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Ursula Oppens with RNCM Pianists: The People United
Monday 22 June 2026, 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Programme
Frederic Rzewski Four Hands (1st movement)
Meredith Monk Ellis Island; Phantom Waltz; Folkdance
Lisa Kaplan Whirligig
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Frederic Rzewski The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Performers
Ursula Oppens, Graham Scott, Adam Swayne piano
Musicians from the RNCM School of Keyboard Studies
About
Internationally acclaimed pianist Ursula Oppens joins over 30 RNCM students in this extraordinary side-by-side concert, in which emerging artists perform alongside a world-class musician as equals on stage.
The American pianist is celebrated for her championing of new works for piano. Supporting innovation in repertoire coupled with tradition has made her a pioneering figure across her long career. At the heart of her collaboration at the RNCM is Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated! – 36 virtuosic variations based on Chilean protest songs. Exhilarating and technically demanding, the work often quotes from popular music while remaining a compositional tour de force, with Oppens and students sharing the movements between them.
Tickets
Full Price £18
Students / Under 26s £12
Promoted by RNCM.
This event includes an interval and will end at approximately 9.35pm.
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