Sonata for 8 Pianists Playing 4 Pianos
Instrumentation 8 pianists playing 4 pianos |
Other Information Composed for an international group of pianists for concerts in celebration of the millennium. First performed on 4 Steinway grand pianos at a special millennium event at Birmingham Conservatoire on 6th December 2000. The first Italian performance took place in The Conservatorio di Musica "Nicolo Paganini" of Genoa on 21st July 2002. Malcolm Wilson, Paola Biondi, Debora Brunialti and the Duo Scaramouche, who played in both premieres, were joined by Mark Lockett, Cecile Deneau and Laure Pinsmail in the British premiere, and by Philip Martin, Gisela Herb and Naoko Shibayama Aarnio in Genoa. At both performances the pianists were conducted by Neil Aston.
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