The Golden Age of Piano: A Tribute to Chopin

This October marks 177 years since the passing of Frédéric Chopin. Join concert pianist Christopher Malek as he commemorates the musical genius' life and music – the Golden Age of Piano. The concert will present celebrated works of Chopin, including his majestic polonaises and melodious nocturnes. Christopher Malek will also feature select virtuosic piano works that fully showcase the intricate breadth and depth of piano music. About the Pianist "So rare to hear a pianist of this calibre with such an intimate knowledge of the Chopin repertoire at his fingertips, the capacity audience was left breathless, mesmerised and in awe of his performance" –Swan Magazine Christopher Malek is one of Australia's finest international concert pianists. Thanks to his musicality, poetic quality of his interpretation and extraordinary virtuosity, he is best known for his performances of music of the romantic period, especially Chopin and Liszt where he continues the grand tradition of the golden age of piano. Christopher has graduated with highest distinction for extraordinary artistic achievements from a special talents school – Z. Brzewski State Music High School in Warsaw, Poland. He had studied with Theresa Manasterska at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Victor Makarov (himself a student of Regina Horowitz, the sister of Vladimir Horowitz) in Sydney, Australia, Lee Kum Sing (who was a pupil of Julius Katchen and Magda Tagliaferro) at the Vancouver Academy of Music in Canada and Natalia Sheludiakova at the Australian Institute of Music. Always in pursuit of the finest quality he had taken part in Masterclasses with some of the greatest pedagogues including Victor Merzhanov (Moscow Conservatory), Oxana Yablonskaya (Juilliard School), Rita Reichman (ANAM Melbourne), Vladimir Viardo (Moscow Conservatory), Alexey Orlovetzky (St Petersburg Conservatory), Christopher Elton (Royal Academy of Music, London) and more. Mr Malek is a top prizewinner of a number of national and international competitions. Read more Pianist Christopher Malek will be performing on a Steinway & Sons grand piano provided by Theme & Variations Piano Services.