For our concerts on the 12th and 14th of November we are pleased to welcome the left-handed pianist, Steve Warzycki
Stefan Warzycki
Stefan Warzycki was born in Tokyo but grew up in the United States. After graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he made his concerto debut in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, he moved to London, where he now teaches piano. He has given recitals and concerto performances in prestigious London venues, including Wigmore Hall the and the South Bank Concert Halls, and toured in most of Europe and the United States, Hong Kong and Japan. Some years ago Stefan’s right hand fell victim to focal dystonia, a neurological condition which severely impairs control of the fingers. Fortunately, his left hand was not affected and – like eminent predecessors such as Paul Wittgenstein and Leon Fleisher – he has been able to re-invent himself as a one-handed pianist, applying his same masterly musicianship to technically challenging left-handed repertoire, which he has helped to extend by commissioning new works and by making his own single-handed arrangements of works originally composed for two hands or for other instruments.
PROGRAMME
First Recital
SERGEI EDUARDOVICH BORTKIEWICZ (1877-1952)
Epithalame (WeddingSong), Op. 65 No3
Le poête, Op.29No5
MORITZ MOSKOWSKI (1854-1925)
Studies for the left hand alone, Op.92
No1in C major(Alegro energico)
No3 in A minor(Alegro ma non troppo)
No 9 in E flat major(Tempo animato)
No 4 in E minor(Alegro moderato)
No 6 in G minor(Presto)
No10 in A flat major (Veloce et con leggiereza)
Ko IC H IR O M IT S U N A G A (1 9 6 6 – )
Samurai
FRANKBRIDGE(1879-1941)
Three Improvisations for the left hand alone
I.At Dawn
II.A Vigil
III.A Revel
Interval
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Chaconne in D minor from Partita No 2 for unacompanied violin, BWV1004 aranged for piano left hand by JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
F R É D É R IC F R A N Ç O IS C H O P IN (1 8 1 0 -1 8 4 9 ), a r r. A N D R E Y K O M A N E T S K Y (1 9 6 5 – )
Nocturne in D flat major, Op.27 No2
L E O P O L D G O D O W S K Y (1 8 7 0 -1 9 3 8 )
Studies on the Études of Frédéric Chopin
No2 in D flat major [based on Chopin’s Op.10 No1]
No 22 in C sharp minor [Op.10 No12]
Second Recital
ALEXANDER NIKOLAYEVICH SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 9 No1
Nocturne in D flat major, Op.9 No2
CHARLES-CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS(1835-1921)
Études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135
I.Prélude
II. Fugue
III. Motoperpetuo
IV.Elégie
V.Gigue
DINU LIPATTI (1917-1950)
Sonatine pour piano (main gauche seule)
I.Alegro
II.Andante espresivo
III.Alegro
FRANZSCHMIDT(1874-1938)
Toccata in D minor for left hand alone (1938)
Interval
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Prelude in C major from Suite No.3 for unacompanied cello, BWV1009
Chromatic Fantasia in D minor, BWV903
both arranged for left hand alone by S T E F A N W A R Z Y C K I
FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Waltz in D flat major, Op.70. No3
aranged for left hand by ANDREY KOMANETSKY (1965-)
L E O P O L D G O D O W S K Y (1 8 7 0 -1 9 3 8 )
Four Studies on the Études of Frédéric Chopin
Booking for Members opens 21st October, 2024
Booking for non-members opens 28th October 2024
To reserve your places, send an email to Cristina Palma at:
All Concerts begin at 7.00 pm sharp.
Doors open at 6.00 pm and wine and canapés are served from 6.15 and in the interval.
Entry donation is €30 per person for Amigos’ guests and non-members.