One of Australia’s top pianists, Simon Tedeschi, is thrilled to present one of the greatest works in the keyboard literature, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Celebrating his critically acclaimed new recording for ABC Classics, Tedeschi brings his own magic to this iconic piano masterwork.
One of the greatest works in the entire keyboard literature, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite in ten movements, interspersed with a Promenade, that he will perform at Dubbo Conservatorium of Music on Friday night.
Inspired by Mussorgsky’s dear friend Viktor Hartmann, the celebrated Russian artist and architect, this piece is a walk in the composer’s mind’s eye as he surveys an exhibition of Hartmann’s work (now sadly either lost or destroyed) that featured different figments and scenes of Europe and its inhabitants, from nightmarish witches (Baba Yaga) and two Polish Jews (Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle), to the gate that symbolised the attempted assassination of Tsar Alexander II (The Great Gate Of Kiev).
Imbued with the changing sounds and tumultuous politics of a country that was (and is) ever changing, and yet drawn together by the power of the imagination in a folkloric, childlike way, ultimately the music reveals a culture vested in dreams and poetry, where art has at times been the sole bedrock of hope and transformation.
Tedeschi is one of Australia’s most renowned and sought-after pianists, awarded several prestigious prizes including first prize in the Keyboard division of the Royal Overseas League Competition (UK).
He was also a winner of Symphony Australia’s Young Performer of the Year Award, and the Legacy Award from the Creativity Foundation (USA).
He has performed in major concert halls throughout Europe, North America and Asia, and for world leaders such as George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama.
As soloist, Tedeschi regularly performs with orchestras around Australia and worldwide, with conductors including Richard Bonynge, Alan Gilbert, Jun Märkl and Sir William Southgate.
Based in the USA for several years, since returning to Sydney in 2010, Tedeschi has performed for the Sydney and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, Sydney Opera House, www.cinqueartistmanagement.com City Recital Hall Angel Place, Melbourne Recital Centre, Musica Viva, Queensland and Brisbane Music Festivals and numerous concert series around the country.
Tickets for Tedeschi’s Dubbo performance are available at a cost of $29 for adults, $25 for concession, $7 for students or $58 for a family of four.
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