This year, one of the UK’s most significant composers, Michael Finnissy, celebrates his 80th birthday. Australian pianist Rob Hao celebrates the occasion with a solo programme centered around Finnissy’s recent piano output alongside selections from his notorious English Country-tunes, tracing the composer’s ongoing conversations with folk music and the ways musical traditions travel. Two recent pieces receive their UK premieres, including one written for the performer.

PROGRAMME:
– Skladanje skozi slovenske pesmi (Composing through Slovenian Songs) (2023/4)*
– Tenth Political Agenda (2025)*
– Selections from English Country-tunes (1977)
– Violet, Slingsby, Guy and Lionel (1994–6/2021)

*UK premieres

This concert is supported by the Hinrichsen Foundation.