Pianist Joseph Havlat at Hayes

Hayes Street Studio is thrilled to present pianist and composer Joseph Havlat in a rare recital that features a newly composed works by Australian composer Lisa Illean: her piano Sonata in ten parts.  Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, the 19-minute work premiered in 2024 in London and is the composer’s first work for solo piano.  *Sonata in ten parts *sits alongside and speaks to Beethoven’s *Diabelli Variations. *Each of its sections began as an improvisation on a pattern derived from a moment – often little more than a bar – in Beethoven’s set of 33 variations. Following the spirit of this form, Illean transformed the patterns while also drawing disparate starting points into a common nocturnal atmosphere. This mood is explored in movements of preternatural stillness and delicacy, while others feature darting, quicksilver figuration with a more animated character. Alongside this work, Joseph will perform a section from Bent Sørensen’s “12 Nocturnes”. 

About the Artist

Joseph Havlat is a pianist and composer from Hobart, Australia, based in London. Working as a soloist and chamber musician for music very new, very old and some things in between, he has performed in major concert venues around the UK, Europe, America, Japan and Australia.**

Program**

**Lisa Illean:Sonata in ten parts
Bent Sørensen: **12 Nocturnes

Link: https://www.hayesstreetstudio.com/calendar/pianist-joseph-havlat-at-hayes