Equally comfortable in an intimate salon or in a large concert hall, Robin Zebaida is happy to tailor a programme to suit your specific requirements regarding length and repertoire. Drawing on many years experience as a music broadcaster (including several contributions to 'Music Review' on BBC World Service), Robin Zebaida will, by request, present an informative and entertaining commentary on the works performed.

A small selection of Robin Zebaida's repertoire is contained in the following sample programmes.

Rhapsodies and Fantasies
Fantasie in C minor, K396	Mozart
Rhapsody in G minor, op. 79 no. 2	Brahms
Fantasie, op. 17	Schumann
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6	Liszt
Fantaisie-Impromptu, op. post.	Chopin
Rhapsody in Blue	Gershwin

Russian Romantics (i)
Sonata no. 4, op.30	Scriabin
Two Poems, op. 32
Sonata no. 5, op. 53
Two Poems, op. 63
Sonata no. 6, op. 62
Six Preludes from op. 23 and op. 32	Rachmaninov
Sonata no. 2, op. 36 (original version)

Russian Romantics (ii)
Three Waltzes		Tchaikovsky
Grand Sonata in G, op. 37
Causerie (Conversation Piece), op. 40 no. 6		César Cui
Three Character Pieces:		Rachmaninov
	Elégie, op. 3 no. 1 Barcarolle, op. 10 no. 3 Humoresque, op. 10 no. 5
Five Etudes d'exécution transcendante:		Liapounov
	Berceuse, op. 11 no. 1 Ronde des Fantômes, op. 11 no. 2 Carillon, op. 11 no. 3 Idylle, op. 11 no. 7 Chant épique, op. 11 no. 8

The Chopin Legacy
Two Nocturnes:		Chopin
	Lento con gran espressione, op. post. Andante cantabile, op. 15 no. 1
Three Mazurkas:		Scriabin
	Con passione, op. 3 no. 7 Scherzando, op. 3 no. 6 Lento, op. 25 no. 3
Two Preludes:		Liadov
	Moderato in B minor, op. 11 no. 1 Largo in Bb minor, op. 31
Three Mazurkas		Chopin
Fantasie, op. 28		Scriabin
Nocturne and Humoresque, op. 10		Tchaikovsky
Two Studies:		Scriabin
	Andante in C# minor, op. 2 no. 1 Patetico in D# minor, op. 8 no. 12
Clair de Lune		Debussy
Berceuse, op. 11 no. 1		Liapounov
Three Polonaises:		Chopin
	Allegro appassionato in C# minor, op. 26 no. 1   Moderato in G# minor, op. post. Allegro con brio in A Major (Military), op. 40 no. 1

The Liszt Connection
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543		Bach / Liszt
Four Lieder:		Schubert / Liszt
	Ständchen (Serenade) Auf dem Wasser zu singen Sei mir gegrüßt Erlkönig
Ballade no. 2 in B minor (original version)		Liszt
Festival and Bridal Song (from Lohengrin)		Wagner / Liszt
A la chapelle sixtine (Miserere d'Allegri et ave verum corpus de Mozart)		Liszt
Après une lecture de Dante		Liszt

My Left Hand
Etude, op. 32	Josef Hofman
Chaconne in D minor	Bach / Brahms
Sonata in C minor, op. 179	Carl Reinecke
Two Studies on Chopin Etudes	Leopold Godowsky
Meditation	Leopold Godowsky
Etude, op. 36	Felix Blumenfeld
Prelude and Nocturne, op. 9	Alexander Scriabin
Andante Finale de Lucia di Lammermoor	Donizetti / Leschetizky

Variations on a Theme
Prelude, Fugue and Variation, op.18	Franck (arr. Bauer)
Variations on a theme of Corelli, op. 42	Rachmaninov
Berceuse, op. 24 no. 2	Liadov
Etudes Symphoniques, op. 13 (complete)	Schumann

Blockbusters, Potboilers and Lollipops
'Moonlight' Sonata, op. 27 no. 2	Beethoven
Impromptu in G flat, D.899 no. 3 Moment Musical in F minor, op. 94 no. 3 Militär-Marsch	Schubert Schubert / Godowsky Schubert / Tausig
I Love You Wedding Day at Troldhaugen	Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor (1st Movement)	Grieg / Grainger
Arabeske, op. 18	Schumann
La Marseillaise	de Lille / Liszt
La Cathédrale engloutie	Debussy
Polonaise in A flat, op. 53 (Heroic)	Chopin
Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 2 no. 3 Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5	Rachmaninov
Sleeping Beauty Paraphrase	Tchaikovsky / Pabst / Hough

In addition to solo recitals, Robin Zebaida organises evenings of chamber music featuring piano duo, duets, singers and instrumental ensembles of between two and five players.

Please enquire for further details, and also regarding concerto repertoire.
 
 

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