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Sunday, November 20, 2022, 3:00 PM EST
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11/20/2022 3:00 pm 11/20/2022 5:00 pm America/New_York Víkingur Ólafsson, PianoRichardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
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Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
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Ólafsson’s interpretations inhabit a unique, distinct and extraordinary world all their own.”
—Gramophone
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About the Event
In one of the most highly-anticipated debuts in PUC’s recent history, Icelandic sensation Víkingur Ólafsson—“the new superstar of the piano” (The Telegraph)—brings his trademark ability to breathe new life into classical convention with a program that is sure to transform how you think about and experience Mozart’s music. As part of Ólafsson’s vision to “see all music as contemporary music,” he invites us to rediscover this legendary composer by ingeniously setting his work within the framework of his contemporaries. It is no wonder that the recent Deutsche Grammophon recording of this completely hypnotizing and enlightening program has topped international charts, been streamed over two hundred million times, and won prestigious awards. To hear it live, conveyed through the sublime artistry of this young phenomenon, promises to be nothing short of revelatory.
PLEASE NOTE: All attendees will be required to show photo ID and proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to the maximum extent, which now includes a booster shot for all eligible to receive it. Please read our COVID-19 policies in advance of attendance.
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Musicians
Víkingur Ólafsson Piano
In one of the most highly-anticipated debuts in PUC’s recent history, Icelandic sensation Víkingur Ólafsson—“the new superstar of the piano” (The Telegraph)—brings his trademark ability to breathe new life into classical convention with a program that is sure to transform how you think about and experience Mozart’s music. As part of Ólafsson’s vision to “see all music as contemporary music,” he invites us to rediscover this legendary composer by ingeniously setting his work within the framework of his contemporaries. It is no wonder that the recent Deutsche Grammophon recording of this completely hypnotizing and enlightening program has topped international charts, been streamed over two hundred million times, and won prestigious awards. To hear it live, conveyed through the sublime artistry of this young phenomenon, promises to be nothing short of revelatory.
PLEASE NOTE: All attendees will be required to show photo ID and proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to the maximum extent, which now includes a booster shot for all eligible to receive it. Please read our COVID-19 policies in advance of attendance.
Musicians
Víkingur Ólafsson Piano
Program
- "Mozart & Contemporaries"
- BALDASSARE GALUPPI
Andante spiritoso from Keyboard Sonata in F Minor
Larghetto from Keyboard Sonata in C Minor
- Mozart
Rondo in F Major, K. 494
Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397
Rondo in D Major, K. 485
Gigue, K. 574
Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545
Adagio from String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 (arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Piano Sonata in C Minor, K. 457
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (trans. Liszt)
- C.P.E. BACH
Rondo in D Minor, Wq. 61, No. 4
- DOMENICO CIMAROSA
“Prelude: Allegro” from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 57, “From the Salvation Army”
Keyboard Sonata in A Minor (arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
- Haydn
Piano Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI: 32