Piano Academy of Ireland
20th Anniversary
Gala Concert
Celebrating 20 Years of Musical Excellence
Date
Saturday, June 27th · 5:00PM
Venue
National Concert Hall
John Field Room
Dublin
Tickets
From €20 • On Sale 10 June
About the Concert
Piano Academy of Ireland presents Emerald Keys: Legends, Laureates, & Rising Stars, a special concert celebrating the Academy’s 20th anniversary.
Founded by Rhona Gouldson-Chen and Dr. Archie Chen, the Piano Academy of Ireland has spent two decades nurturing pianists, building musical community, and inspiring students to discover the musician within. This celebratory concert brings that story to life on stage, led by its founders and joined by an extraordinary circle of artists connected to the Academy’s past, present, and future.
Audiences will experience an evening of elegance, virtuosity, warmth, and musical storytelling, featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Lance Coburn, former and current faculty artists Lina Butorina-Kiva, Tetyana Vlasyuk, and Anna Siampani, and a brilliant new generation of past alumni students and National Piano Festival prizewinners, including Pei Lin Oisín Pu, Joe O’Grady, Maeve Ashamar-Hora, and Evelyn Foran.
From dazzling solo performances to joyful duets and deeply expressive musical moments, Emerald Keys is a celebration of artistry, mentorship, friendship, and the enduring magic of the piano.
Programme
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Three Preludes for Piano
I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Lance Coburn, piano
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Douze Études, L. 136 / CD 143
No. 11: Pour les arpèges composés
Pei Lin Oisin Pu, piano
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Larghetto
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
III. Precipitato
Joe O’Grady, piano
Shymanovych, arr. Afanasenko
The Cherry Orchard by the House
Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Libertango
Tetyana Vlasyuk and Lina Kiva, piano duet
Yoshinao Nakada (1923–2000)
The Song of Twilight
Adagio
Evelyn Foran, piano
Manolis Kalomiris (1883-1962)
from 5 Preludes (1939)
I. Molto Agitato et Appasionato
II. Andantino Piacevole
V. Leventika: Assai Vivo E Vigoroso
Anna Siampani, piano
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018)
Woodbrook
Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2, B. 145
Dumka — Allegretto grazioso
Archie Chen and Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano duet
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
No. 5: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca — Agitato assai
Maeve Ashamar-Hora, piano
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
No. 4 in F minor — Poco sostenuto
No. 5 in F-sharp minor — Allegro
Archie Chen and Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano duet
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Archie Chen, piano
Tickets
Ticket Information
Tickets are available through the National Concert Hall box office. Standard: €22 Concession: €20 Student Discount Scheme: €10 (available one hour before the performance) Person with Disability & Carer/Companion: 50% discount Book online at nch.ie or by phone through the National Concert Hall box office.
Ticket booking links will be added here once confirmed by the National Concert Hall.
Venue & Visiting
The 20th Anniversary Gala Concert takes place in the John Field Room at the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, in the heart of Dublin city centre — a short walk from St Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street and the Luas Green Line. Whether you live in Dublin or are visiting Ireland, it makes for a memorable evening out: an intimate hall, world-class pianists, and one of the city’s most celebrated cultural venues. A perfect addition to any trip to Dublin for lovers of live classical and piano music.
For enquiries please contact info@pianoacademy.ie