Isata Kanneh-Mason in Recital

Mon, 12th Oct 2026 07:00 pm

Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000

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Rising star Isata Kanneh-Mason makes her much-anticipated Australian debut with three landmarks of the piano repertoire Acclaimed as ‘a profound and greatly gifted artist’ ( Gramophone ) and ‘a pianist who makes lines sing beautifully and virtuosic passages dance,’ ( BBC Music Magazine ), this captivating pianist brings her energy and precision to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. The jaw-dropping virtuosity, power and nuance demanded by these big works makes this a program of exciting moments. Two of Beethoven’s best-loved sonatas, the shadowy, poetic Moonlight and the exuberant Waldstein , are paired with Ravel’s fiendishly difficult Gaspard de la Nuit – one of the most demanding pieces in the piano repertoire. In Isata’s hands, the vivid atmospheres and poignant intensity of these works become thrillingly present. As a quietly radiant counterpoint, two pieces by contemporary Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova round out one must-see Sydney debut. If you love the pure pleasure of piano in recital, you will get so much out of this debut by a performer who’s leaving audiences buzzing around the world over. Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra