Name: Patrick Hemmerlé
Start: 2026-03-07T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-07T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Queens Building, Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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The Four Elements: Air
About this Event

The second in a series of four presentations given by the internationally renowned pianist, Patrick Hemmerlé. In each one, M Hemmerlé will illustrate from the piano one of the four elements - earth, air, fire and water - and the different ways composers have portrayed it through music. The element of this first presentation is air. This is a rare opportunity to get up close with a truly eloquent and insightful musical commentator.

Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream
Debussy Les Fées sont d’Exquises Danseuses. Les Sons et les Parfums, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest, from Preludes, Etude “Les Degrés Chromatiques”
Ravel Noctuelles, Oiseaux Tristes
Liszt Feux Follets, Chasse Neige from Transcendental Etudes
Lyapunov Rondes des Sylphes, Harpes Eoliennes from Transcendental Etudes op 11
Scriabin Etude opus 42 no 3

Patrick Hemmerlé
Patrick Hemmerlé is one of Europe’s most enigmatic pianists. Refusing to follow musical traditional conventions, he has forged a unique path in the musical world which leaves him free to immerse himself with singular dedication into the repertoire and musical expression resonating with his most profound convictions. The results are interpretations of startling insight and originality. By performing all 24 Chopin Etudes or 24 of Bach’s Preludes and Fugues in a single concert, as well as championing lesser-known composers he feels a deep affinity for, he has developed a reputation as an original with something out of the ordinary to say.

A charismatic speaker, he is able to elucidate the musical concepts close to his heart in a manner that both mirrors and complements his piano playing. Not comfortable with compromise, he engages with his audience from the keyboard with an energy and integrity that leaves no-one in doubt as to his musical intentions.

French-born, trained at the Conservatoire de Paris under Billy Eidi, and laureate of many international piano competitions, he now lives in Cambridge, England, where he has built up a loyal following. He performs all over the world and recent engagements have taken him to New York, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Prague and China. He has published 5 CDs. Patrick is a member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, where he is in charge of the concert programme.