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Legendary pianist Gerard Willems AM performs music of Hollywood, Broadway and more, featuring music by Mozart, Grieg, Bernstein, Shostakovich and others in this one-hour piano recital. Afterwards he will be joined by author & ABC presenter Rachael Kohn AO FRSN, for a stimulating chat on stage.<\/p>\n

Born in Holland, Gerard Willems’ performing and teaching careers have taken him around the world and throughout Australia. Recognised as a pre-eminent specialist of the first Viennese school, he has won awards for his recordings of Beethoven\u2019s 32 piano sonatas, five piano concertos with Sinfonia Australis, and the \u2018Diabelli Variations\u2019.<\/p>\n

Broadcaster, author and patron of the musical arts, Rachael Kohn was the familiar voice of ABC Radio National\u2019s\u00a0The Spirit of Things,\u00a0<\/i>which she produced from 1997 to 2018. Over 26 years she produced and presented ground breaking programs on religious history, the arts and contemporary spirituality, as well as numerous publications.<\/p>\n

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The programme: HAMLISCH\u00a0<\/b>A Chorus Line: \u2018One\u2019\/ MOZART\u00a0<\/b>Excerpt from<\/i> Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 (Elvira Madigan)\/SCHUMANN\u00a0<\/b>Scenes from Childhood, Op.15: Tr\u00e4umerei\/ <\/span>G<\/span>RIEG\u00a0<\/b>Peer Gynt Suite: Morning Mood\/ BERNSTEIN<\/b> West Side Story: \u2018Maria\u2019\/ LISZT\/VERDI\u00a0<\/b>Concert paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434\/ SHOSTAKOVICH<\/b>\u00a0Excerpt from<\/i> Waltz No.2\/ CHOPIN\u00a0<\/b>Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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