Our recital series in Canberra is broken up into two categories, the International Recital Series and Emerging Artist Recital Series.
The International Recital Series is made up of leading classical pianists from overseas, and the Emerging Artist Recital Series is made up of 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition prize winners.
Winner of the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition, Jeonghwan’s performances have been described as “deeply impressive” (The Age) with “youthful energy, strength and vehemence” (Limelight). A remarkable artist set to take the world by storm, Kim gives a sparkling performance of Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann and Bartok. .
Friday 11 October 2024, 7:00pm – Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Alexandra is a trailblazing pianist who demonstrates fearless curiosity and ground-breaking innovation in her work, including championing lesser known and particularly female composers. Experience the musical treasures performed by this supremely talented, one-of-a-kind artist playing pieces dear to her heart.
Wednesday 16 October 2024, 7:00pm – Snow Concert Hall, Canberra *
Jean-Efflam enjoys a prolific recording and international concert career as one of the world’s foremost exponents of Claude Debussy and Robert Schumann. You won’t want to miss this diamond of a program played with radiant clarity, freshness and subtlety.
Friday 1 November 2024, 7:00pm – Snow Concert Hall, Canberra *
* Presented in partnership with Snow Concert Hall and their 2024 concert series.
As a Piano+ Laureate, Korkmaz Can epitomises the highest aspirations of the Sydney International Piano Competition giving effortlessly powerful and sensitive performances that wowed audiences at the 2023 competition. Winner of the Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice Award Korkmaz Can is an electrifying must-see young musician performing Bach, Liszt, Shostakovich and Chopin.
Tuesday 30 January 2024, 7:30pm – Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Entering the competition with a weeks’ notice, to become the second youngest competitor to reach the semi-final round, Reuben garnered three different awards at the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition, including winner Nancy Weir Best Australian pianist. There is no doubt Reuben is an extraordinary performer with a stellar career ahead of him. Catch him on the rise as he performs works by Scarlatti, Faure, Brahms and Mozart.
Monday 25th March 2024, 7:30pm – Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Lauded by the Washington Post for her “poetic and sensitive pianism” and described by the New York Times as a “knockout”, Piano+ is delighted to present this phenomenal musician in a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky, followed by Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Tuesday 14 May 2024, 7:30pm – Snow Concert Hall, Canberra *
Known for his blend of power, lyricism and nuance, Lukáš is a pianist with an enormously deep range of unforced expression. Vladimir Ashkenazy said of him, “Such a pianist is born once in thirty years.” This superb program, with its intuitive exploration of the inner worlds of Brahms, Scriabin and Schumann, is a wonderful opportunity to experience this remarkable soloist at the height of his considerable powers.
Monday 2 September 2024, 7:00pm – Snow Concert Hall, Canberra *
