BRAHMS PIANO MONUMENT @ ST MATTHEW’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Sunday, 18 June, 2.30pm. Soloist Sylvia Jiang; Conductor Michael Joel

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra is proud to present this exceptional concert featuring acclaimed pianist Sylvia Jiang and conductor Michael Joel.

Sylvia Jiang, a young pianist from New Zealand, is currently serving as the sole instrumental recipient of the prestigious Artist Diploma award from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Sylvia is hailed by critics as a ‘gifted young pianist of genuine substance’ and ‘New Zealand’s most notable young emerging pianist’.

Michael Joel has conducted extensively throughout NZ and the UK, including being on the music staff of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and is currently Music Director of SMCO.

The programme includes three stunning pieces: Mendelssohn’s Overture in C, followed by Schubert’s Symphony no 4 in C minor ‘Tragic’. The highlight of the concert being the gigantic Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 Op 15 in D minor. Sylvia’s interpretation promises to be a mesmerising experience.

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra has a huge following and is widely acclaimed on the New Zealand concert scene.

TICKETS Eventfinda or door sales. EFTPOS or cash.

Adults $30, Concessions $25, children under 12 free. Student Rush on the day $15.

ST MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY corner Wellesley & Hobson Streets, www.smco.org.nz blackgrace.co.nz @blackgracedanceco

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