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Carnegie Hall Presents

Keyboard Virtuosos I

Some of the world’s greatest pianists display their own musical styles and spectacular technique in this series. It’s not to be missed, with the distinctive Murray Perahia and the inquisitive Jeremy Denk, the charismatic Piotr Anderszewski and profound Maurizio Pollini, and last but not least, the pyrotechnic Yuja Wang.

Series Events

Friday, Nov 2, 2012 | 8 PM
Murray Perahia
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Murray Perahia, Piano

Program

  • HAYDN Sonata in D Major, Hob. HXVI: 24
  • SCHUBERT Moments musicaux, D. 780
  • BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
  • SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
  • CHOPIN TBA
  • CHOPIN Scherzo No. 1
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With superb musicianship and thoughtful interpretations, Murray Perahia is a pianist who possesses a sound distinctly his own. With his “extraordinary and instantly recognizable” style (NPR Music), Perahia’s performances have amazed and delighted audiences around the world, and his return to Carnegie Hall is not to be missed.
Schumann's Faschingsschuwank Aus Wien (Allegro)
Murray Perahia, Piano
Sony
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 | 8 PM
Piotr Anderszewski
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

Program

“It can be hard not to wax hyperbolic,” wrote Steve Smith in The New York Times, “when confronted with pianist Piotr Anderszewski’s sensitive touch and potent imagination.” Let this charismatic pianist carry you away to a spectacular musical world with his spine-tingling grace and ingenuity.
Schumann's Faschingsschwank aus Wien 'Phantasiebilder,' for piano, Op. 26, 4. Intermezzo
Piotr Anderszewski, Piano
Virgin Classics
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Jeremy Denk
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Jeremy Denk, Piano

Program

  • LISZT Sonetti di Petrarca
  • LISZT Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H
  • LISZT Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (after Wagner)
  • LISZT Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata
  • BRAHMS Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
  • BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35
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Jeremy Denk is an extraordinary musician whose intelligent programs leave audiences both amazed by his virtuosity and stimulated by his musical depth. Simply put, he is “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs” (The New York Times). On this program, he plays works by Liszt and Brahms.
Bach's Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827, I. Fantasia
Jeremy Denk, Piano
Azica
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 | 3 PM
Maurizio Pollini
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Maurizio Pollini, Piano

Program

Hailed as “the Italian arch-aristocrat of the piano” by The Independent (London), Maurizio Pollini is one of those rare artists whose stature compels you to see him in performance. His craft is “so accomplished it thrills on its own terms” (The Boston Globe); to witness the “steely brilliance” that is “virtually infallible” (The New York Times), you must hear him play—especially in a venue as special as Carnegie Hall.
Stravinsky's Three Movements from Pétrouchka (La semaine grasse, con moto—Allegretto—Tempo giusto—Agitato)
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Deutsche Grammaphon
Thursday, May 16, 2013 | 8 PM
Yuja Wang
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Yuja Wang, Piano

Program

  • BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, "quasi una fantasia"
  • BRAHMS Seven Fantasies, Op. 116
  • RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6
  • RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau in B Minor, Op. 39, No. 4
  • RACHMANINOFF Elégie in E-flat Minor, Op. 3, No. 1
  • RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau in E-flat Minor, Op. 39, No. 5
  • SCRIABIN Sonata No. 2, Op. 19
  • RAVEL La valse
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Coast to coast, the young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang has been astounding almost everyone who hears her. She’s a dazzling virtuoso who leaves audiences breathless and emotionally spent, sparking comparisons to Horowitz by critics from both The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post.

Stravinsky's Petrouchka Three Movements, Danse russe
Yuja Wang, Piano
Deutsche Grammophon

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