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Piano Duets
Giulia Semerano and Filippo Di Bari
Sunday October 7th, 4pm

Full Programme

S. Rachmaninoff, from Six Morceaux, op. 11:
I. Barcarolle
II. Scherzo
III. Russian Theme
IV. Valse

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F: Poulenc, Sonata for piano 4 hands




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C. Debussy, Six Epigraphes Antiques
I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
II. Pour un tombeau sans nom
III. Pour que la nuit soit propice
IV. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
V. Pour l'égyptienne
VI. Pour remercier la pluie au matin

​F. Schubert, Fantasie in F minor, D940
​4pm-5pm. Tickets: adults £6.00, concessions £5.00, children £2.00. Tickets available at the door. Crèche facilities available.
Pianists Giulia Semerano and Filippo Di Bari met in Italy while studying under the guidance of Sergio De Simone, and pursued further studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, where they are now based. They participated in festivals and master classes with renowned musicians such as Claudio Martinez-Mehner, Martino Tirimo, Benedetto Lupo, Gabriele Baldocci, Ilaria Maurri among others. Recipients of several prizes and scholarships, Giulia and Filippo regularly perform in important venues across Europe as soloists and in different chamber music groups.
 
Sharing very similar musical views and a strong commitment to chamber music, they recently started a collaboration as a piano duo, and are presently working on the masterpieces written for this intimate ensemble, as well as lesser known works from the XX and XXI century. In 2012 they were among the founders of the Ensemble NuovaMusica, with whom they gave première performances of works by living Italian composers under the baton of Mauro Bonifacio.
 
Future engagements will bring them to perform across England and Scotland.

www.giuliasemerano.com // www.filippodibari.com
Giulia Semerano e Filippo Di Bari hanno studiato in Italia col Maestro Sergio De Simone e si sono perfezionati al Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance di Londra, dove tuttora risiedono. Hanno partecipato a masterclass tenute da musicisti di fama internazionale tra i quali Claudio Martinez-Mehner, Martino Tirimo, Benedetto Lupo, Ilaria Maurri, Gabriele Baldocci. Sono stati premiati con numerosi premi e borse di studio e si esibiscono regolarmente, sia come solisti che in varie formazioni cameristiche, in importanti festival e sale europee. Nel 2012 sono stati tra i membri fondatori dell’Ensemble NuovaMusica, con cui hanno eseguito in prima assoluta opere di compositori italiani viventi, sotto la guida del Maestro Mauro Bonifacio.
 
Condividendo lo stesso spirito di ricerca artistica e passione per la musica da camera, Giulia e Filippo hanno recentemente iniziato una collaborazione come duo pianistico, dedicandosi allo studio dei capolavori scritti per questa formazione e dando voce ai compositori del nostro tempo.
 
I prossimi impegni li porteranno ad esibirsi in Inghilterra e Scozia.
 
www.giuliasemerano.com // www.filippodibari.com

Location

Acton Hill Church
Corner of Woodland Avenue, High Street, Acton, Greater London, W3 9BU
​We are on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and Gunnersbury Lane, W3, opposite Acton police station. Ten minutes walk form Acton Town tube station – District (Ealing Broadway) and Piccadilly lines. Front main entrance is on Gunnersbury Lane, turn right and walk down to the T-junction, turn right and the church is a twenty yards on your right.

Parking in Morrisons’ car park diagonally opposite (up to 1 hour before 4pm and unlimited thereafter). Street parking on Steyne Road (opposite), limited parking in Woodlands Avenue down the side of the church. Beware of the dropped curb at the end as parking tickets are issued on Sundays!