World PREMIERE
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
and Speak Percussion in association
with Melbourne Festival
Grand provocateur of Australia’s
contemporary classical scene,
Melbourne’s Speak percussion takes us
on an inspired sonic voyage through
the possibilities of keyboard music.
Speak Percussion has spent the last decade
rerouting, deconstructing and altogether
shattering our preconceptions of what classical
music can be. From canonical works turned inside
out to controversial new compositions that merge
choreography, architecture, dining and design,
Speak is one of the most consistently innovative
ensembles in Australia today.
Now, with Quasi Una Fantasia (Almost a Fantasy),
Speak sets its sights firmly on the foundation
point of the Western tradition itself. In a playful
program that is part conceptual exploration, part
reverential tribute to the infinite possibilities of
the keyboard, Quasi Una Fantasia showcases this
most familiar of instruments in ways you’ve never
heard before.
John Cage 4.33”
Helmut Lachenmann Guero for solo piano
Rohan Drape See hearer clearer for mechanical
piano, percussion and electronics*
Iannis Xenakis Evryali for solo piano
Adam Simmons Pandora’s Box for music boxes and
toy piano*
Chris Dench Permutation City for marimbas,
vibraphone and crotales*
La Monte Young Piano piece for David Tudor no. 1
for piano, hay and a bucket of water
Conlon Nancarrow Player Piano Studies (arr. Speak
Percussion) for various keyboard instruments
* World premiere
Speak Percussion (Australia)
MUSIC
Quasi una
Fantasia
Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti
Performers Peter Neville, Matthias SchackArnott, Eugene Ughetti
Guest Soloist Michael Kieran Harvey
Event information
Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
Tue 23 Oct at 6pm, 9pm
1hr 30min including interval
$35 / $25
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Australian PREMIERE
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
in association with Melbourne Festival
From the seeds of one of the world’s
most enduring conflicts comes an
inspiring musical collaboration, as
two classical pianists find a harmony
that their nations are yet to enjoy.
Both just 28 years old, piano virtuosos Yaron
Kohlberg and Bishara Haroni are the preeminent
pianists of their generation in their respective
homelands: Israel and Palestine. For the past four
years they have performed together as Duo Amal,
their finesse and energy taking them to some of
the world’s most prestigious auditoriums, from
the Beijing Concert Hall and New York’s Carnegie
Hall to the legendary Beethovenhalle in Bonn.
Whether playing two grand pianos nestled
together or sharing the same keyboard,
Kohlberg and Haroni create a music that rises
above the national barriers that would see them
pushed apart. Across a wide-ranging repertoire,
their pieces sweep from masters through to the
new breed of Israeli and Palestinian composers,
exploring the myriad sounds and possibilities
afforded by the piano duo – a form of classical
music almost lost in the modern age.
Bringing the voice of youth to bear on a conflict
they have endured their whole lives, Kohlberg
and Haroni’s exhilarating performances are
a transcendent plea for peace, and a vital
celebration of the capacity of music to join people
across the boundaries of culture and place.
Duo Amal
MUSIC
(Israel/Palestine)
Schubert Fantasy in F minor D. 940
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D minor
‘Classical’, Op. 25 (arranged for four hands
by Rikuya Terashima)
R. Shapira He is the One
S. Odde Tamimi Amal
Rachmaninov Suite no. 1 Op. 5
Event Information
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall,
Melbourne Recital Centre
Wed 24 Oct at 7.30pm
1hr 45min including interval
A Res. $60 / $50
B Res. $40 / $30
Transaction & booking fees may apply
Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333
melbournerecital.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
melbournefestival.com.au
This concert has been made possible with assistance from
the Embassy of Israel.
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