Four Hands at Nightingale with Coady Green: Fresh Voices, Bold Music, Shared Artistry
Four Hands at Nightingale with Coady Green: Fresh Voices, Bold Music, Shared Artistry
Four Hands at Nightingale with Coady Green pairs internationally renowned pianist Coady Green with exceptional young artists in electrifying four-hand collaborations. Each concert explores a single composer or sound-world in depth, offering audiences a rare glimpse into shared artistry, mentorship in action, and the exhilarating intimacy of two musicians breathing and thinking as one.
7:30pm, Friday 10th July
Coady Green and Jack Brunialti-Sykes
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Pieces for piano four hands Opus 11
INTERVAL
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor Opus 27 arranged for piano four hands by Wladimir Wilschau
Coady Green and Jack Brunialti-Sykes plunge into the vast emotional world of Sergei Rachmaninoff in an epic four-hand recital. The evening opens with the Six Pieces, Op. 11, a youthful, irresistibly characterful collection ranging from lyrical nostalgia to explosive virtuosity. After interval, the duo takes on one of the landmarks of the orchestral repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, heard here in Wladimir Wilschau’s thrilling and dazzlingly virtuosic arrangement for piano four hands. A rare chance to experience this symphonic masterpiece distilled into pianistic electricity.
7:30pm, Friday 21st August
Coady Green and Oskar Folkes
Elena Kats-Chernin: Three Pieces for Piano Four Hands (10 minutes) Swap
Alexander Rosenblatt: Concertino on Russian Themes (8 minutes) O Primo
Nikolai Kapustin: Sinfonietta for piano four hands Opus 49 (20 minutes) C Primo
INTERVAL
Stuart Greenbaum: Sonata for Piano Four Hands (20 minutes) O Primo
Nikolai Kapustin: Capriccio for piano four hands Opus 126 (7 minutes) O Secondo
Pianists Coady Green and Oskar Folkes ignite the Nightingale stage with a dazzling journey through the jazz-classical universe. From Elena Kats-Chernin’s rhythmic sparkle and Alexander Rosenblatt’s whirlwind Russian fireworks to the propulsive brilliance of Nikolai Kapustin’s Sinfonietta and Capriccio, this program celebrates the piano four-hands tradition at its most electrifying. After interval, Stuart Greenbaum’s luminous Sonata for Piano Four Hands offers a spacious, driving counterpoint of colour and clarity. A virtuosic night of groove, grit, and pianistic joy.
7:30pm, Friday 4th September
Coady Green and Stefania Robu: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos for Piano Four Hand
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major BWV 1051
Pianists Coady Green and Stefania Robu bring Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos to life in Max Reger’s spectacular arrangement for piano four hands. Brimming with invention, joy, and contrapuntal brilliance, these masterpieces reveal the full scope of Bach’s genius – from exuberant dances to intimate dialogue – in a virtuosic reimagining that celebrates both the grandeur and the intimacy of the Baroque spirit.
7:30pm, Friday 6th November
Coady Green and Malik Johnston: Schubert Works for Piano Four Hands
Schubert: German Dance and Two Landler D. 618 (7 minutes)
Schubert: Allegro for Piano Four Hands Opus posth. 144, D. 947: Lebensstürme (15 minutes)
Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme Opus 35, D. 813 (20 minutes)
INTERVAL
Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme in A flat Major Opus 35, D. 813 (18 minutes)
Schubert: Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands Opus 103 D. 940 (20 minutes)
Coady Green and Malik Johnston journey through the luminous, intimate, and profoundly human world of Schubert’s piano-four-hand masterpieces. From the charm of the German Dances to the storm-tossed drama of Lebensstürme and the lyrical sweep of the great Variations, to the radiant A-flat Major and with the iconic F-minor Fantasie – one of the crowning achievements of the four-hand repertoire – bringing the evening to a transcendent close.
7:30pm, Friday December 11th
Coady Green and Abby Yingze Zhao: Mozart Works for Piano Four Hands
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in D major for piano four hands K. 381
W.A. Mozart: Andante with Variations in G major K. 501
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in B flat major for piano four hands K. 358
INTERVAL
W.A. Mozart: Fantasie in F minor K. 608
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in F major for piano four hands K. 497
Coady Green and Abby Yingze Zhao bring Mozart’s timeless wit, clarity, and brilliance to life in an evening devoted entirely to his works for piano four hands. From the radiant D-major Sonata and the graceful G-major Variations to the exuberant B-flat Sonata, the first half sparkles with youthful charm and lyrical invention. After interval, the dramatic F-minor Fantasie reveals Mozart at his most powerful and operatic, before the majestic F-major Sonata crowns the program with symphonic scale and sublime beauty. A luminous celebration of Mozart’s genius in its most intimate and conversational form.