Celebrated Musicians Explore Historic Sydney Places
Piano+Place Artists: Sophie Hutchings, David Bridie, Jim Moginie and Chris Abrahams at Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park
Photo: Keith Saunders © March 2024
Piano+Place
Piano+Place
Discover a secret Sydney with co-curators Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil and Ross Heathcote, at a bespoke series of piano performances by iconic Australian artists in heritage Sydney spaces.
Every Friday this July look forward to inspired and diverse music, through the original compositions, interpretations, and improvisations by four contemporary Australian musicians – Jim Moginie, Chris Abrahams ARIA-award winning jazz musician and member of The Necks, Sophie Hutchings internationally renowned Sydney pianist, and award winning songwriter and composer David Bridie from the seminal 80’s and 90’s alt-pop group Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake, as they explore through the piano the spectacular acoustics of famed Sydney locations.
Each venue has been chosen for its strong and singular spirit of place, including the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Elizabeth Bay House, Paddington Town Hall and the State Library of NSW.
Piano+Place is presented by Piano+ and supported by City of Sydney
“An inspired collaboration, where celebrated musical minds meet a shared fascination with this city.” Jim Moginie
Tickets - Opening Night Celebration
Buy tickets to all four performances for your invitation to join the buzz and excitement as one of the VIP guests at the opening night post-show celebration with Piano+Place Curator and Artist, Jim Moginie and Co-Curator Ross Heathcote at the Anzac Memorial on Friday 5 July.
Photo: Keith Saunders © March 2024
This exclusive and intimate event takes place from 8.30pm following Jim Moginie’s one-off performance. As one of our VIP guests you can meet the artists and enjoy complimentary canapes and drinks in the extraordinary ambience of the Memorial’s Hall of Service. Tickets can be purchased in any seating category and as a single transaction to secure your invitation. Look out for an email from Piano+ with all the details in your inbox.
All concerts have allocated seating. For the best seats in the house choose a premium seat.
(See seating maps: Anzac Memorial, Elizabeth Bay House, Paddington Town Hall, State Library of New South Wales)
Single tickets are priced from $25 – $85.
Concerts
Every Friday in July celebrated Australian musicians – Jim Moginie, Sophie Hutchings, David Bridie, Chris Abrahams – will perform contemporary acoustic piano music in historic Sydney locations.
Friday 5 July, 7pm
The Auditorium, Centenary Extension, Anzac Memorial
Piano+Place with Jim Moginie
Australian music ‘legend’ Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil discovers the sacred space of the Anzac Memorial revealing the secrets that live behind the walls, expressed through the sounds of the acoustic piano, storytelling and improvisation.
Performances
Friday 12 July, 6pm and 8pm
Elizabeth Bay House
Piano+Place with Chris Abrahams
Museums of History New South Wales
A visceral and intimate salute, through the acoustic piano, to the sonic resonances of glorious Elizabeth Bay House, with ARIA-Award winning jazz pianist and member of The Necks, Chris Abrahams.
Performances
Friday 19 July,7pm
Stapleton Room, Paddington Town Hall
Piano+Place with Sophie Hutchings
Lose yourself in the music of Sophie Hutchings as she strips back the layers, immersing you in an ethereal world of tranquillity through the beauty of the piano at Paddington Town Hall.
Performances
Friday 26 July, 7pm
Paintings Galleries, State Library of NSW
Piano+Place with David Bridie
The brilliant David Bridie founding member of Not Drowning, Waving and chamber pop group, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, explores space and sound through the acoustic piano, storytelling and improvisations in the atmospheric surrounds of the State Library of NSW.
Performances
Artists and Curators
Venues
The Auditorium, Centenary Extension, Anzac Memorial
The Anzac Memorial, in Sydney’s Hyde Park, is New South Wales’ principal memorial to all Australians who have served in the Defence Force. The Memorial Building in both its original and its extended form is a work of art and a remarkable piece of architecture. It is a physical expression of the spirit and legend of the Anzacs and a place of comfort for those who have lost loved ones. Exhibition and interpretation spaces allow the Anzac Memorial to illustrate the evolution of Australian military service while focusing on NSW stories. The detailed storytelling within the Centenary Exhibition Gallery complements the quiet spaces and symbols of the original Memorial building.
Elizabeth Bay House, Museums of NSW
Built between 1835 and 1839, Elizabeth Bay House was known as ‘the finest house in the colony’. Designed by the most fashionable and accomplished architect of the day, John Verge, for the Colonial Secretary, Alexander Macleay and his family, Elizabeth Bay House is a superb example of colonial architecture in a magnificent setting overlooking Sydney Harbour. The house was restored and opened as a house museum in 1977. Elegantly furnished to the period of 1839 to 1845, the interiors reflect the lifestyle of the Macleays and present an evocative picture of 19th-century life. The house was once surrounded by an extensive 54 acre garden and described as a ‘botanist’s paradise’. Alexander Macleay was a renowned gentleman scientist who established a significant library and entomology collection and had extensive interests in botany.
Stapleton Room, Paddington Town Hall
Paddington Town Hall on the corner of Oxford and Oatley roads, was built in 1890-91 to a design by the architect John Edward Kemp in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style. Premier of NSW Sir Henry Parkes laid the foundation stone on 8 November 1890. It included a 32-metre-tall clock tower. The building was officially opened on 3 October 1891 by the Governor of NSW, Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey. A clock was installed in the clock tower in 1905 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII.
Paintings Galleries, State Library of NSW
The State Library of NSW is one of the great libraries of the world, with a history dating back to 1826. Since then, the Library has been collecting all kinds of materials that help tell the rich and diverse story of NSW and Australia.
There are more than six million items in the Library’s collection, including books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, paintings, architectural plans, objects and digital content.
New materials are added every day, so that future generations will know their history.
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