Lunchtime Piano Recital - Rebeca Omordia at St Olave's Church, London on Wednesday 1st December 2021

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Lunchtime Piano Recital - Rebeca Omordia

Add to my Calendar 01-12-2021 13:00 01-12-2021 15:00 36 Lunchtime Piano Recital - Rebeca Omordia London based Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia returns to St Olave's Church for a lunchtime recital of British and French piano works by John Ireland, Robert Matthew-Walker and Maurice Ravel. Rebeca's performances of the Ireland’s Piano Sonata have been described as “completely compelling, authoritative and committed”, and “outstanding in every regard”. This recital also brings the world premiere of Postcards from Provence by esteemed British composer Robert Matthew-Walker, written in 2021 especially for Rebeca.  Rebeca has been a great ambassador of the British repertoire ever since winning the "Delius Prize" in 2009 which led to a duo partnership with world renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. She performed Ireland's Cello Sonata with Lloyd Webber on numerous occasions on tour in the UK, and in concert with cellists Raphael Wallfisch and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, and she has recorded it for English Music Records with Joseph Spooner. Ireland's piano music has been a constant presence in Rebeca's recital programmes and she has performed piano works by John Ireland on tour in the UK, Romania and Nigeria and on live broadcasts on Radio 3.  This recital is generously supported by the John Ireland Charitable Trust.  St Olave's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Olave's Church
8 Hart Street
City of London
London
EC3R 7NB
England

Wednesday 1st December 2021
1:00 PM

Programme

Robert Matthew-Walker – Postcards from Provence (Three Pictures for Solo Piano)
Maurice Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit
John Ireland – Piano Sonata in E minor

Performers

Rebeca Omordia – piano

Programme Note

London based Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia returns to St Olave's Church for a lunchtime recital of British and French piano works by John Ireland, Robert Matthew-Walker and Maurice Ravel.

Rebeca's performances of the Ireland’s Piano Sonata have been described as “completely compelling, authoritative and committed”, and “outstanding in every regard”. This recital also brings the world premiere of Postcards from Provence by esteemed British composer Robert Matthew-Walker, written in 2021 especially for Rebeca.

Rebeca has been a great ambassador of the British repertoire ever since winning the "Delius Prize" in 2009 which led to a duo partnership with world renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. She performed Ireland's Cello Sonata with Lloyd Webber on numerous occasions on tour in the UK, and in concert with cellists Raphael Wallfisch and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, and she has recorded it for English Music Records with Joseph Spooner.

Ireland's piano music has been a constant presence in Rebeca's recital programmes and she has performed piano works by John Ireland on tour in the UK, Romania and Nigeria and on live broadcasts on Radio 3.

This recital is generously supported by the John Ireland Charitable Trust.

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