Live Music Concert Series Event Featuring Tristian Lee – Concert Pianist

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Part of the Live Music Concert Series presented by the South West Music Regional Conservatorium

Live Music Concert Series Event Featuring Tristian Lee – Concert Pianist

Friday 21 February 2025 5:30pm Doors, 6pm Start

South West Music Regional Conservatorium

241-245 Cressy Street, Deniliquin

Price:

Early Bird $15 (available until Wednesday 12 February)

Full Price $20

Free for Live Music Subscribers & U18’s.

Phone: 03 5881 4736

Email: concerts@swmusic.org.au

In Person: South West Music Regional Conservatorium. 241-245 Cressy St. Deniliquin

Meet the artist: 5pm – 5:30pm $5 – Free for concert series subscribers & U18’s.

South West Music Regional Conservatorium present Tristan Lee, concert pianist. Part of the Live Music Concert Series presented by the South West Music Regional Conservatorium

The upcoming classical piano concert promises to be a mesmerizing evening of music, featuring a thoughtfully curated program that showcases the technical mastery and emotional depth of the piano repertoire. At the heart of the concert is Beethoven's iconic Piano Sonata Op. 27, commonly known as the 'Moonlight' Sonata, with its dreamy, introspective first movement and dramatic, virtuosic finale. This beloved masterpiece will be paired with works by other piano giants: Debussy's delicate, impressionistic Preludes, which evoke the soft, shimmering textures of light and water, and Liszt's technically dazzling La Campanella, with its breathtaking arpeggios and poetic, bell-like melodies. As the pianist navigates the contrasting moods and styles of these three composers, the audience will be treated to a rich and varied sonic landscape, spanning the Classical, Romantic, and Impressionist eras. With its unique blend of elegance, passion, and technical brilliance, this concert is sure to leave a lasting impression on all who attend, and provide a profound appreciation for the timeless beauty and expressive power of classical music.

Tristan Lee biography:

Tristan Lee is a Melbourne born concert pianist, pedagogue and academic, whose performances, recordings and lectures have received critical acclaim throughout Australia and abroad. He has played in major venues in Australia, France, Italy, Lithuania and China, including regular recitals at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Perth Concert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Royal Academy of Music, and St Martin in the Fields in London, Shanghai and Chongqing Grand Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House, amongst many others. As a soloist Lee has performed with orchestras in Australia and the UK, playing concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, Rachmaninoff and Brahms. A keen interpreter of music of the present day, Lee regularly performs contemporary piano music and has given numerous world premieres of works by Australian and British composers.

Tristan Lee has appeared on Australian radio and television. His album, ‘Liszt’s Italian Pilgrimage’ was released on Move Records in 2019. He recorded a CD of Brahms piano music in London in 2014, and has a forthcoming release of Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Tristan Lee studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, gaining his Masters in Performance in 2009 under Head of Keyboard, Graham Scott. He gained a Bachelor of Music in Performance at the University of Melbourne in 2008, studying under Glenn Riddle. Following his studies in Manchester, Lee remained in the UK for five more years, giving many recitals and being mentored by Leslie Howard and Benjamin Frith. Between 2012 and 2014, Lee undertook a period of study with renowned French pianist, François-Frédéric Guy in Paris, generously supported by the Geoffrey Parsons Trust. During his studies, Lee was a prize winner at numerous national and international piano competitions including the Australian National Piano Award, Australian Youth Piano Recital (1st Prize and Gold Medal), and ‘Prix Scarbo’ Manchester, and he was the recipient of many other prestigious awards and scholarships, including the Ian Potter Trust (2009).

In 2015, Tristan Lee returned to Australia and the University of Melbourne to undertake a PhD researching Liszt and Beethoven. Lee has been Casual Lecturer in Piano at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne since 2017. Following the completion of his PhD in 2019, Lee has resided in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick (with his partner, pianist Gintaute Gataveckaite, and pet Tenterfield Terrier, George) performing regularly for Melbourne audiences and teaching a small cohort of dedicated and talented piano students.