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Part of the Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2024.
Between Thursday 8 – Saturday 17 August, Chetham’s International Piano Summer School brings world class and legendary musicians to a vibrant, supportive community in central Manchester. Alongside lectures, open lessons and opportunities to develop new skills, you can discover a daily programme of recitals from world-class performers.
On this final day of the event, we host our last Young Artist’s recital at 1.45pm. Noriko Ogawa brings a UK premiere and more to the Stoller Hall stage at 7pm, while Joanna MacGregor finishes the day at 8.30pm with her own arrangements of works by Nina Simone.
Seating for these events will be unallocated. If you have any access requirements, please do let us know at boxoffice@stollerhall.com or on 0333 130 0967 (lines open Tuesday – Thursday 1.30pm – 4pm). You can find out more about access in our building here. Our venue will be open half an hour before each public performance and will close in between performances.
Full Series Tickets
Book a full series ticket to attend all of the public concerts and lectures across full ten days the event for £332.50, or book for Week One (Thursday 8 – Monday 12 August) or Week Two (Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 August) for £177.50.
DAY TEN PERFORMANCES
A Young Artist’s Recital: Yutian Yang, 1.45 – 2.25pm
£5.50. FTE/U18 free
CZERNY Variations on a Theme by Rode “La Ricordanza” Op. 33
BUSONI Sonatina No. 6 Chamber Fantasy after George Bizet’s Opera “Carmen”
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
Ondine
Le Gibet
Scarbo
Born in Nanjing, China in 2007, Yutian Yang began piano studies at the age of four and a half. In 2016, she began to study with Professor William Chen (ARAM), Head of the piano department at The Music Middle School affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Yutian was the piano Gold Medalist at The XITH International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 2023. At age 17, she is already an experienced concert performer with a fiery stage presence yet delicate musical sensitivity. In China, she performed with the Shanghai Philharmonic and Shanghai Philharmonic Association Orchestras. She also collaborated with world renowned cellist Jian Wang in a performance of the Brahms Piano Trio.
Noriko Ogawa, 7pm
£22.50. FTE/U18s £5.50
RAVEL Sonatine
Joseph PHIBBS Sonatine (2024/ UK Premiere)
SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes
Joanna MacGregor, 8.30pm
£22.50. FTE/U18s £5.50
Please note change of originally advertised programme.
J.S. BACH French Suite in G major BWV 816
Joanna MACGREGOR For Nina Simone: Blackbird, Little Girl Blue, Good Bait
LISZT Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este
LISZT Funérailles
PIAZZOLLA/arr Joanna MACGREGOR Michelangelo 70, Milonga del Angel, Libertango
