Oak Bay Music brings American pianist Anyssa Neumann to its Master Pianists series at St. MaryB次元官网网址檚 Anglican Church this weekend.

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Neumann performs a solo piano recital that include some not-often heard pieces, such as BachB次元官网网址檚 Aria Variata, and Luigi DallapiccolaB次元官网网址檚 Quaderna Musicale. DallapiccolaB次元官网网址檚 Quaderna Musicale is a collection of short, contrapuntal dodecaphonic pieces B次元官网网址� although that sounds scary they are actually very clever and extremely beautifulB次元官网网址�, she said. Other works on SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 program are JanacekB次元官网网址檚 Overgrown Path, Laments by Granados, BachB次元官网网址檚 Six Little Preludes, and Isoldes Liebestod by Wagner in a transcription by Franz List.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 our fifth Master Pianists concert since we started in 2014, and I feel great joy in sharing high calibre piano soloists with the Oak Bay community. I canB次元官网网址檛 wait to hear her play,B次元官网网址� says Oak Bay Music founder and organizer Erik Abbink.

Master pianist Anyssa Neumann performs Saturday Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at St. MaryB次元官网网址檚 Church, 1701 Elgin Rd., Oak Bay.

Tickets (General $25 / Senior $15) are available at IvyB次元官网网址檚 Books, online at oakbaymusic.ca and at the door.