{"id":20981,"date":"2016-05-18T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T06:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=20981"},"modified":"2016-05-18T16:35:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T06:35:04","slug":"piers-lane-performs-chopin-by-candlelight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=20981","title":{"rendered":"Piers Lane performs Chopin By Candlelight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20982\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chopin_1080x450_KEY_72dpi-325x135.jpg\" alt=\"Chopin_1080x450_KEY_72dpi\" width=\"325\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pianist Piers Lane, one of the world\u2019s greats, will be on tour nationally with\u00a0a programme of works by Chopin. In Sydney there will be two concerts, one at the City Recital Hall and the other in Penrith.<\/p>\n<p>Called <em>Chopin by Candlelight<\/em>, Piers Lane will play a selection of Chopin&#8217;s achingly beautiful music in the mystical glow of candlelight. The concert will feature a spectrum of works, including the <em>Fantasie in F minor Op. 49<\/em>, the <em>Ballade No 3 in A flat major Op 47, <\/em>the\u00a0<em>Etude in E major Op 10.<\/em> <em>No. 3 (Tristesse)<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Barcarolle\u00a0Op. 60,<\/em> and the <em>Polonaise in F sharp minor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Piers Lane is one of Australia\u2019s most acclaimed pianists both here and overseas. He is also artistic director of both the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Sydney International Piano Competition, Lane has performed in the world\u2019s great concert halls, attracting remarkable reviews for his brilliant and sensitive performances.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Piers Lane reflects on his love for the great composer, \u201cChopin remains unsurpassed as a composer for the piano. He knew how to make the instrument sing at its lyrical best. The music speaks eloquently to people everywhere of the beauty, the heartbreak, the dance, the yearning, the rhythm, the soul, of life itself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chopinbycandlelight.com.\">Click here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Penrith: <a href=\"http:\/\/thejoan.com.au\/whats-on\/chopin-by-candlelight-piers-lane\/\">Click here <\/a>for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>The programme:<\/p>\n<p>Impromptu No 1 in A Flat major Op 29<br \/>\nFantasie in F minor op 49<br \/>\nEtude in E major Op 10 No 3 (\u2018Tristesse\u2019)<br \/>\nBallade No 3 in A flat major Op 47<br \/>\nScherzo No 4 in E major Op 54<\/p>\n<p>Interval<\/p>\n<p>Polonaise in F sharp minor<br \/>\nMazurka Op 17 No 4<br \/>\nNocturnes Op 62 No 1 in B major and No 2 in E major<br \/>\nBarcarolle Op 60<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pianist Piers Lane, one of the world\u2019s greats, will be on tour nationally with\u00a0a programme of works by Chopin. 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