For this performance, two renowned Canadian pianists perform a repertoire for two pianos by Mozart, Chopin, Medtner, Chaminade, and Gershwin. “A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his musicianship and technique. Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Charles Richard-Hamelin also stands out as one of the most important musicians of his generation. “Charles Richard-Hamelin is clearly a musician-pianist: fluent, multi-faceted and tonally seductive.” (BBC Music Magazine)
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448
Allegro con spirito
Andante
Molto allegro
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Rondo in C Major for Two Pianos, Op. 73
- Intermission -
Cécile Chaminade (1857 – 1944)
Pas des Cymbales, Op. 36, No. 2
Nikolay Medtner (1880 – 1951)
Two Pieces for Two Pianos Op. 58
Русский хоровод (Russian Round Dance)
Странствующий рыцарь (Knight Errant)
G. Gershwin (1898 – 1937)/ P. Grainger (1882 – 1961)
Fantasy on Porgy and Bess