Melvyn Tan 60th Birthday Piano Recital
Tue, 25 Oct 16
7:30pm
Conservatory Concert Hall
Tickets at $20/$10 from SISTIC
BEETHOVEN
Bagatelles, Op. 126
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
JONATHAN DOVE
Catching Fire
LISZT
Piano Sonata in B minor, S.175
Join pianist Melvyn Tan as he celebrates his 60th birthday with a solo piano recital at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music!
Exploration, insight and imagination are vital ingredients in Melvyn Tan’s blend of artistic attributes. He established his international reputation in the 1980s with pioneering performances on fortepiano and continues to cast fresh light on music conceived for the piano’s early and modern forms. Tan possesses a profound understanding of his instrument’s history, its technical evolution and musical development. His performances of piano masterworks, whether on a late eighteenth-century fortepiano or today’s concert grand, penetrate the surface of interpretive traditions and received wisdom to reveal countless expressive nuances and rarely heard tonal contrasts. Acclaimed for the wit and poetry of his playing, Tan has also received ovations for his bold programming and exceptional ability to switch from fortepiano and modern piano, even in the same recital.