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'"Piano Lessons" will take the audience inside a musician's journey through a unique real-life performance. Concert pianist Anna Goldsworthy's deeply-felt memoir Piano Lessons comes to glorious musical life in this Queensland Music Festival world premiere. Goldsworthy's award-winning book, which recounts her musical awakening as a young girl, struck a deep chord with critics, readers and music lovers on its 2009 release.
Goldsworthy herself stars in the stage adaptation, which, like the book, elegantly illustrates the intriguing relationship between the young pianist and her Russian teacher. This charismatic enigma inspires and challenges her young charge in equal measure as they work through a program of sublime piano pieces, including selections from Mozart, Liszt and Chopin.
Part theatrical production and part concert, "Piano Lessons' will provide insight into the lives and inspirations of the great masters to expose the process of learning, interpreting and creating music.' Source: http://qmf.org.au/ (Sighted 17/06/2011).
Production Details
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World premiere presented by Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Brisbane City Council at te Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, 27-29 July 2011. Director: Michael Futcher.
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Musical Chairs
2013
single work
prose
travel
— Appears in: The Monthly , December 2013 - January 2014 no. 96 2013; (p. 44-47) 'A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience during her travel with the stage adaptation of her memoir "Piano Lessons" in Queensland.' (Editor's abstract) -
Teacher Key to Play
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 - 31 July 2011; (p. 11)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama -
Musical Journey Made in Heaven
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 July 2011; (p. 68)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama -
Mentor Sparks Fertile Awakening
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 June 2011; (p. 13)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama
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Mentor Sparks Fertile Awakening
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 June 2011; (p. 13)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama -
Musical Journey Made in Heaven
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 July 2011; (p. 68)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama -
Teacher Key to Play
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 - 31 July 2011; (p. 11)
— Review of Piano Lessons 2011 single work drama -
Musical Chairs
2013
single work
prose
travel
— Appears in: The Monthly , December 2013 - January 2014 no. 96 2013; (p. 44-47) 'A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience during her travel with the stage adaptation of her memoir "Piano Lessons" in Queensland.' (Editor's abstract)