Event listing: Stephen Kovacevich 75th Birthday Concert | Wigmore Hall | Mon 2 Nov 2015 at 19:30

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Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	En blanc et noir
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)	Piano Sonata no. 21 in B flat major, D.960
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

Performers

Stephen Kovacevich	Piano
Martha Argerich	Piano
Alina Ibragimova	Violin

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Blanc et noir: pianistic contrasts from Kovacevich and Argerich

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A packed audience congregated in Wigmore Hall’s temple to pay homage at a very special concert in which Martha Argerich joined Stephen Kovacevich to mark his 75th birthday.

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