Andrea Lam’s performance has been acclaimed by The Australian as “melting lyricism, filigree touch and spirited eloquence…played with a firm purpose, attention to nuance and produced a spectrum of ravishing colour.”
This week is the last opportunity for local and visiting classical music lovers to purchase tickets online or at Benalla Art Gallery to secure a seat.
This special performance spawned out of the long lockdowns of 202, when one of Australia’s most acclaimed composers, Professor Matthew Hindson, began writing solo piano pieces.
These seemed to fall under the increasingly popular streaming search term of ‘sad piano music’.
That being music that seemed sad or melancholy in mood yet had the paradoxical effect of making the listener feel comforted, supported, and even uplifted.
Selecting internationally renowned pianist Andrea Lam to bring these new pieces to life at the keyboard, these melodious, meditative and thrilling miniature works will be presented live on stage by Matthew Hindson, providing rare insight into the pieces, and what inspired them, as only a living composer can do.
Recorded for 2024 release, and shared only intermittently until now, audiences have the opportunity to experience live what online audiences have been loving as an accompaniment — or antidote — to the frenetic pace, daily challenges and moments of solitude of the world we live in today.
The concert is at 3pm on Saturday,. April 13. Tickets are $40 for members and $50 for non members. Numbers are limited. To book your ticket call 5760 2619 or email gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au.
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