Event name ClimateKeys Bonn
Performers Robbin Reza, Andrew Higham & audience conversation
Date 04th May 2018 at 19:30Uhr
Venue Musikstudio und Galerie Gabriele Paqué
Blücherstraße 14, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Tickets Free entry
Host Musikstudio und Galerie Gabriele Paqué & ClimateKeys
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EVENT SUMMARY:
ClimateKeys Bonn, hosted by Musikstudio und Galerie Gabriele Paqué & ClimateKeys, will feature a performance by concert pianist Robbin Reza, a talk by Andrew Higham and a conversation with the audience. Response to climate change will be discussed.
“The premise is for audience members to be able to talk about climate change without it being a Q&A session with a speaker. Music is played, ideas are proposed, and then the audience is actively encouraged to participate in a conversation.” (Julia Marques, Caba)
ROBBIN REZA WILL PERFORM ON TWO SPECIAL PIANOS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT SOUNDWORLDS:
Kaps with Érard Mechanic from 1875 and Pleyel from 1937
Maurice Ravel – Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit
Karol Szymanowski – Scheherazade from Masques Op 34
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata in A minor D845, First Movement
Claude Debussy – Des Pas sur la Neige (Footprints in the Snow) from Preludes Book 1
Australian Pianist ROBBIN REZA (23 years old) completed a Bachelor of Performance with First Class Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. There, he studied with Daniel Herscovitch from 2007 till 2016. From October 2017, Robbin commenced a Masters Degree with Claudio Martinez-Mehner and Nina Tichman at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Germany. Robbin made the decision broaden his musicality in Germany after being the recipient of the Mendelssohn Scholarship for the 2016 Mendelssohn Akademie in Leipzig, studying with Arie Vardi and Jacques Rouvier. Robbin gave his first public recital at the age of 11 for the launch of the 9th Sydney International Piano Competition and has been awarded numerous prizes in important competitions in Australia such as the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition, Sydney Conservatorium Concerto Competition, Allison and Henderson Scholarship Sydney Eisteddfod and the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards. Robbin has performed widely in Australia and abroad and has made live broadcasts and recordings with prominent classical radio stations in Australia. Having a keenRobbin interest in contemporary music he has a passion for being the interpreter of new works by living composers leading to an Australian Premiere of Elliot Carter’s Two Controversies and a Conversation (2010) at the Sydney Conservatorium. Apart from the piano Robbin enjoys gardening and exploring the mechanics and electronics of cars.
ANDREW HIGHAM is CEO of Mission2020. He was in charge, within the UNFCCC, of drafting and delivering the Paris Agreement, and has crafted UNFCCC’s substantive strategy since 2011. He has over 15 years’ experience leading large teams and delivering highly complex initiatives. Previous roles include International Expert in Climate Policy at ECN – advising leading firms, public-private initiatives and governments on global technology and finance strategy and analysis – and Strategies Director providing thought leadership across Australian NGOs. He also spent a decade as a senior political and policy advisor, designing and implementing subnational and national policies, programs and campaigns in the areas of science, technology, natural resources and environmental policy.
BACKGROUND
ClimateKeys is an international initiative and was founded in 2017 by London - based pianist composer Lola Perrin. ClimateKeys believes climate change solutions should be at the heart of all human activity. ClimateKeys concerts create a unique space inviting new actors to the climate conversation.
More information Email info@climatekeys.com