Evgeny Kissin

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Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage57th Street and, 7th Ave, New York City, New York, 10019, United States

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Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op.53
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)	Piano Sonata no. 4 in C minor, Op.29
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Nocturne no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.9 no.1
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Nocturne no. 3 in B major, Op.9 no.3
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Mazurkas
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Hungarian Rhapsody no. 15 in A minor, "Rakoczy March", S 244/15

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Evgeny Kissin

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Evgeny Kissin is always exciting, but never more so than when he performs music by composers with whom he is most closely associated. Kissin returns to Carnegie Hall with works by his repertoire staples—Chopin and Liszt—as well as sonatas by Beethoven and Prokofiev. The nocturne form was conceived by Irish composer John Field, but Chopin reinvented it with an inspired infusion of song-like melodies. While based on a traditional Polish dance, Chopin’s mazurkas are dazzlingly original showpieces that offer striking harmonic invention and breathless flights of technical brilliance.

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Serene Chopin and blisteringly fast Liszt from Evgeny Kissin

Rebecca Lentjes, 16th May

It was during this second half of the concert that concert-goers were rewarded with Mr Kissin’s inimitable technique, a full range in sounds filling the hall, and of course that element of uexpectedness that draws such large crowds year after year.

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