For our March Concerts we are very pleased to welcome again Alexander Schimpf, the well-known German pianist who has established himself as one of the outstanding musicians of his generation, earning international recognition through a series of major competition victories and an active global concert career. By winning the Cleveland International Piano Competition (USA, 2011), he became the first German pianist to receive the First Prize in this competition.
On Tuesday March 17th Alexander Schimpf will play works by W. A. Mozart, by Russian composer Nikolai Medtner, and by Franz Liszt.
On Thursday March 19th he will present works by Franz Schubert.
The full programme is below
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, March 17th
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533/494 (1788/1786)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo. Allegretto
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951):
“Sonata reminiscenza” op. 38 No. 1 (1919)
Allegretto tranquillo
– Interval-
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Piano Sonata in B minor (1853)
Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso –
Andante sostenuto – Quasi Adagio –
Allegro energico – Presto – Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Lento assai
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Thursday, March 19th
“An Evening with Schubert”
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Andante in C Major, D. 29 (1812)
Adagio in G Major, D. 178 (1815)
Two Scherzos, D. 593 (1817)
No. 1 B flat major – Allegretto
No. 2 D flat major – Allegro moderato
Minuet in C sharp minor, D. 600 (1814)
Hungarian Melody B minor, D. 817 (1824)
Waltz in G major (“Album Leaf”) D. 844 (1825)
Priority Booking for members opens: Monday, 2nd March
General reservations open: Monday, 9th March
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.