Murray Perahia

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (Seating Chart)
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8 PM

Program

Program Notes

Meet the Artists

One of the most inspiring of all pianists performs some of the music that means the most to him. Perahia ranges here from the depth of Bach and Beethoven to the tenderness of Schumann. BBC Music Magazine says, “his natural sense of narrative along with an inimitable touch make for illuminated performances.”

Program Details

Murray Perahia, Piano

BACH	Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830
BEETHOVEN	Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
SCHUMANN	Kinderszenen, Op. 15
CHOPIN	Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Aeolian Harp"
CHOPIN	Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2
CHOPIN	Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3
CHOPIN	Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3
CHOPIN	Scherzo No. 4
Encores:
BRAHMS	Intermezzo in C Major, Op. 119, No. 3
CHOPIN	Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4, "Torrent"
Program is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission

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