Programme:

Mozart - Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 (1785)

Busoni - Fantasia nach J.S. Bach (1909)

Edward Hart - A Lunar Cycle (2026)

1. New Moon - Cold Space
2. Waxing Crescent - Romantic Optimist
3. First Quarter - Austere Sentinel
4. Waxing Gibbous - Fecund Radiance
5. Full Moon - King Tide
6. Waning Gibbous - Nostalgic Elegy
7. Third Quarter - Last Stand
8. Waning Crescent - Widow’s Waltz

Chopin - Two Nocturnes, Opus 62 (1846)

1. Andante, B major
2. Lento, E major

- Interval -

Schumann - Fantasie in C major, Opus 17 (1836)

1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton
   (Absolutely fantastic and passionate; In the tone of a legend)
2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch
   (Moderate. Quite energetic)
3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
   (Slow and quiet throughout)

Tom Hicks, piano

Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks, a Yamaha Artist, is renowned for his magnificent pianism and engaging personality. He has performed widely as a recitalist, including at Wigmore Hall and The Bridgewater Hall, and as concerto soloist on over 60 occasions, notably in complete cycles of the Rachmaninoff and Brahms Piano Concerti. He is also an accomplished chamber musician.

His acclaimed recordings include John Ireland and Tchaikovsky (Chatelet, 2019), Liszt and Ireland Piano Sonatas (Divine Art, 2022, Critics’ Choice American Records Guide), Blue Sounds (Métier, 2022), and Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes (Divine Art, 2025). He also features on a Grammy-nominated album by Augusta Read Thomas.

Hicks studied at Chetham’s School of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Yale, and Northwestern universities. He is Artistic Director of the Fanny Davies International Piano Series and serves as Assistant Professor, Director of the Piano Area, and Director of the International Piano Series at the College of Charleston.