Poliphonia presents Duo Corvisier (piano duo) at 1901 Arts Club, London on Thursday 8th June 2023

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Poliphonia presents Duo Corvisier (piano duo)

Add to my Calendar 08-06-2023 19:30 08-06-2023 21:30 36 Poliphonia presents Duo Corvisier (piano duo) Poliphonia is a charity founded in 2017 with the purpose of promoting the music of the Americas.Poliphonia aims to promote the revision and digitation of scores still in manuscript form and the performance of music of the Americas by established professional as well as young players.The Corvisier Piano Duo was created in 1991.  Duo Corvisier has been recognised as one of the foremost Brazilian piano duos by its remarkable ensemble, rhythmic vitality, and intense musicianship.  Fátima and Fernando Corvisier’s partnership has taken Duo Corvisier to perform in many cities in Brazil and abroad.  During an eight-year period of residence in the United States, the Corvisier Piano Duo was invited to perform in prestigious recital series such as The Rosa Ponselle Fund of Meriden, Connecticut; the Channing Concerts promoted by the Greenbriar Consortium, and the Bay Area Houston Symphony League, in Houston, Texas.  Duo Corvisier’s repertoire encompass a wide range from classical to contemporary works.In 2007 Duo Corvisier was invited to represent Brazil at the International Congress of Music Performance sponsored by the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.  By that time, the Duo gave a lecture-recital on the works for piano duet by Brazilian composer Ronaldo Miranda. Recent performances include a lecture recital at With Four Hands Conference at University of London (2013); recital and lecture recital at Performa’13 in Porto Alegre (2013); lecture recital at ISPS in Vienna (2013); a recital at University of Houston (2011); recital at Sala Cecília Meirelles, Rio de Janeiro (2022). 1901 Arts Club, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street
Waterloo
London
SE1 8UE
England

Thursday 8th June 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Acácio Piedade – Overture: Homage to Shostakovich
Antonio de Almeida – Noites de Tóquio (Nights of Tokyo)
Darius Milhaud – Le boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof), Op.58
Antonio de Almeida – Nocturne No.4
Edmundo Villani-Cortes – Os Chorões da Pauliceia (The Choro players of Sao Paulo)
Astor Piazzolla – Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Ronaldo Miranda – Tango

Performers

Fernando Corvisier – Piano
Fátima Corvisier – Piano

Duo Corvisier

Programme Note

Poliphonia is a charity founded in 2017 with the purpose of promoting the music of the Americas.

Poliphonia aims to promote the revision and digitation of scores still in manuscript form and the performance of music of the Americas by established professional as well as young players.

The Corvisier Piano Duo was created in 1991. Duo Corvisier has been recognised as one of the foremost Brazilian piano duos by its remarkable ensemble, rhythmic vitality, and intense musicianship. Fátima and Fernando Corvisier’s partnership has taken Duo Corvisier to perform in many cities in Brazil and abroad. During an eight-year period of residence in the United States, the Corvisier Piano Duo was invited to perform in prestigious recital series such as The Rosa Ponselle Fund of Meriden, Connecticut; the Channing Concerts promoted by the Greenbriar Consortium, and the Bay Area Houston Symphony League, in Houston, Texas. Duo Corvisier’s repertoire encompass a wide range from classical to contemporary works.

In 2007 Duo Corvisier was invited to represent Brazil at the International Congress of Music Performance sponsored by the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. By that time, the Duo gave a lecture-recital on the works for piano duet by Brazilian composer Ronaldo Miranda.

Recent performances include a lecture recital at With Four Hands Conference at University of London (2013); recital and lecture recital at Performa’13 in Porto Alegre (2013); lecture recital at ISPS in Vienna (2013); a recital at University of Houston (2011); recital at Sala Cecília Meirelles, Rio de Janeiro (2022).

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