THE NEXT RECITAL
Monday, 24 February 2025
The Main Hall at St Peter’s Church, Cnr Gisborne and Albert Streets, East Melbourne.
Enter via doors next to Bookroom11.45 am for Refreshments with the Recital 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Visitors $20. Students $10. Members $15. Tea/coffee and biscuits provided - BYO sandwiches.
Bookings essential.
BEN FU PIANIST
19-year-old Ben Fu is a 2nd year student at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, studying piano with Glenn Riddle. He has won both the Preston Symphony Concerto Competition and the Boroondara Concerto Competition. Ben made his concerto debut in 2022 performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 with the Preston Symphony Orchestra. Other awards include winning the PolMusicA Music Competition, the Ann and Chris Krans Award, the Margaret Green Scholarship and the Reg Lewis Scholarship. Ben is a keen chamber music player, and recitalist, and he frequently records for 3MBS radio.
In 2023, Ben was invited to perform in the ‘Showcase series’ in Sydney International Piano Competition, performing Ravel’s Scarbo from Gaspard de la Nuit. In August and September 2024 Ben was invited to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor with the Whitehorse Orchestra and Maroondah Symphony Orchestra. Ben has also been invited to perform in the Lunchtime Concert Series at St. Peter’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Diamond Creek Uniting Church.
Join us on the 24th February to hear this very talented musician, Ben Fu.