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Carnegie Hall Presents

Keyboard Virtuosos II

Scintillating and bewitching, magical and intoxicating. This remarkable series features Chopin preludes performed by Daniil Trifonov, Grand Prize Winner at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition; Debussy preludes performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard; and music of Chopin and Schumann from Stephen Hough. You will also hear two long-time favorite visitors to Carnegie Hall: Mitsuko Uchida and Evgeny Kissin.

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Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 | 8 PM
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

Program

  • HEINZ HOLLIGER Elis (Three Night Pieces)
  • SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (with posthumous etudes)
  • DEBUSSY Preludes, Book II
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Debussy’s Preludes reveal the composer’s genius at creating images in sound: Each of the pieces reveals a different color, an individual mood. With a “knack for illuminating connections among the works he plays” (The New York Times), Pierre-Laurent Aimard brings selections from Debussy’s masterful miniatures to Carnegie Hall, along with music by Heinz Holliger and Schumann’s fiendishly difficult Symphonic Etudes.
Schumann's Etudes Symphoniques, Op.13, XVIII Etude 12 - Finale
Pierre-Lauent Aimard, Piano
Warner Classics
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 | 8 PM
Daniil Trifonov
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Daniil Trifonov, Piano
    Carnegie Hall Recital Debut

Program

  • SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19
  • LISZT Piano Sonata in B Minor
  • CHOPIN 24 Preludes, Op. 28
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Daniil Trifonov won the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition with a musical maturity beyond his years, and made his triumphant Carnegie Hall debut last season with the Mariinsky Orchestra. Now, he performs in his first Carnegie Hall recital with a program that features works by Scriabin and Liszt, along with Chopin’s dazzling Preludes.
Chopin's Scherzo for Piano No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39, CT. 199
Daniil Trifinov, Piano
Fryderyk Chopin Society
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 | 8 PM
Stephen Hough
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Stephen Hough, Piano

Program

  • CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1
  • CHOPIN Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
  • BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
  • STEPHEN HOUGH Piano Sonata No. 2, "Notturno luminoso" (NY Premiere) (in memoriam Benjamin Britten)
  • SCHUMANN Carnaval
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Stephen Hough’s performances are always imbued with deep warmth and sensitivity. On this program, he performs Schumann’s Carnaval, along with Brahms’s massive Third Sonata and music by Chopin.
Brahms's Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F Minor, Scherzo
Stephen Hough, Piano
Hyperion
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 | 8 PM
Mitsuko Uchida
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

Program

  • BACH Work TBA
  • SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
  • SCHUMANN Waldszenen, Op. 82
  • SCHUMANN Fünf Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133
  • SCHUMANN Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
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Writing in London’s Independent, Edward Seckerson gushes that Mitsuko Uchida is "peerless [and] magical.” She is an amazing performer, and in this recital her uncanny musical poise is on display.
Schoenberg's Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 (Leicht, zart)
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Phillips
Friday, May 3, 2013 | 7 PM
Evgeny Kissin
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Evgeny Kissin, Piano

Program

  • HAYDN Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49
  • BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
  • SCHUBERT Impromptu in F Minor, D. 935, No. 1
  • SCHUBERT Impromptu in G-flat Major, D.899, No. 3
  • SCHUBERT Impromptu in B-flat Major, D. 935, No. 3
  • SCHUBERT Impromptu in A-flat Major, D.899, No. 4
  • LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor
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Evgeny Kissin is one of the great pianists of our time, and there is always a sense of excitement and anticipation leading up to any one of his recitals—especially at Carnegie Hall.
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Deutsche Grammophon

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