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Will Bracken (piano)

Monday 20 April 2026, 7.30pm

RNCM Carole Nash Recital Room

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Performers

William Bracken piano
Adaya Malka Peled soprano

Programme

JS Bach Aria variata alla manniera italiana
Salvatore Sciarrino Etude de concert
Maurice Ravel Jeaux d’eau
Claude Debussy Des pas sur le neige
Camille Saint-Saëns, Leopold Godowsky Le cygne
Salvatore Sciarrino Anamorfosi
Frédéric Chopin Ballade No 3

Interval

Frédéric Chopin Mazurka Op 59 No 1
Frédéric Chopin Etude Op 25 No 2
Alexander Scriabin Etude Op 42 No 3
Alexander Scriabin Etude Op 42 No 5
Alexander Scriabin Sonata No 10
Maurice Ravel Le grillon from Histoires naturelles
Olivier Messiaen Amour oiseaux d’étoile from Harawi
Gustav Mahler Ablösung im Sommer
Madeleine Dring The Cuckoo from Seven Shakespeare Songs
Hayim Nahman Bialik El HaTzipor
Paul McCartney Blackbird
Alberto Ginastera Gato from Cinco canciones populares Argentinas

About

The International Artist Diploma (IAD) represents the highest level of performance achievement at the RNCM and brings to Manchester a select group of exceptional artists each year who are poised to embark on international careers.

In this series, each artist designs a carefully curated programme to highlight their unique talent and artistic vision.

William Bracken’s creative voice stems from a deep fluency with the language of music itself, dissolving musical boundaries through improvisational state of mind, curiosity and acute contextual awareness. A visionary musician with a vast repertoire of classical masterworks and contemporary works, and equally at home in jazz and improvised music, the Wirral-born pianist has won numerous international awards and currently holds a position as a member of teaching staff in the Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

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Tickets

Full Price £13
Students / Under 26s £8

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This event includes an interval and will end at approximately 9.35pm.


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Monday 20 April 2026, 7.30pm — Tickets from £8.00