Piano recital with Marie-Ange Nguci

Date & Time

Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 15:00

Venue

Konserthuset Stockholm, The Main Hall (Stockholm)

The French-Albanian pianist Marie-Ange Nguci has positioned herself as one of the most exciting young soloists on the world's major stages. The term 'unique' is worn out, but it's difficult to find better words to describe her. Nguci was admitted to the conservatory in Paris at the age of 13 and graduated three years later with top marks. Since then, she has studied both pedagogy and musical analysis in Paris, as well as conducting at the University of Music and... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music

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Marie-Ange Nguci

Piano

Program

Piano Sonata No. 5	Aleksandr Skrjabin
Kreisleriana - Eight fantasies for piano	Robert Schumann
Gaspard de la nuit for piano	Maurice Ravel
Piano Sonata No. 6	Sergei Prokofiev
Cadenza from Piano Concerto for left hand	Maurice Ravel
Les cloches de Las Palmas for piano	Camille Saint-Saëns

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