Arcadi Volodos, piano
Mazurkas and Sonatas by Frédéric Chopin and Franz Schubert – Hamburg International Music Festival
Tickets from €54
€15
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54
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74
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Tickets from €54
€15
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28
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54
|
74
|
89
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Doors open 19:00
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Start 20:00
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Interval
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End ca. 22:00
Music for Eternity
The Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos rose to fame with his hyper-virtuosic transcriptions of major orchestral works. But his solo recital in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall now reveals another side – one of deep emotion and Romantic introspection.
At the heart of the programme is Frédéric Chopin, who transformed the rustic Polish mazurka into elegant piano miniatures. Chopin also made a lasting mark with darker works – most famously the Funeral March from his Sonata in B minor, long associated with state funerals and cinema.
Before the interval, Franz Schubert’s Fantasy Sonata, composed just two years before his death, will be performed. Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann were enthusiastic about its free and romantic style, with the latter describing it as »perfect in form and spirit«. Schubert’s gravestone reads: »Here lies a rich treasure of music, but even fairer hopes.« This sonata shows just how much promise lay in a composer who wrote masterpiece after masterpiece before his untimely death.
Performers
Arcadi Volodos piano
Programme
Franz Schubert
Sonata in G mjor, D.894 »Fantasie«
– Interval –
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33/4
Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41/2
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63/2
Prélude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Promoter: HamburgMusik
