Part of Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025.
Between Wednesday 13 – Saturday 23 August, Chetham’s International Piano Summer School brings world class and legendary musicians to a vibrant, supportive community in central Manchester. Alongside lectures, open lessons and opportunities to develop new skills, you can discover a daily programme of recitals from world-class performers.
Seating for these events will be unallocated. If you have any access requirements, please do let us know at boxoffice@stollerhall.com or on 0333 130 0967 (lines open Tuesday – Thursday 1.30pm – 4pm). You can find out more about access in our building here. Our venue will be open half an hour before each public performance and will close in between performances.
Day Five
A Young Artists Recital: Jeremy Chan and Xu Peng, 1.45pm – 2.30pm
Tickets: £5.50. FTE/U18 FREE
We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Chan and Xu Peng
to perform today’s recital. They are both students at the Guildhall School of Music.
PROGRAMME
Jeremy Chan
FRANCK Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Xu Peng
York BOWEN sonata no 5 F minor ”
1. Moderato
2. Andante Semplice
3. Allegro con fuoco
Gala Faculty Recital, 7pm
Tickets: £22.50. FTE/U18 £5.50
The now traditional Gala Recital featuring outstanding members of the faculty.
PROGRAMME
Lulu Yang
CHOPIN Grande Valse Brillante Op. 18
Ji Lui
SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in F Sharp Minor, D.571 (Unfinished)
Joseph Tong
SIBELIUS
The Birch Op. 75 No. 4
The Spruce Op. 75 No. 5
Impromptu in B minor Op. 5 No. 5
Lauryna Sableviciute
BYRD Pavan The Earl of Salisbury
Marc YEATS World Premiere – Invention nr.4 (from set Four Inventions for Lauryna)
Yuanfan Yang
CHOPIN Ballade No. 2 in F and Short Selection of Waltzes
Corey Hamm
Frederic RZEWSKI The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (excerpt)
Douglas Finch Improvisations on themes from the audience
A Recital with Noriko Ogawa, 8.30pm
Tickets: £22.50. FTE/U18 £5.50
“What sets her apart from other pianists is her wonderful sense of timing… (Ogawa) allows the music to breathe, while maintaining the forward momentum” The Times
“…poetry as well as virtuosity… what makes his playing so complete is the combination of an innate musical simplicity with a highly developed technique… ” Daily Telegraph
To mark 100 years since the death of Erik Satie in 1925, Noriko will perform a programme dedicated to this wonderful composer.
PROGRAMME
SATIE
Gnossienne 1, 2, 3
Sonatine Bureaucratique
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Vivace
Relâche
1. Premier Acte
2. cinéma (excerpt)
3. Deuxième Acte
