26th Singapore International Piano Festival - Kirill Gerstein
Sat / 01 Jun 19 / 7.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
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Synopsis
The multifaceted pianist Kirill Gerstein has rapidly ascended into classical music’s highest ranks. With a masterful technique, discerning intelligence, and a musical curiosity that has led him to explore repertoire spanning centuries and styles, he has proven to be one of today’s most intriguing and versatile musicians. His early training and experience in jazz has contributed an important element to his interpretive style, inspiring an energetic and expressive musical personality that distinguishes his playing. Besides winning First Prize at the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition, Gerstein is the sixth recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award and recipient of an Avery Fisher Grant (2010).
Featuring
Kirill GersteinProgramme
| Liszt | Transcendental Étude No. 7 in E-flat major “Eroica” |
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| Beethoven | 15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme, Op. 35 “Eroica Variations” |
| Janáček | Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 “From the Street” |
| Liszt | Funérailles from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173, No. 7 |
| Thomas Adès | Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel |
| Debussy | Élégie, L.138 |
| Debussy | Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon |
| Komitas | No. 4 Shushiki Vagarshapat, Selections from Six Dances |
| Komitas | No. 2 Unabi of Shushi: Grave et gracieux, Selections from Six Dances |
| Ravel | Le tombeau de Couperin |
Concert Extras
Tickets
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