Two of Cygnet's "favourite sons", pianists Stewart Kelly and Laurence Matheson have devised a two piano romp through some of the great romantic duo repertoire. Fabulous tunes, plenty of variety and a lot of fun.....what better way to ring in the end of year "social season"! 

We hope you will join us.

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Program
 

Saint-Saens Danse Macabre Op.40

Rachmaninoff Romance Op.17

Schubert Fantasie in F minor D.940 

Intermission
 

Grainger Over the Hills and Far Away

Grainger Blithe Bells 

Gershwin/Grainger Porgy and Bess Suite

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Stewart Kelly is a pianist, artistic director and advisor, teacher and entrepreneur. He is founder and artistic director of Music by the Springs, a chamber music festival held in country Victoria each February and owner of House of Pianos, Melbourne’s premier piano salon. As a pianist, he works principally within the worlds of chamber music and art song and collaborates with many of Australia’s finest musicians and singers, performing across Australia at festivals and leading concert series. For seven years, he presented Stewart Kelly and Friends at Melbourne Recital Centre, and his career has taken him across Australia and to performances in the USA, China, New Zealand, Italy and the UK. Read more

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​One of Australia's most exciting young musicians, Laurence Matheson is in demand across the country as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist. He studied at the Australian National Academy of Music with Timothy Young as one of their youngest ever students and became a Fellow of the Academy in 2016 after winning the Directors’ Prize, subsequently serving on the faculty.
 
Laurence records for Decca Classics and ABC Classic, and has appeared as soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and the Australian Ballet, as well as in recital at the Melbourne Recital Centre and Sydney Opera House. Read more 

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Tickets: $70.00 includes post recital drinks and canapes

(VISA or MC only, please note 1.5% service fee applies).

 

To Book: Contact Eric Dias on m: 0423 133 690

(for catering purposes, tickets cannot be purchased at the door

and bookings are non refundable).

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