Melvyn Tan & Haydn's Paris
The Australian Haydn Ensemble present international guest pianist, Melvyn Tan performing Mozart's wonderful keyboard concerto No. 18 K456 along with Haydn's Symphony No. 85 'The Queen'.
CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES
Symphony Op. 11, No. 2 in D major
MOZART
Concerto for Keyboard No. 18 K. 456 in B-flat major
HAYDN
Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major ‘La Reine' (The Queen)
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Join AHE and Artistic Director Skye McIntosh as they present one of the world’s greatest forte-pianists, Melvyn Tan, in a program inspired by the beauty and romance of classical Paris.
Tan is soloist in Mozart’s keyboard concerto No. 18 K. 456, thought to be written for the blind Parisian pianist Maria Theresa von Paradis.
Audiences will also be treated to the Australian premiere of a symphony by the legendary C18th African Parisian violinist, director, swordsman and composer - Chevalier de Saint-Georges along with Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 ‘La Reine’ (The Queen) - said to be so nicknamed as it was the favourite of the doomed Queen Marie Antoinette.