One of the most influential pianists of the 21st century plays music by Fauré, Schumann and Chopin.
Keywords: Recital
| Lang Lang | Piano |
| Pavane in F-sharp minor | Gabriel Fauré |
| Kreisleriana | Robert Schumann |
| Mazurkas: | Frederic Chopin |
| Op 7, No 3 | |
| Op 17, Nos 1, 2 & 4 | |
| Op 24, Nos 2 & 4 | |
| Op 30, No 3 & 4 | |
| Op 33, No 3, 4 & 2 | |
| Op 59, No 3 | |
| Polonaise in F# minor, Op 44 |
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One of the most influential pianists of the 21st century plays music by Fauré, Schumann and Chopin.
World-renowned pianist Lang Lang returns to Freiburg's Albert Konzerte. His program features Fauré's Pavane, Schumann's Kreisleriana, a selection of Chopin's Mazurkas, and Chopin's Polonaise in F-sharp minor. Lang Lang's performance is not only technically brilliant but also emotionally profound.
An interviewer recently asked Lang Lang what his thoughts were about the word genius. The pianist answered that he thought nothing of it, adding that he was happy first and foremost to be a musician and to perform masterpieces from past and present for concert audiences. Lang Lang’s greatest aim in any concert, he went on, was to make a connection with the audience through music – to elicit emotions and to give something that people would remember. It’s nearly three years since Lang Lang gave his last solo recital in Hamburg. With a well-balanced programme of Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin, he will once again do the honours in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie.
Lang Lang makes a bold return, with a programme demanding nothing less than his full powers—from the grace of Fauré, to the moody visions of Schumann, to the alternately delicate and vigorous sensibility of Chopin.
Celebrity pianist Lang Lang opens our piano series with an evening of high romanticism. Frédéric Chopin’s mazurkas are a fascinating combion of folk-dance vigour with virtuosity and a sensitive awareness of sound, and Schumann’s Kreisleriana cycle bubbles over with imagination and emotion. Schumann’s cycle portrayed the composer in eight pieces, which together give – he wrote – a “picture of my character, my endeavours”. To open the concert, Lang Lang plays Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane, which combines romantic sensitivity with archaic baroque references.
Please note: Unfortunately, Christian Thielemann is unable to conduct the concert due to illness. Thankfully, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has agreed to conduct the concert at short notice. Due to the change in the line-up, the programme for the second half of the concert will also change. The tickets remain valid.
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