In collaboration with the visual artist Elizabeth Dorazio
Programme
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Impressões seresteiras
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight’ (1801)
1. Adagio sostenuto
2. Allegretto
3. Presto agitato
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Prelude in D major, op. 23 no. 4 (1903)
Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 (1892)
Cláudio Santoro (1919–1989)
Prelúdio no. 12
Prelúdio no. 2
Erik Satie (1866–1925)
Gnossienne no. 1 (1890)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
L’isle joyeuse, L. 106 (1904)
Musician Biographies
Everything Is an Illusion is a video artwork projected alongside a live piano performance.
The seeds of this collaboration were planted in London in 2001. At that time, Brazilian artist Elizabeth Dorazio lived in the same building as Michael and Mary Somers, the grandparents of British pianist Connor Heraghty. During this period, Elizabeth formed a friendship with them and dedicated an artwork entitled Everything Is an Illusion, a phrase Michael would often say to Elizabeth.
Many years later, following the passing of Connor’s grandparents, the artwork was rediscovered during the sorting of family belongings. As the painting returned home to Elizabeth, this unexpected reconnection coincided with Connor’s move to Brazil.
Now connected through art, Elizabeth Dorazio and Connor Heraghty present an experience where Elizabeth's art is paired with music of both Brazilian and European composers, forming a dialogue between sound and image — where nature will unfold, beginnings and endings dissolve, and our own perspective reveals a world in which everything we perceive is, in some way, an illusion.
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Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.