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