Alchemy with Florian Mitrea

Celebrate virtuso and most dramatic piano repertoire with an evening concert by superb concert pianist (and Finchcocks tutor) Florian Mitrea in Finchcocks' main hall.

Alchemy: The Liszt Sonata

A programme centred on the tonality of 'B', Florian takes the audience on a breathtaking musical journey to its final destination of one of Liszt's most important works. Published at the end of his life, witness the peak of "The Devil's Pianist's" artistry at its finest in this single-movement masterpiece.

The programme will include:

* Chopin Scherzo No.1 in B minor Op.20
* Chopin "Tuberose" Nocturne in B major Op.62, No.1
* Liszt Ballade in B minor No.2 in B minor S.171

INTERVAL

* Liszt Sonata in B minor S.178

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• Doors will open at strictly 6:30pm (no earlier!).
• Music will begin at 7pm.
• The concert finishes by 9pm.
• A glass of wine or soft drink is included with your ticket.
• A charity cash donations bar will be available for further drinks.
• Parking will be available in front and to the rear of the main house. Please notify us in advance if you require accessible parking.
• Accessibilty: The concert will take place in the main hall. The front entrance includes six steps. Please inform us if you require assistance. Separate accessible facilities are at groundfloor level once inside. 
• In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given.

Audience numbers are limited to 80. Tickets are on sale at £25 per adult and for £10 under 16s, plus booking fee. All profits will go towards the Finchcocks Scholarship Scheme.

Florian Mitrea

Described by Martha Argerich as ‘an outstanding young pianist’, British-Romanian pianist Florian Mitrea was a double-laureate at the 2017 Scottish, 2015 Hamamatsu, and 2014 ARD Munich International Piano Competitions. He won the 2018 Royal Overseas League Piano Competition, and was a major prize winner at the 2018 Harbin – China, 2017 St Priest, and 2016 James Mottram-Manchester International Piano Competitions. He was the top prize winner at the 2018 New York International Piano Festival, and consequently gave his debut performance at Carnegie Hall. He was a Making Music 2017-19 Young Artist, a Kirckman Concert Society artist, and was selected to perform in the historic Manchester Mid-Day Concerts series.

Florian's latest Beethoven CD Unending has just been released on Romanian national radio. He can regularly be heard in the UK too, performing live on BBC Radio 3, as well as in concert across the country and internationally. Reviewers have praised Florian’s playing as having ‘stupendous virtuosity’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2017), ‘phenomenal precision throughout’ (The Herald, 2017), and presenting ‘a mixture of phenomenal technique and ravishing musical intelligence’ (The Cambridge Independent, 2018). His solo debut CD received a 5-star review by the Piano News Magazine in Düsseldorf, was highly recommended by the Cross-Eyed Pianist blogger, was featured on BBC Radio 3 multiple times, and won the Most Popular CD of 2018 prize, awarded by the national classical music radio station in Romania.

His playing is dazzling and not to be missed!