Opus Now #37

Saturday 5th September 2026

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

St Johns College (USYD) The College Tower

10 Missenden Road

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Adults $40, FT Students $25

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Acclaimed Maltese pianist Gabi Sultana teams up with Chris Pidcock on cello for their second recital together of vibrant contemporary music. Ahead of Gabi’s collaboration with Ensemble Offspring, this special performance features Steve Reich’s exhilarating Piano Counterpoint, Kate Moore’s luminous Velvet and Shimmering Light and Walter Wolff’s epic Cello Sonata, a far-reaching work blending jazz-inflected vitality with dramatic lyricism. The concert also features miniatures by Maltese composer Veronique Vella, alongside two timeless pieces by Claude Debussy.

ARTISTS

Gabi Sultana piano

Chris Pidcock cello

PROGRAMME

Steve Reich
Piano Counterpoint for solo piano and tape (1973/2011) – 12 mins

Veronique Vella
Talba (2021) for cello and piano – 5 mins

Walter Wolff
Sonata for cello and piano (2013) – 23 mins

I Andante moderato
II Adagio ma non troppo
III Fast and rhythmical

Kate Moore
Velvet (2010) for cello and piano – 13 min

Shimmering Light (2025) for solo piano – 12 mins

Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (1890) from Suite bergamasque – 3 min

Minuet (1886) from Petite Suite arr. Cello and Piano – 3 min

*Programme subject to change by the artists