Rising stars feature in Kapiti concert
On September 30 a special event returns to Ka¯ piti when the Waikanae Music Society hosts a concert from the Michael Hill International Violin Competition Winner’s Tour.
This event is one of the high points of the New Zealand concert calendar and has not been held in Waikanae since 2014.
It is even more exciting this year because the 2017 winner, Romanian violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea, is to be joined by the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition winner Russian pianist Andrey Gugnin.
As well as their recent southern hemisphere triumphs, these two rising stars in the international music scene have both won numerous awards and accolades throughout the world.
Ioana has won the Brahms International and the Andrea Postacchini International Violin competitions, while Andrey has taken both the gold medal and the audience award at the XVI International Gina Bachauer Piano Competition.
To hear both of these talented young musicians together in one concert is an absolute privilege with a programme not lacking in passion and fireworks.
Schubert’s Rondo Brilliant lives up to its title — fiery and filled with virtuosic flair.
George Enescu was one of the most brilliant musical figures of the 20th century, and Romania’s most important composer.
His Opus 25 Sonata is one of his finest works and is music that is sure to be close to the heart of the Romanian violinist, filled as it is with the atmospheric melancholy of its folk-like melodies.
Two works by Brahms complete the programme — the dramatic and technically challenging third sonata and, to close, the driving brilliance of the brief one movement Scherzo. Held at the Waikanae Memorial Hall, the concert starts at 2.30pm with tickets available at the door or purchased in advance from Waikanae New World, Moby Dickens Books in Paraparaumu Beach or the Kapiti i-site in Paraparaumu.
It is presented in association with the Michael Hill International Violin Competition and tour partner Chamber Music New Zealand.
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