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Daniil Trifonov Continues Perspectives Series at Carnegie Hall With Five Concerts
By: A.A. Cristi Jan. 18, 2018
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After a tremendously successful solo recital and performance with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra in fall 2017, pianist Daniil Trifonov continues his Perspectives series on Tuesday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in collaboration with baritone Matthias Goerne as they explore Trifonov's self-described "fascination with vocal music." The program includes Schumann's Dichterliebe; Berg's Four Songs, Op. 2; Wolf's Three Poems of Michelangelo; selections from Shostakovich's Suite, Op. 145; and Brahms's Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121.
Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov-winner of Gramophone's 2016 Artist of the Year award-has made a spectacular ascent in the world of classical music as a solo artist, a champion of the concerto repertoire, a collaborator at the keyboard in chamber music and song, and a composer. The Times (UK) calls Trifonov "without question the most astounding pianist of our age." Focusing on Chopin in the 2017-2018 season, Trifonov releases Chopin Evocations, his fourth album as an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, marking Trifonov's first foray into a new repertoire with works of 20th-century composers who were greatly influenced by the Polish master, including Samuel Barber, Federico Mompou, and others. The pianist gives over 20 recitals on the same theme across the U.S., Europe, and Asia this season. Other season highlights include European tours with violinist Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica, the London Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra. Further orchestral appearances include Strauss's Burleske with the Spanish National Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; the Schumann Concerto with Lisbon's Gulbenkian Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic; Prokofiev with the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra; Scriabin's Piano Concerto with the Seattle Symphony; a performance of his own piano concerto with the Detroit Symphony; and Rachmaninoff performances with the Munich Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra. At 26 years of age, Mr. Trifonov is the youngest artist ever to curate a Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall. Matthias Goerne is one of the most internationally sought-after vocalists and a frequent guest at renowned festivals and concert halls. Conductors of the first rank as well as eminent pianists are among his musical partners and he has appeared on the world's principal opera stages. Mr. Goerne's artistry has been documented on numerous recordings, many of which have received prestigious awards, including four Grammy Award nominations, an ICMA award, and only recently the Diapason d'or arte. From 2001 through 2005, Mr. Goerne taught as an honorary professor of song interpretation at the Robert Schumann Academy of Music in Düsseldorf. In 2001, he was appointed an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. A native of Weimar, he studied with Hans-Joachim Beyer in Leipzig, and later with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Sergei Babayan has collaborated with such conductors as Yuri Temirkanov, Neeme Järvi, Hans Graf, David Robertson, Tugan Sokhiev, and Dima Slobodeniouk, among others. Over the years, he has performed with Valery Gergiev numerous times to great critical acclaim, including at the Rotterdam Philharmonic-Gergiev Festival where Babayan was artist-in-residence. Mr. Babayan performs with the world's foremost orchestras, including the London Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Warsaw Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Nationale de Lille, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. His engagements and tours have brought him to preeminent international concert venues and his performances have been broadcast by Radio France, Polish Radio and Television, BBC-TV and BBC Radio 3, NHK Satellite Television, and medici.tv. Born in Armenia into a musical family, he began his studies there with Georgy Saradjev and continued at the Moscow Conservatory with Mikhail Pletnev, Vera Gornostayeva, and Lev Naumov. Following his first trip outside of the USSR in 1989, he won consecutive first prizes in several major international competitions including the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Hamamatsu Piano Competition, and the Scottish International Piano Competition. An American citizen, he lives in New York City. More than twenty years ago, the internationally acclaimed violinist Gidon Kremer unveiled a compelling new initiative at Austria's Lockenhaus Festival in the summer of 1997, giving life to what was destined soon to become one of the world's finest chamber orchestras. Kremerata Baltica-comprising twenty-three outstanding young musicians from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia-captivated its first audience with playing of unrestrained joy and exuberance and with the variety and vitality of its programming. Since the turn of the 21st century, the orchestra has performed in over 50 countries, appeared in more than 600 cities, and given over 1,000 concerts. It has secured lasting support from the governments of its three home nations. In addition, it has created a discography of over two dozen albums, including the 2002 ECHO Klassik and Grammy Award-winning After Mozart on Nonesuch Records and other critically- acclaimed titles on the Deutsche Grammophon and ECM labels. The ensemble's albums of works by Georges Enescu and Mieczys?aw Weinberg were both nominated for Grammy Awards, while its recent recording of Shostakovich's piano concertos with Anna Vinnitskaya for Alpha Classics won the ECHO Klassik 2016 in the category of "Concert Recording (Music of the 20th/21st Centuries)". Kremerata Baltica recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and Gidon Kremer's 70th birthday year throughout 2016-2017. The milestone season's highlights included a nine-concert tour of the United States in January and February and an anniversary tour with almost 40 concerts across Europe.Carnegie Hall's Perspectives
Now in its 18th season, Carnegie Hall's Perspectives series is an artistic initiative in which select musicians are invited to explore their own musical individuality and create their own personal concert series through collaborations with other musicians and ensembles. In addition to Daniil Trifonov's series, violinist Janine Jansen curates a five-concert Perspectives series performing central works of the violin literature, as well as new works with two acclaimed orchestras and expert chamber-music partners. For more information visit: carnegiehall.org/jansen. Previous Perspectives artists have included Senegalese vocalist Youssou N'Dour; Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso; Indian classical tabla player Zakir Hussain; experimental rocker David Byrne; singer-songwriters Rosanne Cash and James Taylor; as well as conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim; conductors Pierre Boulez, James Levine, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Simon Rattle, and David Robertson; violinists Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Christian Tetzlaff; cellist Yo-Yo Ma; pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Emanuel Ax, Evgeny Kissin, Maurizio Pollini, Sir András Schiff, Peter Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida; sopranos Renée Fleming and Dawn Upshaw; mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato; bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff; the Emerson String Quartet; the Kronos Quartet; and early music ensemble L'Arpeggiata. Program Information
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
MATTHIAS GOERNE, Baritone
DANIIL TRIFONOV, Piano ALBAN BERG Four Songs, Op. 2
Robert Schumann Dichterliebe, Op. 48
HUGO WOLF Three Poems of Michelangelo
Dmitri Shostakovich Selections from Suite, Op. 145
JOHANNES BRAHMS Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 Tickets: $30-$99
______________________________ Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
DANIIL TRIFONOV, Piano
SERGEI BABAYAN, PianoRobert Schumann Andante and Variations in B-flat Major, Op. 46
ARVO PÄRT Pari intervallo
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 Tickets: $100, $110
______________________________ Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
DANIIL TRIFONOV, Piano
KREMERATA BALTICA with
Gidon Kremer, Violin
Giedr? Dirvanauskait?, Cello ALL-CHOPIN PROGRAM
Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni (arr. Andrei Pushkarev)
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (arr. Victor Kissine)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 (arr. Yevgeny Sharlat) Tickets: $40-$131
______________________________ Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
DANIIL TRIFONOV, Piano
GAUTIER CAPUÇON, Cello
KREMERATA BALTICA ALL- CHOPIN PROGRAM
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 (arr. Victor Kissine)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (arr. Yevgeny Sharlat) Sponsored by Breguet, Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall Tickets: $40-$140
______________________________ Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
DANIIL TRIFONOV, Piano DECADES ALBAN BERG Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev Sarcasms, Op. 17
BÉLA BARTÓK Out of Doors
Aaron Copland Piano Variations, 1930
OLIVIER MESSIAEN Selection from Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus
GYÖRGY LIGETI Selections from Musica ricercata
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN Klavierstück I
John Adams China Gates
John Corigliano Fantasia on an Ostinato
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