Marc- André Hamelin

Marc-André Hamelin, “a performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” according to The New York Times, is revered worldwide for his thoughtful interpretations and utter mastery of the most challenging works in the piano repertoire. His Gilmore recital opens with Haydn’s Piano Sonata in D Major, followed by Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 3, an early work dedicated to Haydn. The second half is devoted to Russian piano works, with short pieces by Nikolai Medtner, a younger contemporary of Scriabin and Rachmaninoff, as well as Rachmaninoff’s moody and intense Piano Sonata No. 2.

Program
F. HAYDN
Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37
Lv. BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2
N. MEDTNER
Improvisation in B-flat Minor, Op. 31, No. 1
Danza festiva, Op. 38, No. 3
S. RACHMANINOFF
Étude-Tableau in E-flat Minor, Op. 39, No. 5
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)