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Spring Arts & Heritage Centre
56 East Street
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1BS
England
Tickets
Prices: £18 adult / £10 Under-25s / other concession
Booking line: 02392 472700 Mon-Sat 10am-4pm / from 6.30pm on concert day
Book Tickets
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.24 in F sharp major, Op.78
Leopold Godowsky – Java Suite
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata no.19 in C minor, D.958
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade no.2 in F major, Op.38
Charles-Valentin Alkan – Festin d'Ésope (Aesop's Feast), Op.39 no.12
Performers
Julian Chan – piano
Programme Note
Julian Chan, the magnetising Malaysian in full solo piano performance.
• “Vigorous and meaty, scintillating and gripping, dynamically transportive. Chan had his audience gladly hanging onto the handrails for the ride”
• “A considerable virtuoso, already befriending technical and artistic challengers others might sidestep”
“[In the Java Suite] Chan’s verve and skill with tone shifted us beyond a mere keyboard impression to an orchestral wall tapestry. He made it easy for us to conjure our own multitudinous images for the titles”
(Quotes from Sussex World Newspapers at Festival of Chichester 2024)
Here is Malaysia’s special, quickly-heating contribution to the world crop of exciting young piano virtuosi.
Deep in motivation, assured in utterance, wide in his performing range of music, completely at home whether in solo, ensemble or concerto world. Julian Chan is also happy and relaxed in talking, meeting and explaining about himself and the music he brings to his audiences. So he’s born to the International Interview Concert format!
Intimately set in the small theatre with raked seating with its optional elevating views.
Full solo piano performance plus conversations with Guest Interviewer, and interactive audience engagement features – the integral ‘Ask A Question’, plus ‘Mystery Music’ and ‘What’s The Story?
Bar open pre-concert and interval. One 20min interval. Concert ends about 9.45pm.
Julian will be playing three of Java Suite’s 12 items – which three would you choose?
The programme items are not listed above in actual performance order. That’s another surprise awaiting us!
