The Redland Sinfonia’s exciting new program, Piano Showcase, puts the Sinfonia’s beautiful Yamaha C7 Grand Piano into the hands and fingers of a new generation of aspiring pianists.  With ages ranging from 10 to 16 years, our four gifted soloists will experience the joy of performing a piano concerto movement with the Redland Sinfonia, making their debut with an orchestra while entertaining the audience with their fresh approach.

This inaugural concert in the Piano Showcase series will appeal to all ages, and also features orchestral music from the Peer Gynt Suite, The Lion King and Candle in the Wind by Elton John, and the exhilarating Latin American sounds of Danzón No. 2.     

Conducted by Geoff Secomb  

Featuring: Rio Sato, Eric Li, Emma Shan, Leo Li

Programs includes:
Grieg – Piano Concerto 1^st movement                        
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite: Morning Mood and Hall of the Mountain King
Haydn – Piano Concerto in D Major, 3^rd movement
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1^st movement
Shostakovich – Concerto No. 2, 3^rd movement   
Elton John – Candle in the Wind and The Lion King   
Marquez – Danzón No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Polonaise from Eugen Onegin
Khachaturian – Waltz from Masquerade
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 1