Paul Grabowsky and Mindy Meng Wang standing side by side.

Paul Grabowsky & Mindy Meng Wang

  • Acoustic
  • Experimental
  • Ambient
  • Jazz

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  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 70 minutes Subject to change

Where jazz piano meets the ancient traditions of Chinese music

Paul Grabowsky, one of Australia’s most celebrated jazz pianists, joins guzheng virtuoso Mindy Meng Wang for a captivating performance where jazz, Chinese musical traditions and fearless improvisation meet.

What might seem like an unlikely pairing becomes instantly arresting. The luminous and percussive resonance of Meng Wang’s guzheng, a plucked Chinese zither, intertwines Grabowsky’s searching piano lines. Be in the room and witness the exchange as they play, with each instrument listening, responding and reshaping the other.

Meng Wang’s inventive approach opens the ancient Chinese instrument into new, expressive territory, while ARIA Award-winning Grabowsky brings his signature sensitivity and instinct for collaboration. Performing a recital of original works, they create a soundscape that is meditative, without ever losing momentum.

Sydney Opera House thanks Event Partner Champagne Pommery, The Greats donors and Ezekiel Solomon AM for their support of Utzon Music.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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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.

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Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or 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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