Korkmaz Can Sağlam
30 January 2024
Classical Music
The Sydney International Piano Competition Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice Award winner 2023, Korkmaz Can Sağlam blew audiences away with his dynamic recitals at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2023.
Please note: this event is not held at the Sydney Opera House.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 30 January | 7.30pm |
Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Standard | Price |
|---|---|
| Unreserved Seating | $60 |
Australian Pensioner / Groups 10+ | Price |
|---|---|
| Unreserved Seating | $50 |
Full-time Student | Price |
|---|---|
| Unreserved Seating | $20 |
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9am, Thursday 30 November 2023
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Recommended for ages 12+
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This electrifying young musician is a must-see
It is not every day that an emerging talent of this magnitude comes to the attention of Sydney audiences. The Sydney International Piano Competition Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice Award winner 2023, Korkmaz Can Sağlam blew audiences away with his dynamic recitals at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2023.
Korkmaz Can has already appeared on concert stages in New York, Cleveland, Sydney, Salzburg, Brussels, Nice and Ankara in his native Türkiye. After studying with Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Sergei Babayan at the Cleveland Institute of Music, he received his Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School.
In addition to his recital appearances, Korkmaz Can has made his first studio album, to be released in 2024, and is simultaneously pursuing graduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the direction of Sergei Babayan.
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Program
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/FRANZ LISZT Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
No.7 in A major
No.6 in B minor
from Prelude and Fugue Op.87
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Partita in B♭ major BWV 825:
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Menuett I
VI. Menuett II
VII. Gigue
- Interval -
FRANZ LISZT
from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert S.565
No.2 Der Müller und der Bach
from Lieder aud Franz Schubert’s Schwanengesang S.560
No.3 Aufenthalt
from Lieder von Franz Schubert S.558
No.2 Auf dem Wasser zu singen
No.8 Gretchen am Spinnrade
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN from Preludes Op.28
No.13 in F# major
No.14 in E♭ minor
No.15 in D♭ minor
No.16 in B♭ minor
No.17 in A♭ minor
No.18 in F minor
No.19 in E♭ minor
No.20 in C minor
No.21 in B♭ minor
No.22 in G minor
No.23 in F major
No.24 in D minor
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Wesley Music Centre
Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House.
Wesley Music Centre is located at 20-22 National Circuit (entrance via Fitzroy St), Forrest ACT 2603.
The Wesley Music Centre is a vibrant, classical and chamber music venue located in the inner south of Canberra boasting beautiful acoustics, a Yamaha Concert Grand piano, a collection of unique early keyboard instruments, and one of the best available pipe organs in the Australian Capital Territory.
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