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Melbourne Recital Centre: Pieter Wispelwey with Piers Lane – Night I
Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
A trilogy through time. Pieter Wispelwey and Piers Lane excavate hidden codes embedded within Soviet-era masterworks, framed by Benjamin Britten's First Cello Suite. Wispelwey, celebrated for his fearless interpretations, reveals how Britten's seemingly straightforward variations contain their own quiet revolutions. From the rebellious wit and restrained elegance of Sergei Prokofiev's…
Melbourne Recital Centre: Pieter Wispelwey with Piers Lane – Night II
Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
A trilogy through time. Enter a realm where Romantic lyricism meets modernist exploration as Pieter Wispelwey and Piers Lane bridge the delicate balance between tradition and transformation. Franz Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, written for the now extinct instrument, enters a new era on the cello. The gentle dialogue between instruments, embodying…
Melbourne Recital Centre: Pieter Wispelwey with Piers Lane – Night III
Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
A trilogy through time. Pieter Wispelwey's concert trilogy concludes as he and Piers Lane delve into music's most profound emotional territories, anchored by Benjamin Britten's haunting Third Cello Suite. César Franck's radiant Violin Sonata, equally compelling on cello, unfolds with soaring expression. Frédéric Chopin's final published work, his only Cello…