Triple Harmony 

To close the season we have an entertaining concert from three pianists who have mastered the unusual art of performing with six hands on one piano. There are not a lot of original works written for this combination (most are arrangements) but we will be treated in this concert to some original compositions by Fodor, Rachmaninoff and Czerny.

Opening with a classical sonata by Dutch composer Carel Fodor, the concert will continue with two pieces by Rachmaninoff, a Spanish dance by Manuel de Falla and a Fantasia on Irish Airs by Carl Czerny. The concert will then move to transcriptions of opera music and overtures by Bizet, Rossini and Mozart.

Brazilian Camila Oliveira and Italian Flavia Villani gained their undergraduate degrees in their home countries. Both found their way to New Zealand where they each earned Master’s degrees at the University of Auckland and are now completing doctoral studies, Camila in Auckland and Flavio at the University of Waikato. Matteo Napoli, educated in Italy, has lived in New Zealand since 2008 and is director of music academies in New Zealand and in Italy.