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The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition presents Manami Suzuki
The debut London recital from current competition winner Manami Suzuki
Add to my Calendar 23-01-2026 19:30 23-01-2026 21:30 36 The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition presents Manami Suzuki The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition presents a celebratory evening of music from current competition winner Manami Suzuki alongside a pre-concert talk exploring ‘Pianomania’ with special guests Noriko Ogawa, Sean Rafferty and Alistair McGowan. The repertoire in this concert exhibits the breadth, spirit and energy of her performances on display during the competition in November 2024 and highlights from Manami’s debut album. The programme features Haydn’s rare four-movement work, his Piano Sonata No. 13, Schubert’s radiant Piano Sonata No. 18, Bach’s B-flat minor Prelude and Fugue (WTC book II) and Szymanowski’s programmatic Metopes which were inspired by Greek mythology with the addition of Faure’s expressive Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 38. Kings Place, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Kings Place
90 York Way
Kings Cross
London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonata in G major, Hob XVI:6
Karol Szymanowski – Metopy, Op.29: L'île des Sirènes
Karol Szymanowski – Metopy, Op.29: Nausicaa
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV 891
Gabriel Fauré – Valse-Caprice no.2, Op.38
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata no.18 in G major, D.894
Performers
Manami Suzuki – piano
Programme Note
The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition presents a celebratory evening of music from current competition winner Manami Suzuki alongside a pre-concert talk exploring ‘Pianomania’ with special guests Noriko Ogawa, Sean Rafferty and Alistair McGowan.
The repertoire in this concert exhibits the breadth, spirit and energy of her performances on display during the competition in November 2024 and highlights from Manami’s debut album. The programme features Haydn’s rare four-movement work, his Piano Sonata No. 13, Schubert’s radiant Piano Sonata No. 18, Bach’s B-flat minor Prelude and Fugue (WTC book II) and Szymanowski’s programmatic Metopes which were inspired by Greek mythology with the addition of Faure’s expressive Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 38.
