Double Klavier
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Saturday, 3 May 2025
11:00 am
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Snow Concert Hall
40 Monaro Crecent, Red Hill, ACT 2603
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In Association with
In this exquisite program, we present a rare side-by-side concert with two international piano powerhouses: Paavali Jumppanen (Finland) and Konstantin Shamray (Russia). These pianists are formidable, fearless and flawless interpreters of epic solo piano works. Double Klavier centres around two landmark works showcasing their extraordinary talent and virtuosity.
Experience the monumental Beethoven Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106, renowned for its technical and expressive demands. Its intricate fugue and revolutionary harmonic structure stretched piano technique and set the stage for Romanticism’s emotional depth. In contrast, Schumann’s Humoreske, Op. 20 offers an intimate, introspective journey through ever-shifting emotions, exploring the Romantic character and psychology in music. CIMF also presents a new four-hand work by composer-in-residence Olivia Davies, bringing these two artists together on one instrument.
Double Klavier reveals critical moments in the evolution of piano’s emotional depth and expressive potential, highlighting the extraordinary artistry of these soloists.
Program
V. Silvestrov, Kitsch Music , Mov. 1. Allegro vivace
J. Schumann, Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20
interval
G. Enescu, Chorale and Carillon-Nocturne from Pièces Impromptues (Suite No. 3) opus 18
L. Beethoven, Sonata No. 29 in Bb Major Op. 1-6 ‘Hammerklavier’
O. Davies, new work for four hands
Artists
Konstantin Shamray, piano
Paavali Jumppanen, piano
This concert is generously supported by Dianne and Brian Anderson.
Photo credit: Peter Hislop (piano)
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Artist Olivia Davies - Composer-in-residence
Olivia Bettina Davies (b.1988) is an Australian composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music that spans multiple genres including classical minimalism, experimental and ambient. Davies’ compositions often explore ideas of space, stasis and continuity, resulting in soundworlds that are texturally-driven and nuanced. Davies is the current composer-in-residence with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and recently undertook a Prelude residency at the renowned Peggy Glanville-Hicks House in Sydney. She has been the recipient of a number of awards and scholarships including the Schenberg Music Fellowship in Composition and the prestigious 2022 Art Music Award: Large Ensemble for her piece Stratus (2021), conducted & performed by Asher Fisch and the WA Symphony Orchestra.
photo credit – Hannah Jones
Artist Konstantin Shamray - piano
Described as an exhilarating performer with faultless technique and fearless command of the piano, Australian-based pianist Konstantin Shamray enjoys performing on an international level with the world’s leading orchestras and concert presenters.
In 2008, Konstantin burst onto the concert scene when he won First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is the first and only competitor to date in the 40 years of the competition to win both First and People’s Choice Prizes, in addition to six other prizes. He then went on to win First Prize at the 2011 Klavier Olympiade in Bad Kissingen, Germany, and he was awarded the festival’s coveted Luitpold Prize for “outstanding musical achievements”.
Artist Paavali Jumppanen - piano
In the span of recent seasons, the imaginative and versatile Finnish virtuoso Paavali Jumppanen has established himself as a dynamic musician of seemingly unlimited capability as a solo recitalist, orchestral collaborator, recording artist, artistic director, and frequent performer of contemporary and avant-garde music.