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Kirill Gerstein is a showman, a philosopher, and a poet of the piano. He grew up playing jazz, switched to classical and won the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition at just 22. Since then, he has carved out a formidable reputation as a fearless artist who makes the impossible sound easy.For this seven-city solo recital tour, he is scaling new heights of virtuosity: Liszt’s power Polonaise in E, Schumann’s Viennese romp, Carnival of Vienna, and the wildly difficult, wildly entertaining transcriptions of eccentric piano nerd, Leopold Godowsky. In the same program, he dives deep into the profundity of Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantaisie, and gives the world premiere of Transcendental Etude, a new commission from Australian Liza Lim.
PROGRAM:
CHOPIN Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61
MEHLDAU Après Fauré No. 3: Nocturne
FAURÉ Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119
POULENC Three Intermezzi, FP71/118
LISZT Polonaise in E major, S. 223 No. 2
CHOPIN Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
LIZA LIM Transcendental Etude (2023)*
SCHUMANN Carnival of Vienna, Op. 26
*World premiere performances. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia with funds from the Hildegard Project, championing the work of female composers
"A peerless performer with so much to express "
— Guardian
"Uncanny delicacy in one episode and gnashing power the next "
— The New York Times
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
QPAC, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia,Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, South Brisbane
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