The Australian pianist is planning a “Romantic Programme” for his Algarve performances
Amigos de Música are organising two concerts in March with Australian pianist Piers Lane. The concerts will take place at Os Agostos estate, near Santa Bárbara de Nexe, on March 21 and 23.
Piers Lane is planning a “Romantic Programme” for his Algarve performances “to recognise the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov (born near Novgorod, Russia, on April 1, 1873; died in Beverly Hills, USA, on March 28, 1943).
On March 21, he will play several Preludes and the Variations by Sergey Rachmaninov followed by 12 pieces by Frederic Chopin.
On March 23, he will play Grieg’s Holberg Suite and Variations by Piotr Tchaikovsky, John Field and Alexander Glazunov.
London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane has a worldwide reputation as an engaging, searching and highly versatile performer, at home equally in solo, chamber and concerto repertoire.
Five times soloist at the BBC Proms, Piers Lane’s wide-ranging concerto repertoire exceeds 100 works and has led to engagements with many of the world’s great orchestras, working recently with conductors like Sir Andrew Davis, Vassily Sinaisky, Gerard Schwartz and Brett Dean.
In 2015, Piers Lane was appointed Artistic Director of the Sydney International Piano Competition and is responsible for initiatives like the 2021 Online Piano Competition, the Piano Lovers’ Competition for amateur Australian pianists and Composing the Future, a competition to help Australian composers during Covid times.
In recent seasons, Piers Lane performed three concerti at Carnegie Hall, and world premieres of Carl Vine’s second Piano Concerto and Double Piano Concerto (with Kathryn Stott) ‘Implacable Gifts’, both written for him. He has written and presented over 100 programmes for BBC Radio 3, including the 54-part series ‘The Piano’.
All concerts will take place in the Auditorium of Os Agostos. Doors will open at 6pm and the concert will begin at 7pm. There will be wine, fruit juices and canapés available for self-service.
The Amigos de Música is an international group of around 120 members who stage musical activities by internationally renowned musicians and also sponsor young Portuguese musicians.
It is a non-profit organisation and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021.
Entry donation, including refreshments, is €30 per person for guests and non-members, payable in advance by bank transfer (see website www.amigosdemusica.org).
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