Work: Variations Sérieuses in D Minor, Op.54

For her program at Duke University’s piano series, Schaghajegh Nosrati selects a Bach partita, two sets of variations, and Alkan’s massive Symphony for solo piano. 

Series of a composer's relatively neglected symphonies, or other genre, face one key test. Do the works emerge with greater stature than before?

The young Russian virtuoso captivates New York with a program of Rameau, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.