Pianists Gisèle Grima and Erika Gialanzè will be performing a piano recital to celebrate the winter and festive season on Saturday.
Titled Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree), the duo will perform pieces for four hands, as well as piano solo in a programme of pieces by Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy, Robert Schumann and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
The concert takes its title directly from Liszt’s original work, a varied suite of 12 pieces. Following a short interval, the pianists will then take to the solo stage to perform excerpts from Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15 and Debussy’s Footsteps in the Snow and The Snow is Dancing. The concert will come to a close with a selection of pieces arranged for four hands from Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71.
Grima and Gialanzè have been collaborating since 2013 and have since performed regularly in festivals and concerts around Malta. They have premiered works by Maltese composers and their playing has been described as “elegant, communicative and mutually complementary”.
The concert is suitable for children (8+) and families are encouraged to attend.
The recital is being held on Saturday at Palazzo de la Salle, Republic Street, Valletta, at 7.30pm. Entrance is by free donation with all proceeds going towards the Dar Merħba Bik Foundation.
For more information, contact send an e-mail to giselegrima@gmail.com or visit www.giselegrima.com.