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Described by International Piano Magazine as “one of the most gifted pianists of his generation”, Mark Viner is steadily gaining a reputation as one of Britain’s leading concert pianists. He is particularly renowned for his CD recordings on the Piano Classics label which include music by Alkan, Blumenfeld, Chaminade, Liszt and Thalberg, all of which have garnered exceptional international critical acclaim. His most important project to date is a survey of the complete piano music of Alkan: the first of its kind and which is expected to run to some 18 CDs in length. Aside from a busy schedule of concerts and teaching, he is also a published composer and writer and his advocacy for the music of Alkan led to his election as Chairman the Alkan Society 2014.
Details and booking – Tickets £20 on sale online or at the door.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata quasi una fantasia, op.27 no.1 ‘Moonlight’
i) Adagio sostenuto
ii) Allegretto
iii) Presto agitato
Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1918)
Fêtes de Noël, op.41
i. Nuit de Noël
ii. Cortège des mages
iii. Chanteurs de Noël
iv. Chant de Noël
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade, op.23
INTERVAL
Tchaikovsky/Taneyev (1854-1915)
Casse-noisette, op.71
Danse de la fée dragée
Pas de deux
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Nuit de Noël, BV 251
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Weihnachtsbaum, S.186
vii. Schlummerlied
ix. Abendglocken
x. Ehemals!
Zwei Orchestersätze aus dem Oratorium Christus, S.498b
no.2 Die heiligen drei Könige — Marsch
