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	Intimate Conversations for Viola and Piano


	featuring Ashan Pillai (viola) and Eshantha Peiris (piano)

British Council in celebration of its 60th year in Sri Lanka is proud to present this classical music evening featuring the critically acclaimed Sri Lankan-born British violist Ashan Pillai described as a “brilliant professional”, with Sri Lanka’s renowned pianist Eshantha Peiris.


When	Thursday 6 August

Where	Lionel Wendt

Time	1930

Tickets	Rs. 1,250, 1,000, 750 and 250 (balcony) and will be on sale from Monday 20 July at the Lionel Wendt, No 18 Guildford Crescent, Colombo 7

PROGRAMME

			Fantasia No 9 in E Minor for Viola Solo G.P Telemann
			Sonata No.3 in G Minor BWV 1027 for viola and piano J.S. Bach
			3 Songs from ¨Der Schwanengesang¨ D.957 for viola and piano F. Schubert

INTERVAL

			The North Shore for viola and piano ( 1993) Gavin Bryars
			Marchenbilder for viola and piano op.113 R. Schumann
			Adagio and Rondo Hungarese for viola and piano C.M. von Weber

Ashan Pillai, made his first ever appearance in Sri Lanka in 1998 in the presence of HRH Prince Charles to mark the 50th Anniversary of Independence as soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra. Winner of many international prizes at various competitions which includes Tertis International Competition (1994) Rome International Competition (1995), the Royal Overseas League Competition (1995), made his London recital debut as a winner of the Park Lañe Group Series in 1997 and his New York debut at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, as a winner of the Artists International Series in the same year. For more information on Ashan visit www.ashanpillai.com

Eshantha Peiris earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance and Composition at New York University and served as an adjunct piano instructor and as assistant conductor of the NYU orchestra. Since his return to Sri Lanka, Eshantha has been actively involved in the local music scene, playing keyboards in the fusion-jazz band 'Thriloka' is also an associate conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka. He is the director of the recently founded 'Aumkar School of Multicultural Arts'.

The concert is presented in partnership with Hilton Colombo

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