Piano 4TE #6

Odeon Richmond presents Piano 4TE -- a series of solo piano performances curated and moderated by local pianist and composer Adam Rudegeair.

Featured Artists December 2025:
Hanna Silver
#j4zzd0c (Dr Matthew Roberts)
Adam Rudegeair
Nathan Liow 

The piano has been a dominant force in Western music for over 300 years. As both a solo instrument and an integral part of ensembles, the piano has influenced countless genres, from classical to jazz, pop, and electronic music. The strength of the piano lies in its ability to convey a wide range of emotions through dynamic touch, as well as its adaptability in creating complex harmonies and rhythms.

The four featured artists will perform one set each, displaying their artistry, contrasting styles and unique stylistic influences. Following the performances, Adam will lead a panel discussion in which the audience will have the opportunity to engage with the artists for lively discussion on any facet of their musical journey.

Join us for a celebration of one of history's greatest inventions, and a riveting cross-section of Melbourne's musical landscape. Piano4te provides four pianists the opportunity to showcase their own unique connection with the instrument.

Artist Bios:

Hanna Silver

Hanna Silver has been a pianist since age 3 and a Suzuki piano teacher since 2002. She is also synthesist, singer, composer, producer. She plays in the band Lazr Bees and loves self-improvement and learning. She has a strong interest in AI and recently won the Prompted Peculiar International AI Prize in the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. Current focuses in her life are dealing with anxiety, perfectionism and learning about Zen philosophy.

 

Nathan Liow 

Nathan is an award winning pianist, composer and producer from Melbourne. He is known for his bold contemporary piano sound, daring installation works featured in gallery spaces, film compositions and solo and trio projects. He has been commissioned by City of Melbourne, Vic Arts, Diversity Arts Australia and has performed at numerous Australian arts and music festivals including Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Music Week, Midsumma, Next Wave, Big Sound, and Mildura Arts.

 

He has studied abroad under the tutelage of Grammy award winning jazz pianists Vijay Iyer and Fred Hersch. Nathan was a multiple scholarship recipient at the Victorian College of the Arts, where he studied under multiple ARIA winners Andrea Keller, Tony Gould and Donna Coleman.

 

#j4zzd0c (Dr Matthew W Roberts)

Matt is a Melbourne-based musician, psychiatrist, writer and teacher of psychotherapy. He has been improvising and composing for the piano and guitar since childhood, enjoying success as singer-songwriter Matt Roberts with Sound Vault Records while a junior doctor, and later playing keyboards with Hamish Cowan (Cordrazine). His song cycles Grand Tour and Rainbird are released on SoundCloud as Mount Disappointment Light Opera Company.

 

In recent years he has found a cure for decades of perfectionism-driven performance anxiety, prescribed by the live solo piano improvised work of Keith Jarrett. Since 2024 Matt has been performing piano online, as #j4zzd0c, collecting a YouTube series of improvised pieces free of the fear of mistakes. Now every error is just a different coloured brushstroke waiting to be developed into the picture. 

 

Adam Rudegeair

 

Adam Rudegeairis a prolific composer, performer, filmmaker, and educator based in Melbourne. His music 

is rooted in jazz and funk, with significant influences from the sounds of New Orleans and Minneapolis. His current projects as a leader include Lake Minnetonka, The Bowie Project, and the ongoing collaboration with jazz legend Bob Sedergreen Bourbon Street to Brunswick Street. 

Since 2008 Adam has presented the weekly jazz radio program Black  Wax on PBS 106.7FM.