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Piano recital by Yuja Wang

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Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 20:00
Yuja Wang is known for the dazzling fireworks of her pianism. At the same time, she has a formidable expressive range, and can render intimate moments as persuasively as she does passages of fervent emotion. In this recital, Yuja Wang offers listeners a selection of virtuosic piano works – with Samuel Barber’s lushly complex piano sonata, the diverse moods of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Preludes, and ballads by Frédéric Chopin, whose emotional spectrum ranges from contemplative intimacy to explosive drama.
Info & Ticket (www.berliner-philharmoniker.de)
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Yuja WangPiano

Program

Piano Sonata in E flat minor, op. 26Samuel Barber
Preludes from op. 34 and op. 87: SelectionDmitri Shostakovich
Ballad No. 1 in G minor, op. 23Frédéric Chopin
Ballad No. 2 in F major, op. 38Frédéric Chopin
Ballad No. 3 in A flat major, op. 47Frédéric Chopin
Ballad No. 4 in F minor, op. 52Frédéric Chopin
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