| In a joint venture with our co-sponsors, the Ministry of Culture, China, Confucius Institute, Wellington, and Te Kökï the New Zealand School of Music, we offer a rare opportunity to hear the complete Etudes by Ligeti and Debussy. Ligeti’s 18 Etudes, written between 1985 and 2001, are rarely performed in concert because of their technical challenges. Debussy’s 12 Etudes date from 1915 and are also seldom heard in concert, Debussy himself having considered them “fiendishly difficult”. Join us for this wonderful experience of piano virtuosity in the twentieth century!
Xiang ZOU is a member of the piano faculty at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and guest professor at Wuhan Conservatory. He studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music then completed his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School. Jian LIU studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and recently completed a Master of Musical Arts at the Yale School of Music. He is Head of Piano Studies at the New Zealand School of Music. Both artists have won major international piano competitions, and have appeared as soloists in many countries in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Upcoming ConcertsSunday 29 July 2012 - Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall |
