BACH & THE ROMANTICS Monday 17 June 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

PRESENTED BY Melbourne Recital Centre

ARTISTJayson Gillham piano

PROGRAM JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Prelude from Violin Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 – arr. Sergei Rachmaninoff

Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904

Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze), BWV 208 – arr. Egon Petri

Capriccio in B-flat, BWV 992, ‘on the Departure of a Beloved Brother’

Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – arr. Ferruccio Busoni

INTERVAL

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)Waldszenen, Op.82

I Eintritt (Entry) II Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunters on the lookout) III Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers) IV Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place) V Freundliche Landschaft (Friendly Landscape) VI Herberge (Wayside Inn) VII Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet) VIII Jagdlied (Hunting Song) IX Abschied (Farewell)

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) – arr. Franz LisztErlkönig (from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert), S.558

Der Müller und der Bach (from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert), S.565

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PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT PARTNER

ROBERT SCHUMANNWidmung (from Myrthen, Op.25, No.1), S.566

FRANZ SCHUBERT – arr. Franz LisztFrühlingsnacht (from Liederkreis, Op.39, No.12), S.568

ABOUT THE ARTISTBorn and raised in Queensland, London-based pianist Jayson Gillham is recognised as one of the finest pianists of his generation. He is internationally praised for his compelling performances and relentless elegance. After receiving numerous prizes from some of the world’s leading piano competitions, it was Jayson’s win at the 2014 Montreal International Music Competition that brought him to international attention. Jayson’s outstanding performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4 was described in the Huffington Post as being performed 'with such streamlined patrician elegance that he took home the 1st Prize and a string of engagements to follow'. Jayson now performs with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors with recent and future highlights including engagements with the Sydney Symphony (Vladimir Ashkenazy), Melbourne Symphony (Benjamin Northey), Adelaide Symphony (Jeffrey Tate), West Australia Symphony (Asher Fisch) and Queensland Symphony Orchestras; London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, the Hallé Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Eroica Ensemble, Nashville Symphony (Asher Fisch), Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana and Wuhan Philharmonic. Chamber music forms an important part of Jayson’s career with highlights including performances with the Jerusalem, Carducci, Tinalley, Brentano, Ruysdael and Flinders string quartets. A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, where he studied with Leah Horwitz, Jayson relocated to London in 2007 to pursue a Master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) with Christopher Elton.

NEXT CONCERT NICOLE CAR, ÉTIENNE DUPUIS & JAYSON GILLHAM Wednesday 7 August, 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Duparc, Fauré, Massenet, Hahn, Verdi, Ravel and others.

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