Event
My Heart
- Date: Thursday, 22 January 2026, 7.30PM - 9PM
- Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre — Cnr Southbank Blvd & Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
- Tickets: Adults: 55 | Concession: 45 — Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
An expressionist solo piano adventure. 'Nights I wander the world's city streets, looking for you and talking to you, my heart.' - Danaë Killian Forest Collective's star pianist Danaë Killian (The Minotaur in Labyrinth) returns solo to Midsumma 2026 in a thrillingly intimate performance celebrating the launch of her latest album, My Heart (Move Records) at Melbourne Recital Centre. Inspired by Jewish German Expressionist poet Else Lasker-Schüler's novel 'Mein Herz,' Danaë's piano performance flies on a magic carpet of spoken-word improvisatory poetic threads, which existentially obfuscate the boundaries between Danaë and Else, as both their hearts break. Music by Danaë's real-life composer friends wraps around these shattered hearts like an exquisitely unction-soaked, colourful bandage. Music by Evan J Lawson, Arnold Schoenberg, Howard Dillon, Christine McCombe, Amelia Barden, Colin McKellar, Gregers Brinch, and Danaë Killian. Words by Danaë Killian and Else Lasker-Schüler. This performance takes place on Else Lasker-Schüler's death day and Danaë Killian's birthday.
Featured non-Australian music: Drei Klavierstücke, Op.11 (1909) composed by Arnold Schoenberg & Two Minds, Op.73 (2004) composed by Gregers Brinch
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on +61408684504 or by email to hellotherejeremyj@gmail.com
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