Piano Series
Season 56
PIANO SERIES
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD | JEREMY DENK | NOBUYUKI TSUJII* | LUCAS DEBARGUE*
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HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD
Friday, November 8, 2024 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano · 6:30 PM
“Grimaud is a capital-M Musician, one who, by connecting with the music, connects the audience to the music as well.” — Toronto Guardian
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op.109
BRAHMS
Three Intermezzi for Piano, Op. 117
BRAHMS
Fantasies, Op. 116
J.S. BACH/BUSONI
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
JEREMY DENK
Friday, January 10, 2025 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano · 6:30 PM
“A pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs“ – The New York Times
Denk’s repertoire celebrates women composers from the 19th to 21st centuries along with works by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. From the lush, romantic sounds of Clara Shumann to the sprightly playfulness of Amy Beach, this multi-prize-winning musician has crafted a memorable evening full of energy, emotion, and tenderness.
NOBUYUKI TSUJII
Friday, March 28, 2025 · 7:30PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano · 6:30 PM
Described by The Observer as the “definition of virtuosity,” Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu), who has been blind from birth, won the joint Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009.
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
LISZT
En rêve, S.207
LISZT
Mephisto Waltz No.1
CHOPIN
Two Nocturnes, Op. 27
CHOPIN
Piano Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op. 58
LUCAS DEBARGUE
Thursday, April 17, 2025 · 7:30PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano · 6:30 PM
“Since Glenn Gould’s visit to Moscow and Van Cliburn’s victory at the Tchaikovsky Competition in the heat of the Cold War, never has a foreign pianist provoked such frenzy.” — The Huffington Post
RAVEL
Jeux D’eau
Sonatine
FAURÉ
Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 32
Barcarolle No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 101
Nocturne No. 12 in E Minor, Op.107
Impromptu No. 5 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 102
Valse caprice No.4 in A-flat Major, Op. 62
LUCAS DEBARGUE
Suite en ré mineur
SCRIABIN
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 23
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