Upcoming Events
OCTOBER
7:00pm, Thursday 29 October
Nightingale Performing Arts Australia presents internationally acclaimed pianist Konstantin Shamray in Recital.
“Konstantin Shamray is a pianist of great intelligence matched by tremendous power. He is more than a match for the full orchestra when he chooses to unleash that power.” Adelaide Advertiser
Described as an exhilarating performer with faultless technique and fearless command of the piano, Australian based pianist Konstantin Shamray enjoys performing on an international level with the world’s leading orchestras and concert presenters. In 2008, Konstantin burst onto the concert scene when he won First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is the first and only competitor to date in the 40 years of the competition to win both First and People’s Choice Prizes, in addition to six other prizes.
NOVEMBER
7pm, Thursday 26th November
The Nightingale Performing Arts Australia Piano Series presents world renowned pianist and internationally acclaimed Steinway Artist Jerry Wong, Professor of Piano and Head of Keyboard at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
American born pianist Jerry Wong has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in prestigious settings on five different continents including the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, National Concert Hall of Taipei, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Melbourne Recital Centre, Opera City Hall in Tokyo, Severance Hall in Cleveland and Weill Recital Hall in New York City. Praised early in his career by the Orange County Register for "technique, forthright sound and a straight-forward approach to classical textures", he has also been described by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Martin Bernheimer as "eloquent sensitivity and a finely-honed sense of style".
