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An Evening of Chopin with Brian Ganz

Happy Birthday, Fryderyk!

Friday, February 28, 2025 · 7:30 pm
Strathmore

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In 2011, pianist Brian Ganz began his world-famous quest to perform all 250 works by Frédéric Chopin in what he calls the “Extreme Chopin” project, in partnership with National Philharmonic at The Music Center at Strathmore. Chopin is considered one of the greatest piano composers in history, and Ganz has been capturing over the years, one performance at a time, the magic and majesty of the Polish artistic genius. Now that he is nearly done with this mythic musical quest, he brings some of the most challenging and exciting Chopin compositions to where it all began. Join him in celebrating the composer, as he captures Chopin’s passion and power. It’s all happening on February 28th, only hours away from the composer’s 215th birthday. 

 

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Program

BRIAN GANZ, PIANO
ALON GOLDSTEIN, PIANO

*All works by Frédéric Chopin

4 Mazurkas, Op. 68 
  No. 1 in C major
  No. 2 in A minor
  No. 3 in F major
  No. 4 in F minor
 
Variations on a theme by Rossini, for Flute and Piano, Op. Posth. 
 
Variation No. 6 from Hexaméron (a multi-composer work organized by Franz Liszt)
 
Variations in D major on a National Air by Thomas Moore, for Piano Duet, Op. Posth. 
   with Alon Goldstein, pianist 
 
Rondo for Two Pianos, Op. 73
   with Alon Goldstein, pianist
 
INTERMISSION 
 
Sonata No. 1, Op. 4 
   Allegro maestoso
   Minuetto: Allegretto 
   Larghetto
   Finale: Presto 

 

Guest Artists

Brian Ganz
Piano

 

This concert was made possible in part by generous financial support from our 40th Anniversary Season Sponsors Jane Liu and Edward Brinker, and is presented in part with support from the Embassy of Poland.

 

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