Get ready for an evening of unprecedented virtuosity when eight of Australia’s leading pianists perform the most compelling works ever written for piano on eight Steinway Concert Grands in The Steinway Spectacular - for one performance only.
The spectacular grand finale world premiere of the Sir Charles Mackerras Waltzing Matilda Fugue scored for eight pianos and organ promises to mark a rare moment in Australia’s music history.
The eight pianists pay tribute to Percy Grainger before performing a dazzling array of work from the classical repertoire including Ravel’s Bolero, the final movement of the Organ Symphony by Saint-Saens, a four piano arrangement from Gounod’s Faust and the Die Fledermaus Overture by Strauss.
Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes including one 20 minute interval.