Pallavi Mahidhara - Piano recital & Masterclass

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Join us for a unique intimate concert and masterclass with celebrated International Concert Pianist, Pallavi Mahidhara at The Pencil Club on 25th August.

Praised for her unique artistry and charismatic stage presence, Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across five continents, including performances at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and the Teatro del Lago in Frutillar, Chile. She is the Second Prize winner and of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition, and of the VI International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Other awards include the Olivier Berggruen Prize at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, the Steinway Förderpreis in Germany, the Astral Artists National Auditions in the US, and on multiple occasions, the “Sobresaliente” Award from the hands of Queen Sofía of Spain.

Pallavi is the Executive Producer, Writer, and Host of the “The Conscious Artist”, a podcast designed to promote Mental Health Awareness for musicians, artists, and all human beings. She holds degrees from The Curtis Institute of Music and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, and studied with Dimitri Bashkirov at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía. As the first female Indian pianist to attend these institutions and host a podcast on mental health in Western classical music, she fervently embraces her role as cultural ambassador, artist, and mentor.

Piano Recital: 11:00

Lunch break: 12:30

Masterclass: 14:00

PROGRAM:

Couperin: Les barricades mystérieuses (3’)

Debussy: Suite Bergamasque (18’)

1. Prélude

2. Menuet

3. Clair de lune

4. Passepied 

Reena Esmail: Rang de Basant (8’) (b. 1983)

Ravel: Miroirs (sélections) (19’)

2. Oiseaux tristes

3. Une barque sur l’océan

4. Alborada del gracioso

Veronique Vaka: Boreas (7’) (b. 1986) *

1. Upp á nátthimin demantskaldan (Up in the Diamond Cold Night Sky)

2. Rafmagnsgrænum bjarma norðurljósa (The Electric Green Glow of the Northern Light)

3. Hjartsláttur sólarrysstraumanna (The Heartbeat of the Solar Radiation Stream)

*South African Premiere 

Liszt: Grand Etudes after Paganini (sélections) (15’)

3. Étude No. 3 in G# minor "La Campanella"

4. Étude No. 4 in E major "Arpeggio"

5. Étude No. 5 in E major "La Chasse"

6. Étude No. 6 in A minor

Pricing / Donations

We strive to bring the best international artists to perform in Umhlanga to ensure the continuity of Classical Music in our area. We rely on the generosity of our audience to fund our efforts and deeply appreciate your support. While we do self fund whenever possible, the costs involved with sourcing international artists of the highest caliber is costly, and consequently any assistance is deeply appreciated. Help us to keep Classical Music in Umhlanga alive and ensure that this musical culture is not lost! To this end, you will see several options for attendance & donations.

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