PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Jazz or improvised music

Jazz or improvised music ○

Supernova

HOTA

This 24-hour concert, Supernova, was a marathon endurance performance by one of Australia's leading concert pianists, composers, and creative innovationists.

Featuring special guests, creative friends, and supporters, this never-before-attempted concert event served as a retrospective of Charlie's 40-year career as a virtuoso pianist and composer.

The concert incorporated curated sections/phases which brought together a mix of energetic and dynamic performance, classical, contemporary, jazz, and experimental music, along with a deeply relaxing, meditative, and often wondrous experience of creativity and ingenuity, all live, all day, all night, on HOTA's Outdoor Stage.

Supernova was a 24-hour+ concert filled with numerous sections and a vast amounts of IMPROVISED music.

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Watch the highlights video, the archived live stream, download a 30-second audio sample, or explore sheet music and performance information by clicking on the links below.

Supernova - the details

  • Download Supernova 30 sec audio sample

  • Access the Supernova sheet music

  • Watch the Supernova Live Stream on YouTube

  • Watch Supernova 30 Second Teaser

  • Supernova Performance Schedule

World Record: Longest Improvised Piano Concert Ever

26 HOURS : 5 MINUTES : 20 SECONDS

World Record: Longest Improvised Piano Concert Ever ○ 26 HOURS : 5 MINUTES : 20 SECONDS ○

Supernova HIghlights

On June 23, 2023, composer, pianist, and innovator Charlie Chan performed at HoTA on the Gold Coast for 26 hours, 5 minutes, and 20 seconds, setting a world record for the longest improvised solo piano concert of all time.