Orchestre á six mains play music for 6 hands
Don't miss this unique 'acoustic piano orchestra' performing unusual and rarely-heard piano repertoire by Rachmaninoff alongside Scottish folk music at St Vincent's Chapel Edinburgh on 2nd December!
About Orchestre á six mains play music for 6 hands
Our unique 'acoustic piano orchestra' performs unusual and rarely-heard piano repertoire by Rachmaninoff alongside Scottish folk music.
Orchestre á six mains is an innovative piano ensemble which celebrates the rarely performed music for one piano, six hands - in effect, three pianists at one piano, creating the impression of a 'piano-orchestra.'
It is a international collaboration between three alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Nicole Bovago Jacobsson (primo), Matthew Shiel (secondo) and Ailsa Aitkenhead (trio).
Alongside their standard six hands repertoire, each pianist has personally chosen to contribute a favourite piano solo and piano duet piece to complete tonight's programme.
PROGRAMME
Orchestre á six mains perform Waltz by Rachmaninoff
Matthew Shiel performs Arabesque No. 2 by Debussy
Ailsa Aitkenhead performs Nocturne in E -flat major (Op.9, No.2) by Chopin
Nicole Bovago Jacobsson performs Gnossiene No. 1 in F minor by Satie
Matthew Shiel (primo) and Ailsa Aitkenhead (secondo) perform Berceuse (from Dolly Suite, Op. 56) by Fauré
Nicole Bovago Jacobsson (primo) and Matthew Shiel (secondo) perform The Twins by Max Richter
Orchestre á six mains perform Romance by Rachmaninoff
Orchestre á six mains perform Zanzibar Boat Song by Grainger
Orchestre á six mains performs Fantasy after Scottish Folk Songs (Op.741 No.2)
Nicole Bovago Jacobsson (primo, Orchestre á six mains)
Ailsa Aitkenhead (trio, Orchestre á six mains)
Matthew Shiel (secondo, Orchestre á six mains)
Visit our websites:
orchestraasixmains.eventbrite.co.uk
matthewshiel.com
ailsaaitkenhead.com
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