KIAZMA Piano Duo presents a captivating program of music by Bach-Kurtag, Johannes Brahms, György Ligeti, Ian Munro and Franz Schubert.

This program begins with Hungarian composer György Kurtág’s reverent transcriptions of some of Bach’s most beautiful Chorales that confront death, devotion and consolation. Composed in the shadow of his father's sudden death in 1922, Shostakovich's Suite for two pianos, Op.6, is music of immense power and tragic intensity, written when the composer was just 15.

Composer Holly Harrison is one of Australia's rising stars. Her music embraces juxtaposing styles, blending the visceral energy of rock with whimsical humour. She writes, ‘Crunch is a highly rhythmic work for piano four-hands which draws inspiration from honky-tonk, blues, punk, and grunge music. The word ‘crunch’ refers to dissonance and rhythmic punch, and …the percussiveness and physicality of the piano.

A free day of masterclasses, performances and group lessons at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University. A great opportunity for young pianists to gain perfomrnace experience and workshop repertoire with Monash piano faculty Aura Go, Tomoe Kawabata and Ian Munro.

Rachael Beesley music director
Aura Go piano
Lizzy Bennet’s Band

Carl Davis
Opening Music from Pride and Prejudice

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
March from The Marriage of Figaro, K.492
Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467

Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No.25 in A minor ‘Für Elise’, WoO 59

Henry Purcell
Chaconne from The Fairy Queen, Z.629

Rachael Beesley music director
Aura Go piano
Lizzy Bennet’s Band

Carl Davis
Opening Music from Pride and Prejudice

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
March from The Marriage of Figaro, K.492
Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467

Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No.25 in A minor ‘Für Elise’, WoO 59

Henry Purcell
Chaconne from The Fairy Queen, Z.629

Beethoven Arranged features two beloved works reimagined in arrangements from Beethoven’s own lifetime.

BEETHOVEN (arr. Beethoven) Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
BEETHOVEN (arr. Ferdinand Ries) Cello Sonata in F major, Op.5 No.1

Helena Rathbone Violin
Liisa Pallandi Violin
Stefanie Farrands Viola
Timo-Veikko Valve Cello
Melissa Barnard Cello
Aura Go Piano

Beethoven Arranged features two beloved works reimagined in arrangements from Beethoven’s own lifetime.

BEETHOVEN (arr. Beethoven) Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
BEETHOVEN (arr. Ferdinand Ries) Cello Sonata in F major, Op.5 No.1

Helena Rathbone Violin
Liisa Pallandi Violin
Stefanie Farrands Viola
Timo-Veikko Valve Cello
Melissa Barnard Cello
Aura Go Piano

Beethoven Arranged features two beloved works reimagined in arrangements from Beethoven’s own lifetime.

BEETHOVEN (arr. Beethoven) Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
BEETHOVEN (arr. Ferdinand Ries) Cello Sonata in F major, Op.5 No.1

Helena Rathbone Violin
Liisa Pallandi Violin
Stefanie Farrands Viola
Timo-Veikko Valve Cello
Melissa Barnard Cello
Aura Go Piano

Recital of works by Beethoven and Mozart with Timo-Veikko Valve (cello) for the Sydney Mozart Society.

The Melbourne launch of Tipi and Aura’s ABC Classics recording of the complete Beethoven cello sonatas and works by Anton Webern.

Take a deep dive into Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with host Ingrid Martin, soloist Aura Go and conductor Jen Winley.

A child prodigy and a renowned concert pianist in the 19th century, Clara Schumann premiered her concerto, filled with ravishing, memorable themes, at the age of just sixteen.

However, it was one of the only public performances of the work for many years, as Schumann’s own compositions were rarely performed in her own time.

Join us to explore this remarkable work from a composer whose brilliance was long overlooked.

L. v. Beethoven:

Sonata for cello and piano No. 2 G minor, Op. 5/2
Sonata for cello and piano No. 3 A Major, Op. 69
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Anton Webern:

Sonata for cello and piano (1914)
Two pieces for cello and piano (1899)
Three small pieces, Op.11
L. v. Beethoven:

Sonata for cello and piano No.5 D Major, Op. 102/2

Recital of Beethoven and Webern works for cello and piano at the Sibelius Museum, Turku.

Usher in the festive season with a rare performance of Liszt’s enchanting Christmas Trees.

Let the magic of classical music transport you to a realm of musical wonder. Join KIAZMA Piano Duo for a feast of magical piano duet music across two family concerts. These concerts are the perfect introduction to the world of classical music for young children, and an opportunity to delve deeper into the delightful repertoire for seasoned listeners. Musical fun and entertainment for the whole family, there will be opportunities to get up close and personal with the piano, the musicians, and the music in these immersive musical experiences.

Offering two delightful concert experiences on one day, this second concert, Christmas Trees ushers in the festive season with a musical celebration of trees and a rare performance of Liszt’s Christmas Trees (Weinachtsbaum). Dedicated to his first grandchild Daniela, this show’s centrepiece is Liszt at his simplest and most enchanting.

Musical fun and entertainment for the whole family, join KIAZMA Piano Duo for an interactive experience.

Let the magic of classical music transport you to a realm of musical wonder. Join KIAZMA Piano Duo for a feast of magical piano duet music across two family concerts. These concerts are the perfect introduction to the world of classical music for young children, and an opportunity to delve deeper into the delightful repertoire for seasoned listeners. Musical fun and entertainment for the whole family, there will be opportunities to get up close and personal with the piano, the musicians, and the music in these immersive musical experiences.

Offering two delightful concert experiences on one day, the first concert, Mother Goose features the beloved works of the French repertoire, from Gabriel Fauré’s exquisite Dolly Suite and Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose, to the exhilarating Jeux d’enfants (Children’s Games) of Georges Bizet.

Works of Clara Schumann, Knussen, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Reger and Brahms.

The KIAZMA Piano Duo in collaboration with pianists from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance present Night Walk. Created especially for the David Li Sound Gallery, Night Walk is a musical meditation on our connection with nature, on love and loss, the movement of ideas, on metaphor and metamorphosis. Pianists Aura Go and Tomoe Kawabata interweave music for one and two pianos by composers for whom nature has been a powerful creative force. Evocative night-filled poetry of Judith Wright, Walt Whitman and Amin Malouf gives rise to musical responses by Ian Munro, Matthew Whittall and Kaija Saariaho; Benjamin Britten’s daily “thinking walks” were central to his compositional process; Peter Sculthorpe and Akira Nishimura draw on Japanese concepts of metamorphosis in their sonic explorations of stillness and space. The program features the world premiere of Letter to a Friend for two pianos by Ian Munro.

International Classics, Melbourne Recital Centre

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No.35 in A, K.526

Wolfgang Rihm
Phantom und Eskapade

Robert Schumann
Sonata for Violin No.2, Op.121

Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G major No. 17 and Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young in intimate chamber settings for piano and string quartet.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G major No. 17 and Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young in intimate chamber settings for piano and string quartet.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G major No. 17 and Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young in intimate chamber settings for piano and string quartet.

Featuring the world premiere of Lisa Illean’s ‘arcing, stilling, bending, gathering’ (2023) for piano, strings and electronics.

Finding Our Voice sets the pristine beauty of contemporary pieces alongside the aching clarity of renaissance music. Performed by ever-changing constellations of piano, strings and electronics. This through-composed experience of listening works as an incantation, comprising dream-like elegies, enigmas, and odes to the ethereal.

World premiere of Cat Hope’s ‘A Quiet Friend’ for piano, percussion and electronics.

The complete Mozart sonatas for piano piano-hands, paired with significant contemporary works from Australia and Japan.

The complete Mozart sonatas for piano four-hands, paired with significant contemporary works from Australia and Japan.