PROGRAM
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
Sonata No 31 in A flat major, op 110
Franz SCHUBERT
Four Impromptus, op posth. 142 D935
Frédéric CHOPIN
Scherzo No 1 in B minor, op 20
Franz SCHUMANN
Sonata No 2 in G minor, op 22
Ernest HUTCHESON
Prelude, op 11
Three Pieces, op 12 Idyll, Humoresque & Album Leaf
Ian MUNRO
Divertissement sur le nom d’Erik Satie

No stranger to Hobart audiences, Ian Munro has performed in over thirty countries throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia. An accomplished soloist, chamber musician and composer, he has won many major competition prizes since establishing an international profile at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1987.

As a concerto soloist, Munro has performed with orchestras throughout Europe, Russia, China and the USA, in addition to appearances with every major Australian orchestra. As a chamber musician he has been a member of the Australia Ensemble since 2000.

In a journey from 19th century Europe to 21st century Australia, his 2010 Hobart concert for Musica Viva Tasmania features works by early 20th century Australian composer Ernest Hutcheson, as well as a performance of one of his own critically acclaimed works.