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Philippe
Bianconi
Wednesday,
June 13 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
Program:
Ludwig
van Beethoven
Sonata
No.8 in C minor, Op.13 "Pathétique"
Robert Schumann
Kreisleriana,
Op.16
Claude
Debussy
Feuilles
mortes - La Puerta del Vino
Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
La Terrasse des audiences du clair
de lune
Feux d'artifice
Franz
Liszt
Sonetto
104 del Petrarca
Mephisto-Waltz No.1
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French
pianist Philippe Bianconi, winner of
the Silver Medal in the Seventh Van Cliburn
International Competition, has enthralled
audiences and critics throughout the
world with his brilliant performances
in recital and with orchestra. He has
been described as a pianist whose playing
is "always close to the soul of the music,
filling the space with poetry and life"
( Washington Post ), and whose "extraordinary exhibition
of musicianship and technical control lends the
music a freshness, immediacy and conviction one
all too seldom encounters" (The Times, London). |
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Paul
Badura-Skoda
Saturday,
June 16 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
Program:
Joseph Haydn
Sonata
in A-flat major, Hob.XVI/46
Ludwig
van Beethoven
Sonata
No.21 in C major, Op.53 "Waldstein"
Frank
Martin
Fantaisie
sur des rythmes flamenco , 1973
(dedicated to Paul Badura-Skoda)
Robert
Schumann
Symphonic
Etudes, Op.13
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Paul
Badura-Skoda is one of the most important
pianist of our time. A legendary artist
who has been heard in all the world's greatest
concert halls, and for years was the pianist
who had the largest number of recordings
available in the market. His musical personality
is characterized by complete immersion
in music, a passionate search for the essential,
and a sense of artistic responsibility.
It soon became evident to any listener
that he loves music with every part of
his being. |
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John
Owings
Wednesday,
June 20 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
Program:
Ludwig
van Beethoven
Sonata
No.26 in E-flat major, Op.81a "Les
Adieux"
Johannes Brahms
Piano
Pieces, Op.76
Maurice Ravel
Valses
nobles et sentimentales
Isaac
Albéniz
El
puerto from Iberia, Book I
Triana from Iberia , Book II
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John
Owings consistently wins enthusiastic
praise from audiences and critics for
his exciting pianism and sensitive artistry. "Real
spiritual elaction" was how the
London Daily Telegram described
his playing of the Elliott Carter Piano
Sonata. The Cleveland Plain Dealer called
his playing a "fine blend of technical
brilliance with expessivity", and
the Houston Post, reviewing
his performance of the Ravel G major
Concerto, said "the audience was
spellbound".
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Menahem
Pressler
and
The
Calder Quartet
Saturday, June
23 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
Program:
Ludwig van
Beethoven
Sonata
No.31 in A-flat major, Op.110
Claude Debussy
Estampes
Antonín Dvorák
Piano
Quintet in A major, Op.81
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Menahem
Pressler, founding member and pianist
of the Beaux Arts Trio (founded in
1955), has established himself among
the world's most distinguished and
honored musicians, with a career that
spans nearly five decades.
".....a poet time and again, revealing
unsuspected depth in works that have been endlessly
plumbed and surveyed."
The
New York Times
"Pressler's
ability to give all voices prominence
while simultaneously isolating the melody
was amazing. His fingers still retain
their youthful facility..."
The
Washington Post
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Arie
Vardi
Wednesday,
June 27 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
The
Polonaise - "The
Hymn of Battles"
An entertaining musical journey into
the world of the Polonaise. With musical
excerpts, Mr. Vardi will inform us of
the Polish national spirit that is
so essential for the performance of
this dance. Intuition and excellent
technique will never replace the culture,
customs, history, and psychology of
the nation of which Chopin was a famous
son.
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Arie
Vardi is a professor of piano at the
Hochschule fuer Musik in Hannover and
at the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel
Aviv University , where he served as
its director and chaired the Piano
Faculty. More than 30 of his students
have won first prizes in international
competitions. He is best known to television
viewers for his series “Master
Classes”, the family series of
the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra which
he conducts and presents, and currently
for his new series “Intermezzo
with Arik”. He has performed
widely as soloist with major orchestras
under the baton of Semion Bychkov,
Sergio Commissiona, Lukas Foss, Kurt
Masur, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Zubin Mehta,
Paul Paray, Paul Sacher and David Zinman,
among others. His concert tours have
taken him to Eastern and Western Europe,
the United States , Latin America,
the Far East, Australia, Russia and
Japan. |
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John
O'Conor
Saturday,
June 30 at 7:30 pm
PepsiCo Recital Hall, TCU
Program:
Ludwig
van Beethoven
Bagatelles,
Op.126
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata
No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight"
Franz Schubert
Sonata
in C minor, D.958
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The
Irish pianist John O'Conor has earned
a worldwide reputation as a masterful
interpreter of the Classic and Early
Romantic piano repertoires and has
been called a true Poet of the Piano.
"John O'Conor must be ranked high indeed ... this
was exquisite playing - lucid, poised and cool;
he gave himself to the expression of this graceful
music. This was a memorable concert."
The
New York Times
"O'Conor brought real poetry to his recital of
late-period Beethoven ... incisive, even visionary
projections that drove to the heart of the musical
matter. O'Conor led us with a lucid touch and a
keen intellect ... this artist has the kind of
flawless touch that makes an audience gasp."
The
Washington Post |
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