Pianist Girma Yifrashewa performs The Spirit of the Nile Live from Melbourne Recital Centre

Girma Yifrashewa is a worthy new torchbearer of African pianism. His highly personalised approach to the piano likens him to Ethiopian composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam, while his use of Ethiopian pentatonic scale within the Western Art Music format places his compositions in conversation with more academically minded work.

Girma’s performance in the Primrose Potter Salon at Melbourne Recital Centre pays tribute to the exceptional musicianship of Ethiopia through his own compositions alongside works of great classical composers Chopin, Debussy and Gottschallk.

PROGRAM
Girma Yifrashewa
'The Shepherd with the Flute'
'Ambasse'
'Chewata'
'Sememen'
'Elilta'

Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in D-flat 'Raindrops'
Fantaisie Impromptu in C-sharp minor

Claude Debussy
'Clair de Lune' from Suite Bergamaque L75

This recording is supported by The Peggy and Leslie Cranbourne Foundation.

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