MUSIC AUSTRALIA
“An effortless virtuoso.”
~ LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
“Understated and
elegant.”~ THE AUSTRALIAN
CYBORG PIANIST
Renaissance man or mad scientist?
Decide for yourself via a pair of
concerts that span the temporal,
technological and imaginative limits
of contemporary piano.
Fresh from his acclaimed 2015 Dark
Twin tour, Zubin Kanga returns in a
program of newly commissioned works
by some of the hottest composers
from Australia and Europe. 3D motion
sensors shape the sounds of Patrick
Nunn’s Boulez-meets-The-Matrix
Morphosis, while Benjamin Carey’s
Taking the Auspices features a duet with
an artificial intelligence that imitates
the flocking of birds.
Acclaimed as Australia’s pre-eminent
exponent of contemporary repertoire,
London-based pianist Zubin Kanga is
one of the most compelling figures in
the global musical landscape today.
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, SALON
$39 / $29 per performance
$70 / $50 two concert package
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Melbourne Recital Centre 03 9699 3333
Pianist ZUBIN KANGA
Live electronics BENJAMIN CAREY
Elsewhere you’ll find mutant pianists,
drowning pianos, old hand-transplant
horror films and aerial drones... this is
a piano recital for the post-human age.
TUE 11 OCTOBER 6PM
1 hr 45 mins, with interval
50 //
Presented in association with Melbourne Recital Centre
JOHN CAGE’S SONATAS
& INTERLUDES
Pianist ZUBIN KANGA
Sonatas & Interludes is contemporary
genius and iconoclast John Cage’s
puckish percussive masterwork.
Screws, rubber, plastic and other
materials invade the piano to
transform it into a one-man orchestra
of kaleidoscopic colours, full of gongs,
bells and drums. Combining Indian
philosophy and aesthetics, the sounds
of Indonesian gamelan and the spirit
of American post-war experimental
music, it is both deep meditation and
cosmic dance.
WED 12 OCTOBER 6PM
1 hr 10 mins, no interval
IMAGE | Holly Schroeder
ZUBIN KANGA