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Andrey Gugnin Piano Recitals
November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Piano+ presents Andrey Gugnin, winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition in recital in Sydney and Mebourne.
The recitals will include works by Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Australian composer Carl Vine, along with the Three Bagatelles by Valentin Silvestrov before concluding with Stravinsky/Agnosti’s challenging The Firebird. Gugnin is a magnetic performer who is in high demand worldwide as a recitalist, chamber music partner and concerto soloist,
These concerts will mark the return by Andrey to Australia since his highly successful national tour in 2017, appearances at the Coriole Festival in 2018 and concerto collaborations with the Sydney and West Australian Symphony Orchestra before the pandemic.
Andrey has released numerous CDs, with his recording of Shostakovich’s solo piano works (Hyperion) winning the 2020 BBC music magazine awards for best Instrumentals. His recording of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.2 also featured on Steven Speilberg’s Oscar®- winning film Bridge of Spies.
The program: Edvard Grieg: Ballade Op.24/ Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Mikhail Pletnev: The Nutcracker Suite/ Carl Vine: Piano Sonata No.2/ Valentin Silvestrov: 3 Bagatelles Op.1/ Igor Stravinsky/Guido Agosti: The Firebird
Melbourne Wednesday, 1st November 7:30pm/ Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – Corner of Southbank
Boulevard & Sturt Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $30-84
Sydney Thursday, 2nd November 7:30pm/ City Recital Hall – 2 Angel Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Sydney
Tickets: $30-$90