Far from his years as a pianistic boy wonder, Evgeny Kissin has become a dynamic and impulsive pianist whose power and clarity suggest that we are now seeing his impressive potential fulfilled. His music is no longer about gorgeous sound alone, or how he will handle specific musical challenges, it is becoming an expression of his inner musical life. Evgeny Kissin is truly spreading his wings.

“[Kissin] is on a remarkable tear at the moment, trying out new things and letting himself go, and that is extremely exciting.” —The Los Angeles Times

Program:

Liszt

Études d’Exécution Transcendante, S. 139, no. 9, “Ricordanza”

Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178

Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses, no. 7, “Funerailles”

Années de pèlerinage, Première année, Suisse, S. 160, no. 6, “Vallée d’Obermann”

Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie, “Venezia e Napoli”

Encores:

Schumann--Liszt
Widmung

Schubert-Liszt
Soirées de Vienne Valse

Liszt
Liebesträume

Performance run time:
Approx. 2 hours, including intermission

An Aaron Richmond Recital