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Piano 4 Hands – Wigmore Hall Evening Recital

22 July 2013 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Returning to Wigmore Hall, internationally acclaimed Anglo-Japanese duo Piano 4 Hands perform Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to mark the 100th anniversary of the ballet’s première, alongside a new work by an exciting Japanese composer Dai Fujikura, co-commissioned with the Cheltenham Music Festival. Virtuoso showpieces by Grainger and Poulenc and a masterful early Britten work complete a scintillating programme for two pianos. ‘They make an inspiring duo and one senses a real bond between them’ International Piano

Performers: Piano 4 Hands – Joseph Tong piano; Waka Hasegawa piano
Programme: Poulenc, Sonata for two pianos; Britten, Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca Op. 23; Grainger, Fantasy on Porgy and Bess; Dai Fujikura, 3 Miniatures for two pianos (London première); Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring (for piano duo)

Tickets, priced £12,£16,£22,£26 are available at the Box Office:
Wigmore Hall Box Office
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP

Online http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on
By phone +44 (0)20 7935 2141 – All major credit cards are accepted for telephone bookings.

Bookings can be made at the Wigmore Hall Box Office during the following times:
7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm  Days without an evening concert: 10 am – 5 pm

address(es) of event Website or Webpage: http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/productions/piano-4-hands-33185

This concert is supported by Yutaka Tazakifoods Foods, IIJ Europe Limited and funded by Britten- Pears Foundation

 

 

Details

Date:
22 July 2013
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP United Kingdom