Event
CIMF 2017: Stalin's Piano - Robert Davidson
- Date: Sunday, 30 April 2017, 2pm
- Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre — National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT
- Series: This event is part of the Canberra International Music Festival 2017 series
- Tickets: Adult: $57 | Conc.: $52 | U30: $30 | U18: $25 | Student Rush: $25 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 6230 5880
Event Details
CONCERT 5
Stalin's Piano (World Premiere)
Barbara Blackman’s Festival Blessing
On March 5 1953, Joseph Stalin died in his bed. Spinning on his record player was Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the formidable Maria Yudina. Yudina dared to criticize Stalin, yet lived to tell the tale. Robert Davidson’s new work, conceived for the Ukranian-born Sonya Lifschitz, takes us into the heart of the ever simmering conflict between state and individual, with contributions from people as diverse as Goebbels, Ai Wei Wei, Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and Yudina herself.
PROGRAM
Robert Davidson (b. 1965), Stalin's Piano (WP)
SONYA LIFSCHITZ piano
This event is followed by a public discussion on art and politics with a panel including Deborah Hart (senior curator NGA), Robert Davidson (composer), Andrew Ford (composer/writer) and others.
50 MINUTE PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY FORUM (ca. 40’)
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 6230 5880 or by email to info@cimf.org.au
Featured Australian Works
| Stalin's Piano : Voice portraits of artists and politicians (2017) by Robert Davidson — World premiere — performed by Sonya Lifschitz |
Featured artists
- Performer Sonya Lifschitz
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