBÉNIZ Iberia (selections) 

Artists

JAVIER PERIANES piano 

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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