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Gala Launch ClimateKeys
10 Pianists & Special Guest Speakers including Sir Jonathon Porritt
Part of the Markson Pianos Concert Series 2017/18 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 25-10-2017 19:00 25-10-2017 21:00 36 Gala Launch ClimateKeys Markson Pianos Composer in Residence Lola Perrin is joined by nine concert pianists, guest speaker Sir Jonathon Porritt, introducer Hannah van den Brul & Special Guests Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler – Truth About Zane. “Talking about climate change needs to move into the centre of all we do, so I initiated ClimateKeys for concert pianists across the world to put the conversation into the heart of their concerts. Over one hundred pianists and expert speakers in twenty countries have joined so far. In October and November 30 ClimateKeys concerts in nine countries are taking place with more being planned through 2018.” (Lola Perrin) In this gala launch ten UK-based pianists perform from their forthcoming ClimateKeys concerts. The event also features guest speaker Sir Jonathon Porritt, an introduction by Hannan van den Brul and special guests, Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler, parents of Zane Gbangbola from Truth About Zane. Entire piece, or extracts from extended compositions, will be performed from the repertoire listed. St Mary Magdalene Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mary Magdalene Church
Munster Square
Camden Town
London
NW1 3PL
England
Programme
Lola Perrin – Suite VIII
Lola Perrin – Suite II
Camille Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
Bedřich Smetana – Concert Etude in G sharp minor 'On the Seashore', Op.17
Frédéric Chopin – Etude in C minor 'The Revolutionary', Op.10 no.12
Aleksandr Scriabin – 24 Preludes, Op.11
Peter Sculthorpe – Night Pieces
Jean Sibelius – 5 Pieces for Piano
Sofia Gubaidulina – Musical Toys
Lennox Berkeley – Six Preludes, Op.23 no.1
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita no.1 in B flat major for keyboard, BWV 825
Sergey Prokofiev – Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major 'Stalingrad', Op.83
Lola Perrin – Suite IX Significantus Part 7
Franz Liszt – Transcendental Étude: 12. 'Chasse-Neige'
Claude Debussy – Preludes, Book I
Lola Perrin – 3 Rhapsodies: no.1, Khalahari Flower
Karen Tanaka – Our Planet Earth
Performers
Natalie Bleicher – piano
Hannah Gill – piano
Daniel Grimwood – piano
Lola Perrin – piano
Pettersson Mikael – piano
Tim Pryce – piano
Elena Riu – piano
Elli Spackova – piano
Caroline Tyler – piano
Nafis Umerkulova – piano
Lola Perrin – Composer-in-Residence
Sir Jonathon Porritt – Speaker
Hannah van den Brul – Presenter
Programme Note
Markson Pianos Composer in Residence Lola Perrin is joined by nine concert pianists, guest speaker Sir Jonathon Porritt, introducer Hannah van den Brul & Special Guests Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler – Truth About Zane.
“Talking about climate change needs to move into the centre of all we do, so I initiated ClimateKeys for concert pianists across the world to put the conversation into the heart of their concerts. Over one hundred pianists and expert speakers in twenty countries have joined so far. In October and November 30 ClimateKeys concerts in nine countries are taking place with more being planned through 2018.” (Lola Perrin)
In this gala launch ten UK-based pianists perform from their forthcoming ClimateKeys concerts. The event also features guest speaker Sir Jonathon Porritt, an introduction by Hannan van den Brul and special guests, Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler, parents of Zane Gbangbola from Truth About Zane.
Entire piece, or extracts from extended compositions, will be performed from the repertoire listed.
