EVENT 97. In the first of our two afternoon concerts in this year’s Hay Festival, and with memories of their wonderful performance of the two piano arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in 2022, we welcome back Maki and Ilya with more music for two pianos to entertain and move us.
Tickets: £16 from the Hay Festival Box Office. Having clicked on the link below select the date (Sun 25 May) and choose ‘Music’ from the ‘Choose a genre’ dropdown menu. You will find Event 97 among the other music events there.
Programme
Maurice Ravel: Daphne and Chloe suite
Jeremy Arden: Passacaglia (world première)
György Ligeti: Three pieces for two pianos: Monument, Self-portrait and Movement
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino
Japanese pianist Maki Sekiya was born in Tokyo and is now resident in the UK. At the age of ten, she made her first public appearance on Japanese television, playing her own three movement composition. Shortly afterwards, she became a scholarship pupil at the Purcell School for Young Musicians in the UK. She quickly attracted attention, with an article in The Evening Standard and an appearance on Sky TV. Even before becoming a teenager, Maki Sekiya made public appearances as a soloist and in concerti. A winner of the Senigallia International Piano Competition in Italy, Maki performs regularly in Russia, Eastern Europe, Japan and in the UK. She held a position as the first Musician in Residence at Green Templeton College, Oxford University, from 2017 to 2022.
Ilya Chetverikov is a concert pianist and piano teacher, based in Oxford. He has an exceptional reputation as a performer as well as a piano teacher. After receiving his education in Moscow in piano performance and teaching, he moved to Oxford UK to continue his performing and teaching career. He is in growing demand as a collaborative pianist across the UK, has toured in many cities and has made world premier recordings in chamber music, performing in venues such as Sheldonian Theatre, SJE Arts, Dorchester Abbey, Oxford Town Hall and others.