Mulled Wine Concert - Pianist Michael Endres

Top European concert pianist in Featherston
Mulled Wine concerts presents Michael Endres.

In a development that will surely please Wairarapa concert-goers, the highly regarded German pianist Michael Endres will give a Mulled Wine Concert in Featherston on Friday 8 April at 6 -7 PM. International critics have described Endres as "one of the most interesting pianists recording today".

He has released 35 CDs during his career and his extensive prizewinning discography includes the prestigious Diapason d’Or (France) which he was recently awarded for the third time and the Choc du Musique which he has won twice. He has appeared at major festivals and concert-halls all over the world. A prominent academic musician, Endres had a distinguished teaching career in Germany, Norway and New Zealand before he decided to concentrate on performance and recording.

His reviews from music publications have been outstanding: Diapason magazine said of his 2018 release “Splendidly recorded by Cologne Radio, in an acoustic which allows the piano to resonate with a fullness, a brilliance without hardness, and a breadth of sonority which is ideal for Schubert, these works chosen by Michael Endres flow endlessly between jubilation and drama.” Endres has been recording recently in Melbourne and will publish a new album later this year. His Featherston programme will include the Mozart Piano Sonata No. 4 (K282), “Scenes from Childhood” by Schumann, “Vallée d'Oberman” by Franz Liszt, and a selection of arrangements of George Gershwin melodies.

Mulled Wine Concerts organiser Mary Gow says, " We are very excited to be presenting a series of new concerts in the wonderful ANZAC Hall in Featherston and to have an attractive programme to take us through these difficult times. What a pleasure it will be to hear exquisite music in such a pleasant setting!"

Vaccine passes required for entry.
Tickets: Pre-sales (until 8 April)
Online sales: marygow@gmail.com
Info: 021 101 9609

Ticket outlets: Chicken & Frog Bookstore, 3 Clifford Square, Featherston; iSite Martinborough; Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop, 93 Main Street, Greytown.