Chamber Concert – Dr Yi-Yang Chen & Friends

Featuring visiting pianist Dr Yi-Yang Chen.

Program

World Premiere of an original work by Matthew Minter
    In Memoriam: Sendai, Japan, Yi-Yang Chen performing his own original composition
    Piano Quartet, Joaquín Turina (Yi-Yang Chen, Robert Manley, Robert van Gend, and James Chen)

Interval: Q&A session with Dr Yi-Yang Chen, offering rare insights into his music and inspiration.

    Trio – Primavera, Piazzolla (Yi-Yang Chen, Jennifer Sung, and Jay Gates)

Piano & Guitar Duets (Yi-Yang Chen, Peter Doublinszki)
         Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, Joaquín Rodrigo
         Libertango, Astor Piazzolla

Guitar Solos (Peter Doublinszki)
         Nuages, Django Reinhardt
         A Felicidade, Antônio Carlos Jobim

A breathtaking four-hand performance with Dr Yi-Yang Chen and Dr Robert Manley on two pianos – Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Witold Lutosławski.

A fundraising event for Inspiring Young Musicians Inc. in Armidale.