Take Four: Eight Hands at Rippon Lea!
The Team's End-of-Year Celebration Recital
Tuesday December 9, 2025 - commencing at 6.30pm
Take Four: Eight Hands at Rippon Lea! - the Team's End-of-Year Celebration Recital
Celebrate the end of 2025 in the elegance of the Rippon Lea ballroom, at this gala multi-piano event. Experience all four Team partners - Robert Chamberlain, Darryl Coote, Rohan Murray and Kevin Suherman - performing in an exciting program of piano music for two, four and eight hands at two Schimmel grand pianos!
Enjoy canapé refreshments (included in ticket price), pre-recital bar drinks on the pool terrace (at cost) and meet committee members of the Friends of the Team of Pianists, in this festive occasion in a special heritage venue.
With generous sponsorship from Friends of the Team of Pianists (FOTOPS), current financial members of the Friends may purchase specially discounted tickets, while anyone else purchasing a full-price ticket will automatically receive 6 months’ complimentary membership of the Friends until July 2026.
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Recital Programme:
- Rachmaninoff - Fantasy Suite Op 5 for 2 pianos
- Beethoven (arr. Liszt) - Scherzo from 9th symphony for 2 pianos
- Rossini (arr. Liszt) - William Tell Overture
- Liszt - Grand Galop Chromatique for 8 hands at 2 pianos
- INTERVAL
- Smetana - Sonata in one movement for 8 hands at 2 pianos
- Gounod - Waltz from Faust for 8 hands at 2 pianos
- Ravel - Bolero for 8 hands at 2 pianos
- Tchaikovsky - Waltz from Sleeping Beauty for 8 hands at 2 pianos
With the support of our valued sponsor Bernie's Music Land, this recital will feature a Schimmel K213 Konzert Series Grand piano and a Schimmel K219 grand!
- 6.30 - 6.45pm - guests arrive
- 6.45 - 7.15pm - Canapé service on the Pool Terrace or inside the Ballroom (depending on weather), with drinks at bar prices
- 7.30 - 8.10pm - Recital first half
- 8.10 - 8.30pm - Interval (drinks available at bar prices)
- 8.30 - 9.10pm - Recital second half
- 9.10 - 9.30pm - Bar service at the conclusion of the recital
- 9.30pm (approx) - End of the evening
Rippon Lea Ballroom
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
Off-street parking in the grounds from 6.00pm
Please note: due to catering requirements bookings must close either on Saturday December 6 at 5.00pm or earlier if sold out. No ticket sales will be possible at the venue.
Update: bookings extended until Monday December 8!!
Do join us to celebrate the end of 2025 in the Rippon Lea Ballroom!
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