Justin Bird, Auckland born pianist, returns to the stage to present an offering of German and French piano music. After a decade of studies in the US he returned to NZ in 2018 taking a hiatus from performing to build a studio of piano students. Now performing again - his first foray features German masterpieces by Bach, Schubert, and Schumann pitted side by side with elegant French bonbons by Chabrier and Faure for a sandwich of beautifully balanced music.

Toccata and Fugue in D minor J. S. Bach / Busoni

Nocturne No. 4 Gabriel Faure

Klavierstücke No. 1, D.946 Franz Schubert

Menuet Pompeaux Emmanual Chabrier

Kinderszenen Robert Schumann

Of foreign lands and people

A curious story

Blind mans bluff

Pleading child

Happy enough

An important event

Dreaming

At the fireside

Knight of the hobbyhorse

Almost too serious

Frightening

Child falling asleep

The Poet speaks