The next event in the Wednesdays at the Manoel series features a recital by Turkish pianist Ruya Taner.

Titled West meets East, the recital features music by Schumann, Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Kodaly and Liapunouv as well as premieres of music by Ince and Akdil.

Acknowledged as one of the Turkey´s new generation of leading concert pianists, Ruya Taner, originally from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, has, since her debut at The Wigmore Hall in London, toured extensively to over 55 countries in Europe, the US, Asia and the Gulf region.

Ruya trained at Ankara State Conservatoire and at the age of 11 the Highly Gifted Children Act enabled Taner to gain a state scholarship to London, where she studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She has also been a prize winner of many national festivals around the UK and has performed with the leading state and private orchestras in countries, including Turkey, Hungary, Belgium, Ukraine, Sarajevo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, and others. Her performances have been broadcast on national radio and television in Northern Cyprus, Italy, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.

The programme for the recital includes Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C (Eleonorem Sonate), Schu-mann’s/Liszt’s Widmung, Liszt’s Un Sospiro in D flat Major from Grande études de concert No. 3, the premiere of Kamran Ince’s Gates, Debussy’s Reflets dans l’eau for piano, Sayram Akdil’s Piano piece Nr 6 (Malta Premiere), Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu, Liapunouv’s Lesginka in B minor, No.10 and Kodaly’s Dances of Marosszék.

The recital is part of the Teatru Manoel BOV Performing Arts Festival and takes place on Wednesday at 1pm.Tickets are avaialable online or by calling on 2124 6389.

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