Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Spring Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Commencing at 12.30pm
Program
Shawn Hui, piano
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Keyboard Sonata in F minor, Wq. 63/6, H. 75
I. Allegro di molto
II. Adagio affettuoso e sostenuto
III. Fantasia
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, Op. 87
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15
I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and
Peoples)
II. Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story)
III. Hasche-Mann (Blind Man’s Buff)
IV. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
V. Glückes genug (Happy Enough)
VI. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event)
VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)
VIII. Am Kamin (At the Fireside)
IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knights of the Hobbyhorse)
X. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
XI. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)
XII. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
XIII. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)
ABOUT Shawn Hui
Shawn Hui is currently studying at the Elder Conservatorium completing
his Masters of Philosophy under the supervision of Stephen Whittington,
Anna Goldsworthy, and Eleonora Sivan. His Master’s research focuses on
the “Fantasy” genre in music and explores the effects of anticipation,
tension, and surprise in performance.
During his undergraduate studies, Shawn was the recipient of multiple
scholarships, including the Muriel Perry Scholarship and the Patrick Cecil
Greenland Scholarship for Pianoforte, which greatly supported his
development. He is currently supported by the Research Training Program
Scholarship for his Master’s research.
Shawn is an active performer in Adelaide and has featured in several music
festivals, including She Speaks, PianoLab, and the Adelaide Fringe. In 2021,
he made his concerto debut with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony
Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. His
performance schedule expanded significantly after being selected as one
of three recipients of the 2022 Recitals Australia Elder Conservatorium
Fellowship. His appearances around Adelaide were recognised and praised
by the Adelaide Critics Circle, and he was awarded the Emerging Artist of
the Year Award in 2022.
Shawn has also found great success as a collaborative pianist in Adelaide.
He was a finalist in the 2021 Geoffrey Parsons Award and the 2022
Collaborative Pianist Award, and he is currently an accompanist at the
Elder Conservatorium. In 2024, Shawn became the pianist for the Adelaide
Wind Orchestra and performed with them at the WASBE International
Conference in Gwangju, South Korea, presenting a program composed
entirely by modern Australian composers.
Outside of his studies and performances, Shawn teaches piano at
Immanuel Primary School, Immanuel College, and the Elder
Conservatorium’s Open Music Academy, as well as mentoring a small
number of private students. In 2023, he joined Recitals Australia as a
council member, with the goal of supporting fellow emerging artists in
their careers.