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Joyce Yang, wearing a blue dress, stands at the piano with her hands on the keyboard

Program: SSO: Joyce Yang performs Grieg's Piano Concerto

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Anton Rubinstein called Grieg's Piano Concerto 'a work of genius'. After sight-reading the concerto, Liszt apparently said to Grieg: 'You have the real stuff in you.' Now Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang returns to Sydney to show her virtuosity, lyricism and interpretive sensitivity. Missy Mazolli has also been nominated for a Grammy (Best Classical Composition) and this concert opens with her tribute to her father, who was a soldier in the Vietnam War. These Worlds In Us is an exploration of 'worlds of intense memory' and inspired by James Tate's 1967 poem The Lost Pilot. Dvorak's New World Symphony is intended to represent the cultural melting pot of late-19th century America, from his perspective as a Czech immigrant and remains one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. The concert is directed by one of the world's most sought-after conductors Kevin John Edusei.

Broadcast live in concert at the Sydney Opera House on 18 May 2024 by ABC Classic. Producer Brooke Green. Engineers Andrew Edgson and Matt Hiley.

Program

Missy Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us (2006)
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 (1868)
Antonin Dvořak: Symphony No.9, From the New World (1893)

Artists

Joyce Yang (piano)
Kevin John Edusei (conductor)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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Pianist Joyce Yang

Classical, Orchestral

Tracklist

  • These Worlds in Us [09'00]

    Composer

    Mazzoli, Missy

    Performers

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra + Kevin John Edusei

    Album

    ABC Classic Live

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  • Piano Concerto [30'00]

    Composer

    Grieg, Edvard

    Performers

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra + Kevin John Edusei + Joyce Yang (piano)

    Album

    ABC Classic Live

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  • Nocturne [04'00]

    Composer

    Grieg, Edvard

    Performers

    Joyce Yang (piano)

    Album

    ABC Classic Live

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  • Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' [45'00]

    Composer

    Dvořák, Antonín

    Performers

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra + Kevin John Edusei

    Album

    ABC Classic Live

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  • Dances in the Canebrakes, for piano: I. Nimble Feet [02'11]

    Composer

    Price, Florence

    Performers

    Althea Waites (piano)

    Album

    Black Diamonds, CD-1097

    Label

    Cambria Master Recordings

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  • Snus Mårten / Pinnacle Ridge [04'18]

    Composer

    Traditional | Peppe, Roger

    Performers

    Kosmos Ensemble

    Album

    Pinnacle Ridge, NI6389

    Label

    Nimbus

    Year

    2019

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  • Haydn Go Seek [10'34]

    Composer

    Bolcom, William

    Performers

    Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

    Album

    Dedicated to Haydn

    Label

    Capriccio

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  • Willi's Farewell [05'08]

    Composer

    vision string quartet

    Performers

    vision string quartet

    Album

    Spectrum, 9029665669

    Label

    Warner Classics

    Year

    2021

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  • Jeux D'Enfants: I. Marche: Trompette et Tambour [02'14]

    Composer

    Bizet, Georges

    Performers

    Les Musiciens du Louvre + Marc Minkowski (conductor)

    Album

    Bizet: L'Arlésienne Orchestral Suites

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  • Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor, BWV1060 [13'11]

    Composer

    Bach, Johann Sebastian

    Performers

    Australian Chamber Orchestra + Diana Doherty (oboe) + Richard Tognetti (violin & director)

    Album

    Tognetti – Bach: Violin Concertos, 476 5691

    Label

    ABC Classic

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