Emerald Keys: Legends, Laureates & Rising-Stars

Archie Chen
Rhona Gouldson-Chen
Lance Coburn
Lina Kiva
Tetyana Vlasyuk
Anna Siampani
Joe O’ Grady
Peilin Oisin Pu
Evelyn Foran 
Maeve Ashamar Hora
pianists

George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Three Preludes for Piano
I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Lance Coburn, piano

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Douze Études, L. 136 / CD 143
No. 11: Pour les arpèges composés
Pei Lin Oisin Pu, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Larghetto

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
III. Precipitato
Joe O’Grady, piano

Shymanovych, arr Afanasenko
The Cherry Orchard by the House

Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Libertango
Tetyana Vlasyuk and Lina Kiva, piano duet

Yoshinao Nakada (1923–2000)
The Song of Twilight
Adagio
Evelyn Foran, piano

Anna Siampani, piano
Repertoire to be announced

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018)
Woodbrook
Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2, B. 145
Dumka — Allegretto grazioso
Archie Chen and Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano duet

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
No. 5: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca — Agitato assai
Maeve Ashamar-Hora, piano

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
No. 4 in F minor — Poco sostenuto
No. 5 in F-sharp minor — Allegro
Archie Chen and Rhona Gouldson-Chen, piano duet

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Archie Chen, piano

Piano Academy of Ireland presents Emerald Keys: Legends, Laureates, & Rising Stars, a special concert celebrating the Academy’s 20th anniversary.

Founded by Rhona Gouldson-Chen and Dr. Archie Chen, the Piano Academy of Ireland has spent two decades nurturing pianists, building musical community, and inspiring students to discover the musician within. This celebratory concert brings that story to life on stage, led by its founders and joined by an extraordinary circle of artists connected to the Academy’s past, present, and future.

Audiences will experience an evening of elegance, virtuosity, warmth, and musical storytelling, featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Lance Coburn, former and current faculty artists Lina Butorina-Kiva, Tetyana Vlasyuk, and Anna Siampani, and a brilliant new generation of past alumni students and National Piano Festival prizewinners, including Pei Lin Oisín Pu, Joe O’Grady, Maeve Ashamar-Hora, and Evelyn Foran.

From dazzling solo performances to joyful duets and deeply expressive musical moments, Emerald Keys is a celebration of artistry, mentorship, friendship, and the enduring magic of the piano.

Presented by Piano Academy Ireland