Italian pianist in Montville for her only Australian concert

‘Unknown composers’ will be revealed by Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli at Lucas Parklands, Montville.

Guests will discover unknown composers and forgotten music when Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli performs her only Australian concerts at Lucas Parklands in Montville next week.

Ms Pelliccioli, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, will perform for classical music lovers at the intimate venue on Saturday July 20, and Sunday July 21.

“My aim and also my responsibility as a performer is to introduce something new to my audience, to make them discover a forgotten piece or an unknown composer, so that when they go home they wish to continue to listen to this music after the concert,” Ms Pelliccioli said.

Negotiations for Ms Pelliccioli to perform at the private Lucas Parklands Montville auditorium have been ongoing with owners Ian and Lee Lucas for some years, and Ms Pelliccioli will join a list of world class classical musicians who have performed at Lucas Parklands.

“Ida is a very special guest, she is incredibly talented, with a very unique approach to her music,” Mr Lucas said.

“It’s an honour for me and Lee to welcome Ida to our home concert room for the delight of local music lovers.”

Lucas Parklands continues to schedule world class artists, while larger venues are closing due to the rising costs of regulation and insurance.

“Lucas Parklands has continued to host affordable classical music performances, in line with our aim to ‘keep the music alive’, at a time when rising costs are crippling many arts venues,” Mr Lucas said. 

“This is an emerging crisis that I believe needs to be addressed to prevent the slow death of the arts in Australia.”

The Lucas Parklands auditorium seats 150, so guests are treated to unrivalled musical experiences, seated just metres from world-class performers such as piano maestro Piers Lane AO and Konstantin Shamray. 

“Pianist Pascal Rogé, who played here 10 or 12 years ago, said he felt, for its size, it was one of the two best performance venues in the world,” Mr Lucas said.

Ms Pelliccioli will perform works from “forgotten composer” Manuel Blasco de Nebra (1750-1784), of Spain, and her concerts will also include works by Scarlatti, Mozart and Schubert. 

“I am looking forward to performing at this very special venue,” Ms Pelliccioli said.

“I personally feel that the energy of a place and its audience plays a major role about how the musician performs.”

For performance and ticketing enquiries, phone 07 5478 5667 or 0409 623 228.