Music
Lunch Time Concert - November (Adam Heron - Piano)
DATE
Thu 19 Nov 2026
VENUE
Woodville Auditorium
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Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 — 1827)
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2,
"The Tempest"
1. Largo - Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto
Adam Heron
Reminiscence: Nocturne for Piano
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 — 1750)
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Gavotte
5. Bourrée
6. Loure
7. Gigue
A multidisciplinary composer and pianist of Nigerian-Filipino ancestry, Adam Heron won the
Harriet Cohen Bach Award in 2020. Born in Hong Kong, then adopted by his Irish mother, Adam
achieved widespread recognition following his 2018 television debut as a BBC Young Musician piano finalist.
Through his cosmopolitan heritage, coupled with a flair for storytelling, he is a leading ambassador for Black
classical musicians.
“Every time I go to write, something magical about the performance makes me stop and look
straight back up”
― Jasper Dommett, Budleigh Music Festival
