Mitsuko Uchida

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (Seating Chart)
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 8 PM

This concert is part of the Keyboard Virtuosos II series.

Program

Program Notes

Meet the Artists

“Her artistry is a powerful force, but she has a delicacy of spirit, a profound reflectiveness.” —Sunday Times (London)

“Uchida is, simply, Uchida—an elegant, deeply musical interpreter who strikes an inspired balance of head and heart in everything she plays” (Chicago Tribune). Renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Schumann, Uchida won BBC Magazine awards in the categories of Instrumentalist of the Year and Disc of the Year for her recent recording of Beethoven’s Op. 101.

Program Details

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

MOZART	Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
BERG	Piano Sonata, Op. 1
BEETHOVEN	Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
SCHUMANN	Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
Encores:
SCHOENBERG	Klavierstück, Op. 19, No. 2
D. SCARLATTI	Sonata in D Minor, K. 9

Listen In!

Fans adore pianist Mitsuko Uchida for her vast repertoire ranging from Mozart to Schubert and Schoenberg. Here, she talks Beethoven's effect on her development as a musician, and the time she’s been spending with the music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág..

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