Villani Piano Quartet - Christopher's Classics

Marko Pop Ristov (violin); Emma Dann (viola); Sarah Spence (cello); Flavio Villani (piano)

 

Beethoven - Piano Quartet in E flat Major; Vasks - Piano Quartet (Preludio & Danze); Brahms - Piano Quartet in G Minor

 

Flavio Villani was the pianist featured in the film Crossing Rachmaninoff which premiered in the NZ International Film Festival in 2015 in Christchurch. The Villani Piano Quartet was formed in Auckland at the end of 2015 and has already received critical acclaim throughout the North Island in a tour for Chamber Music NZ. With both local and international experience, the quartet has come together with a drive to present the unique richness of the Piano Quartet genre.

Tickets: Eventfinder. Door sales, cash and eftpos. $40, full-time students with ID $15. For information and a photograph, contact: Diana Moir (03) 355 2691, 021 126 5738, dhmoir@xtra.co.nz

Christopher’s Classics

The Christopher’s Classics programme, founded by Christopher Marshall, has become a mainstay of the Christchurch chamber music scene, featuring six concerts a year and showcasing some of New Zealand’s finest musicians.