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"I LOVE Mulled Wine Concerts as they are so intimate.
See you soon
With gratitude, Helen"
Michael Endres
Michael Endres
MICHAEL ENDRES
In a development that will surely please Wairarapa concert-goers, the highly regarded
German pianist Michael Endres will give a Mulled Wine Concert in Featherston on Friday 8
April at 6 -7 PM. International critics have described Endres as "one of the most interesting
pianists recording today". He has released 35 CDs during his career and his extensive
prizewinning discography includes the prestigious Diapason d'Or (France) which he was
recently awarded for the third time and the Choc du Musique which he has won twice. He
has appeared at major festivals and concert-halls all over the world. A prominent academic
musician, Endres had a distinguished teaching career in Germany, Norway and New
Zealand before he decided to concentrate on performance and recording.
His reviews from music publications have been outstanding: Diapason magazine said of
his 2018 release "Splendidly recorded by Cologne Radio, in an acoustic which allows the
piano to resonate with a fullness, a brilliance without hardness, and a breadth of sonority
which is ideal for Schubert, these works chosen by Michael Endres flow endlessly between
jubilation and drama." Endres has been recording recently in Melbourne and will publish a
new album later this year.
His Featherston programme will include the Mozart Piano Sonata No. 4 (K282), "Scenes
from Childhood" by Schumann, "Vallée d'Oberman" by Franz Liszt, and a selection of
arrangements of George Gershwin melodies.
Mulled Wine Concerts organiser Mary Gow says, " We are very excited to be presenting a
series of new concerts in the wonderful ANZAC Hall in Featherston and to have an
attractive programme to take us through these difficult times. What a pleasure it will be to
hear exquisite music in such a pleasant setting!"
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