The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival.
Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performances will feature Conservatorium Keyboard Area staff including Jerry Wong (Head of Keyboard), Caroline Almonte, Kristian Chong, Kenji Fujimura, Coady Green, Olga Kharitonova, Tristan Lee, Igor Machlak, Konstantin Shamray and Tamara Smolyar.
Spread across two exciting concerts in Hanson Dyer Hall, this is a body of work that is seldom heard in its entirety, and these performances are not to be missed.
CONCERT SCHEDULE
Saturday 31 October, 5PM
I. C major — Jerry Wong
II. A minor — Igor Machlak
III. G major — Caroline Almonte
IV. E minor — Tamara Smolyar
V. D major — Olga Kharitonova
VI. B minor — Kenji Fujimura
VII. A major — Kenji Fujimura
VIII. F-sharp minor — Olga Kharitonova
IX. E major — Tristan Lee
X. C-sharp minor — Coady Green
XI. B major — Konstantin Shamray
XII. G-sharp minor — Coady Green
Sunday 1 November, 5PM
XIII. F-sharp major — Jerry Wong
XIV. E-flat minor — Tamara Smolyar
XV. D-flat major — Konstantin Shamray
XVI. B-flat minor — Tristan Lee
XVII. A-flat major — Konstantin Shamray
XVIII. F minor — Igor Machlak
XIX. E-flat major — Kristian Chong
XX. C minor — Caroline Almonte
XXI. B-flat major — Coady Green
XXII. G minor — Caroline Almonte
XXIII. F major — Kristian Chong
XXIV. D minor — Kristian Chong