Conservatorium3. Theatre 4.Concert Hall South Bank QPAC Saturday, 20th July 3pm Sunday, 17th November 3pm tephen iers KOVACEVICH LANE ‘Among the world’s small number of classical masters’ ‘Achingly beautiful Chopin’ FINANCIAL TIMES NEW YORK SUN BACH Partita No 4 in D major, BWV 828 BRAHMS Four Piano Pieces, Op 119 BEETHOVEN Sonata No 30 in E major, Op 109 SCHUBERT Fantasie in C major, D 760 ‘Wanderer’ SCHUBERT Sonata in B flat major, D 960 CHOPIN BY CANDLELIGHT Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23 Stephen Kovacevich is unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of the last Impromptu No 2 in F sharp major, Op 36 half century. In his long and distinguished career as a concert pianist, he is Nocturne in B major, Op 62 No 1 particularly renowned for his interpretation of Schubert and Beethoven: ‘Listen to Stephen Kovacevich and the authentic voice of Beethoven leaps out at you’ Étude in A flat major, Op 25 No 1 (Gramophone). Mazurka in F minor, Op 68 No 4 For over four decades his award winning recordings have been regarded as Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31 benchmarks. In the historic Phillips Great Pianists of the 20th Century series he is accorded the rare privilege of two volumes, along with Michelangeli Piers Lane’s Chopin by Candlelight recital will evoke the intimate atmosphere and Argerich. One of his recordings was chosen by Gramophone as one of of the Parisian salons of the 19th century. In a beautiful candlelit stage the greatest recordings in its almost 100-year history, alongside legendary setting Piers will perform some of Chopin’s greatest works, including the pianists Rachmaninov, Richter, Glenn Gould and Schnabel. epic G minor Ballade called ‘the Odyssey of Chopin’s soul’. Piers has a special His busy international concert schedule includes concerto performances affinity for Chopin, capturing the poetic fervour, elegance and grace of his and recitals at the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall and prestigious festivals music and his indomitable spirit. including Verbier and Gergiev’s Mariinsky International Piano Festival in The first half of the program includes Brahms’s lovely Four Piano Pieces and St Petersburg. He regularly performs in duo recitals with Martha Argerich. Schubert’s mighty ‘Wanderer Fantasy’, a work both technically challenging and surpassingly beautiful. Piers Lane’s busy international career sees him performing regularly at the BBC Proms, giving recitals worldwide and performing with leading orchestras and conductors. He is the Artistic Director of the Sydney International Piano Competition. 2019 INTERNATIONAL PIANO MASTERWORKS SERIES MEDICI CONCERTS www.mediciconcerts.com.au ooking Form Name Address Postcode Conservatorium1. Theatre Conservatorium2. Theatre South Bank South Bank Telephone Email Saturday, 9th February 3pm Sunday, 7th April 3pm Subscription Bookings Adult Conc. Total ddy lessio 4 Concert @ $265 @ $245 Subscription BAX qtix subscription transaction fee $12.00 KEMPF TOTAL $ ‘‘A remarkable young pianist’ Individual Concerts ‘A tour de force … phenomenal technique, dazzling virtuosity’ THE COURIER-MAIL GRAMOPHONE Concert Adult Conc. Total FREDDY KEMPF J.S. BACH Oboe Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 @ $75 @ $65 KAPUSTIN Concert Etudes: Prelude, Intermezzo, Finale (1, 7, 8) Saturday, 9 February 3pm (after Marcello) CHOPIN Études, Op 10 ALESSIO BAX RACHMANINOV Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op 42 @ $75 @ $65 RACHMANINOV Études-Tableaux, Op 39 Sunday, 7 April 3pm RACHMANINOV Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3 No 2, STEPHEN KOVACEVICH Prelude Op 23 No 10, Prelude Op 32 No 5, @ $75 @ $65 Saturday, 20 July 3pm The meteoric success and sold-out concert halls of the British pianist Freddy Prelude Op 23 No 5 Kempf is no surprise to those who have heard him play. Critics rave about his PIERS LANE* LISZT St Francis of Assisi’s Sermon to the Birds, @ $75 @ $65 ‘fearsome technique unleashing cascades of notes … his exquisite, rich languid melodies and his Sunday, 17 November 3pm Dante Sonata gift for lyricism’. TOTAL How to Book In 1998 Freddy Kempf was the toast of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Combining exceptional lyricism and and insight with consummate technique, Mail: Medici Concerts PO Box 3567 South Brisbane 4101 Competition. His performance was ‘an event of seismic proportions … the piano Italian pianist Alessio Bax is without a doubt ‘among the most remarkable young Phone: QTIX 136 246 (Mon-Sat 9.00am–8.30pm) sounded as if transformed into a giant carillon pealing forth huge, descending clusters of sound’. pianists now before the public’. He came to prominence with First Prize wins at In Person: QPAC Cnr Melbourne & Grey St South Brisbane (Mon–Sat 9.00am-8.30pm) The rapturous adulation of the Russian public has never waned, with Kempf both the Leeds and Hamamatsu International Piano Competitions. Payment Details returning regularly for recitals and concerts including international tours He has appeared with more than 100 orchestras including the London and ❍ Claiming a Concession: Pension/Full Time Student No. with the St Petersburg and Moscow Philharmonics. Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, St Petersburg Philharmonic and esteemed ❍ Cheque (payable to QPAC) ❍ Charge my credit card Freddy Kempf regularly performs with the world’s leading orchestras and has conductors including Yuri Temirkanov and Sir Simon Rattle. Bax is also an avid chamber musician, appearing in duo recital with his wife and fellow Card Type: collaborated with conductors such as Petrenko, Chailly and Gergiev. pianist Lucille Chung as well as performing duo recital tours with violinist Cardholder’s Name: The beautiful concert program includes Nikolai Kapustin’s classical Joshua Bell and flautist Emmanuel Pahud. jazzy style Concert Études, Chopin’s magnificent Op 10 Études and Credit card number: Rachmaninov’s technically demanding Études-Tableaux. Alessio Bax records for Signum Classics. He is Artistic Director of Tuscany’s Incontri in Terra di Siena Festival. The Independent called Alessio Bax ‘a true Your signature please: storyteller, using the piano as his voice’. Expiry date: / / Alessio Bax appears courtesy of Symphony Services Australia. New subscription bookings processed after renewing subscription bookings. Individual concerts processed from 12 November. 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