Edward and Stephanie Neeman, portrait, 2025. Photo: Edward and Stephanie Neeman.
Husband-and-wife team, the Neeman Duo will perform at Tuggeranong Arts Centre on Saturday 20 September. The Neeman Piano Duo are acclaimed for their versatile programs that combine breathtaking piano technique with elegance, piano gymnastics, and fun.
A recent concert inspired critic Graham MacDonald to commend their “great skill and an obvious enjoyment of performing together plus a little theatre.”
Specializing in works written especially for two pianists together at one piano, they have arranged over 15 works specifically for their ensemble. The Neeman piano duo was awarded the 2024 Canberra Critics’ Award and they were featured at the Tedx Canberra.
In this concert, repertoire will include Gazebo Dances by John Corigliano and Romantic work by Liszt and Franck.
Repertoire
- César Franck (arr. Decaux) – Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, Op. 18
- John Corigliano – Gazebo Dances
- Overture
- Waltz
- Adagio
- Tarantella
- Joel Hoffman – Rzewski in Cincinnati
- Franz Liszt (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – La campanella
- Aram Khachaturian (arr. Greg Anderson) – Sabre Dance
About the Artists
The Australian-American pianist Edward Neeman has performed across five continents. Critics have lauded him as a “true artist” with “an excellent technique” who “isn’t afraid to put a distinctive stamp on whatever he touches, without resorting to mannerism.” A top prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions, including first prize in the Joaquín Rodrigo Competition in Madrid, Dr. Neeman has appeared as a soloist with the Prague Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Kentucky Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and the American West Symphony among others. He is on the piano faculty at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Stephanie Neeman is an active international performer and has performed to critical acclaim across the United States, Asia, and Australia. Stephanie has won virtually all major piano competitions in Indonesia, including the first prize in the prestigious Yamaha National Piano Competition. She won first prizes in the Empire State International Piano Competition and the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition. She was also a top prizewinner and won the prize for the best interpretation and outstanding performance of Franz Liszt at the Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition in the United States. Stephanie received her Bachelor and Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from CCM at the University of Cincinnati as a scholarship student of James Tocco. She has previously served as the CEO/Artistic Director of Music for Canberra (Canberra Youth Orchestra) and as a piano professor at Valdosta State University and University of Utah. She is currently the head of the piano department at ELMS Conservatory of Music in Jakarta.
The Details
What: Saturday Salon: Neeman Piano Duo
When: Saturday 20 September, Concert 1:30pm / Afternoon Tea 2:20pm
Where: Tuggeranong Arts Centre 137 Reed Street North
Tickets: $38 / $32. Book now.
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