Joyce Yang captured world attention when she won the silver medal in the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition. Now she makes her Australian debut.
When Korean pianist Joyce Yang won the Van Cliburn silver medal she was only 19 years old – her captivating presence and musical authority belied her petite appearance. Since then she’s made her New York Philharmonic debut with Lorin Maazel and begun appearing with some of leading conductors of our age – they all say she’s a musician to watch. Her playing has been praised for its grace and wit, and its combination of musicianly refinement and Romantic flair.
In her imaginative program for Sydney, Joyce Yang will set the scene with music of our own time – the spectacular and magical Gargoyles of Lowell Liebermann and the impulsive rhythms of Carl Vine’s irresistible piano sonata, commissioned for the Sydney Dance Company. Debussy, Chopin and Liszt provide elegant impressions, with a dazzling finale.
L LIEBERMANN Gargoyles
DEBUSSY Estampes
VINE Piano Sonata No.1
CHOPIN Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
CHOPIN Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op.48 No.2
CHOPIN Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22
LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No.6
Pre-concert talk by Ian Munro in the First Floor Reception Room at 6.15pm.