Stephania de Stefano to Perform in Iris Axon Series
Pianist is a Professor at Bologna Conservatoire
Picture: Stephania de Stefano
April 22, 2025
The next performance in the Iris Axon Concert series at Acton Hill Church will feature pianist Stephania de Stefano.
A graduate of the Bologna Conservatoire in Piano, Music Didactics, and Electronic Music, she studies with Ennio Pastorino and Anli Pang in Reggio Emilia and Vincenzo Balzani in Milan.
Stefania de Stefano has performed in various theatres in Italy and abroad in the recent past years and she is a Professor at the Bologna Conservatoire, where for several years she has focused on the research and broadcasting of women composers.
She will be playing Chopin and Beethoven and addressing "Why Beethoven did not write the 3rd movement to the Sonata Opus 111" using Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus.
Her full programme is:
Chopin: Valzer Op.69 no. 2 Moderato
Preludi Op .28 nos. 4, 3, 20, 22.
Studio Op. post. no. 3 Allegretto
Valzer Op. post. Moderato
Valzer Op.64 no. 1 Molto vivace
Notturno Op. post. Lento con grande espressione
Fantasia-improvviso Op 66
Notturno Op. 48 no. 1
Studio Op.25 no.1 Allegro sostenuto
Beethoven Op. 111.
The event takes place on Sunday 4 May between 4 and 5pm with tickets costing £6 or £5 for concessions and £2 for children payable at the door.
Jane Schopf, Founder and Organiser Iris Axon Concert Series says, “I do hope you will be able to come and join us for what should be an exceptional programme.”
Tickets are priced at £6 adults / £5 concessions / £2 children. Pay at the door.
The Iris Axon Concert Series is an annual season of short (60-70 minute) monthly recitals on Sunday afternoons at the Acton Hill Church. The series was started by Music Director Jane Schopf in 2004 to provide a venue for young musicians starting on their professional careers, many of whom have subsequently enjoyed international success in competitions and on the concert platform. The series has continued to grow and now attracts established international artists as well.
Originally called the Acton Classical Music Concert Series, it was re-named in 2009 in memory of one of its most loyal supporters, Iris Axon, who made possible the purchase of a concert grand, handmade by Clive Pinkham.
The church is deemed ideal for concerts as it has the largest unsupported wooden barrel-vault ceiling in London which brings out the middle harmonics, creating a luxuriously warm sound.
Concerts are usually held on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm. Programmes at the door. There are crèche facilities available.
More information is available at classicalconcerts-acton.com.
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