Surrey Hills International Music Festival 2026 – A Fairytale in Paris

Wu Qian, piano
Juho Pohjonen, piano
Charles Owen, piano
Katya Apekisheva, piano

Mozart Sonata for two pianos in D
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Mendelssohn Andante and Allegro
Chaminade Six Pièces Romantiques
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe
Shostakovich Concertino

Through the hands of 4 brilliant pianists, we are transported into a fairytale world with a distinct French flavour, for another two-piano, four-hand extravaganza. Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose Suite is matched with Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, painting an impressionistic soundscape of love, nature, and ancient myth with shimmering colour. Chaminade’s elegant Six Pièces Romantiques and Shostakovich’s fiery Concertino, alongside popular works from Mozart and Mendelssohn, complete a magical programme where intimacy meets virtuosity.