GODS & DEMONS Tuesday 23 April 6pm Primrose Potter Salon

PRESENTED BYMelbourne Recital Centre & Yiyun Gu

ARTISTYiyun Gu piano

PROGRAM LEOPOLD GODOWSKY (1870-1938)Java Suite (Phonoramas: Tonal journeys for the pianoforte) Part One

I GamelanII Wayang-Purwa, Puppet Shadow PlaysIII Hari Besaar, The Great Day

MILY BALAKIREV (1837-1910) Islamey, Op.18, 'Oriental Fantasy' (second version)

MODEST MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade

I Gnomus (Gnome)Promenade

II Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)Promenade

III Tuileries: Dispute d’enfants après jeux (Children Quarrelling after Play) IV Bydlo (Oxen)

Promenade V Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells VI Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle

PromenadeVII Limoges: Le Marché (The Market Place)VIII Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum (Catacombs: Roman tombs) Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua (With the dead in a dead language) X The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba-Yaga)XI Bogatyr Gate (The Great Gate of Kiev)

ABOUT THE ARTISTChinese-born Australian pianist Yiyun Gu appears on stage frequently as a soloist and chamber musician. Yiyun completed her Master of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with Stephen McIntyre AM in 2013. She traveled to the U.K. and Italy to participate in music festivals and study master classes with many world-renowned musicians. She was the recipient of the Finalist Awards in 2012 and the 2014 Australian National Piano Award. Yiyun started her piano training at the age of three, and first performed a concerto with an orchestra at the age of 12. She won prizes at several youth piano competitions when she was in Shanghai. After completing two degrees in economics and commerce, Yiyun decided to devote herself to music performance and teaching, with a passion for sharing her love of music with more people. Yiyun enjoys performing repertoire from the Baroque to the contemporary, exploring works of diverse styles, cultural origin and sources of inspiration. She delights in communicating her musical thoughts to passionate audiences.

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