Oxford Piano Festival 1 - 9 August 2020
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Alfred Brendel KBE Patron Oxford Sir András Schiff President Philharmonic Marios Papadopoulos MBE Artistic Director Orchestra Oxford Piano Festival 1 - 9 August 2020 Pianist MAGAZINE Media partner REFLECTIONS ON THE 2019 OXforD PIANO FESTIVAL WELCOME from FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MARIOS PapaDopoULOS ‘So great to come across and performance of two titled sonatas and the Diabelli Variations later that evening – a fitting exchange ideas with so many way to mark 250 years since the birth of the legendary pianists.’ composer who transformed the piano sonata. As well as young talent, we have some ‘Was a blast to be back! I’m highly distinguished guests at this year’s festival. Nelson Freire, one the finest Brahms enjoying so much to be a part of players alive, makes his Festival debut in a the Oxford family and I would performance of Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, love to come back next year!’ which it is my privilege and pleasure to conduct. Elisabeth Leonskaja, a towering Last year in this introduction, I wrote pianist and prolific recording artist, also ‘Every performance I played, I had about the apparently endless, universal makes her Festival debut in the opening a lot of useful feedback from the capabilities of the piano – the instrument’s concert on 1 August. A champion of unusual status as both a solo orator and a congenial and contemporary repertoire, Alain Lefèvre professors, audiences and observers.’ conversationalist, a vessel for self-absorbed also joins us for the first time. introspection and unbounded, triumphant communication. I am particularly proud that the Festival has a habit of cultivating long-term friendships. ‘Knowledge gained by the Perhaps those qualities are connected more We look forward to seeing old friends Nikolai teachers to observers and with the musician seated on the piano stool Lugansky and Richard Goode, while our than with the mechanics of the instrument masterclass series will include Vanessa participants was exceptional’ itself. It is pianists – even more than pianos Latarche, Yoheved Kaplinsky and Menahem – that wow us with their poetry and passion. Pressler. To be so strongly associated And a constant stream of talented pianists with a pianist of Menahem’s standing, ‘The OPF is a magnificent and unique opportunity to celebrate the highest emerging from all corners of the world who is Lifetime President of the Oxford aspects of a great art by those dedicated to it’s glory and longevity!’ continues to captivate audiences and inspire Philharmonic Orchestra, is testament to the future players. ambitions of all concerned. Join all of us this August, as we once again celebrate the piano nd At this, the 22 Oxford Piano Festival, we in all its diversity and brilliance. have plenty such pianists joining us, as well as returning guests and distinguished associates. We welcome pianists from all corners of the world – from Brazil, Russia, the United States, Canada and Europe – to play repertoire spanning three centuries. It is a particular joy to see alumni of the Festival return for a special concert on 2 August. Between them, these bright young pianists will traverse five of Beethoven’s most varied sonatas as a prelude to Paul Lewis’s 2 3 Saturday 1 August 2020 Sunday 2 August 2020 Monday 3 August 2020 Tuesday 4 August 2020 12:30 - 13:30 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College Registration Elisabeth Leonskaja Masterclass Yoheved Kaplinsky Masterclass Yoheved Kaplinsky Masterclass 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College Oxford Piano Festival Alumni Marios Papadopoulos Masterclass Richard Goode Masterclass Alain Lefèvre Masterclass Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, 15:00 Elisabeth Leonskaja Piano Recital BEETHOVEN Alain Lefèvre Piano Recital Richard Goode Piano Recital Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 St John the Evangelist Church, 20:00 Holywell Music Room, 20:00 Merton College Chapel, 20:00 Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2 SCHUBERT Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 DebussY MOZArt Sonata in D major, D. 850, ‘Gasteiner’ Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79, ‘Cuckoo’ Arabesque in E major from Sonata No. 15 in F major, K. 533 Sonata in A minor, D. 845 Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 Deux arabesques, L. 66 Rondo in A minor, K. 511 Ignas Maknickas piano Tarentelle styrienne (Danse), L. 77 BRAHMS Tickets £25 £20 £15 £10 (unsighted) Ana Gogava piano Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque, L. 75 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118 Julius Asal piano L’Isle Joyeuse, L. 106 Kausikan Rajeshkumar piano DebussY RAVEL Nuron Mukumi piano Images, Book II, L. 111 La valse, M. 72b CHOPIN Tickets £20 RACHMANINOV Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (Nos 1 - 4) Paul Lewis Piano Recital Mazurka in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 LISZT Mazurkas, Op. 59 Sheldonian Theatre, 20:00 Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 BEETHOVEN ALAIN LEFÈVRE Tickets £25 £10 (unsighted) Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Force fragile Op. 27 No. 1, ‘Quasi una fantasia’ Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Tickets £25 Op. 27 No. 2, ‘Moonlight’ Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 Tickets £40 £30 £20 £12 Elisabeth Leonskaja Paul Lewis Alain Lefèvre Richard Goode 4 5 Wednesday 5 August 2020 Thursday 6 August 2020 Friday 7 August 2020 Saturday 8 August 2020 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 11:30 JdP, St Hilda’s College 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College Yoheved Kaplinsky Masterclass Nikolai Lugansky Masterclass Marios Papadopoulos Masterclass Amandine Savary Masterclass 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 11:45 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College Vanessa Latarche Masterclass Vanessa Latarche Masterclass Rob Cowan Record Review Menahem Pressler Masterclass 14:30 - 16:30 JdP, St Hilda’s College Nikolai Lugansky Piano Recital Nelson Freire & the Oxford George Li Piano Recital Ian Jones Masterclass Christ Church Cathedral, 20:00 Philharmonic Orchestra St John the Evangelist Church, 20:00 16:45 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College BEETHOVEN Sheldonian Theatre, 20:00 Programme to include Ian Jones Piano Clinic Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 BRAHMS SCHUBERT CHOPIN Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major from 4 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Participants’ Recital Impromptus, D. 899 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Nelson Freire piano Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, 20:00 Fantasie in C major, D. 760, ‘Wanderer Fantasy’ FRANCK Marios Papadopoulos conductor The Festival’s participants take to the stage with SCHUMANN Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21 Tickets £45 £35 £25 £15 fresh guidance from the world’s most esteemed pianists echoing in their ears. Be sure not to RACHMANINOV Supported by an anonymous donor Tickets £25 £20 £15 £10 (unsighted) Selection of Études-Tableaux miss this showcase of outstanding talent from rising stars of the piano world. Tickets £25 £10 (unsighted) Tickets £12 Sunday 9 August 2020 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s College Marios Papadopoulos Masterclass 12:45 - 13:00 JdP, St Hilda’s College Presentation of Certificates Nikolai Lugansky Nelson Freire 2019 Festival Participants George Li 6 7 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CC: Christ Church Cathedral 09:30 - 12:45 JdP, St Hilda’s 13:00 14:30 - 17:45 JdP, St Hilda’s 18:45 20:00 Christ Church, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1DP Masterclasses Lunch Masterclasses Dinner Concerts JdP: Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Saturday Registration 12:30 - 13:30 Elisabeth Leonskaja SJEC St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY 1 August Marios Papadopoulos HMR: Holywell Music Room Sunday Elisabeth Leonskaja Alumni Recital 15:00 Paul Lewis ST Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3SD 2 August MC: Merton College Chapel Monday Yoheved Kaplinsky Richard Goode Alain Lefèvre HMR Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JD 3 August By kind Permission of the Warden and Scholars of the House or College of Scholars Tuesday Yoheved Kaplinsky Alain Lefèvre Richard Goode MC of Merton in the University of Oxford. 4 August SJEC: St John the Evangelist Church Wednesday Yoheved Kaplinsky Vanessa Latarche Nikolai Lugansky CC Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EH 5 August ST: Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ Thursday Nikolai Lugansky Vanessa Latarche Nelson Freire & OPO ST 6 August Friday Marios Papadopoulos 09:30 - 11:30 Ian Jones 14:30 - 16:30 Participants’ Recital JdP Friday 7 August 7 August Rob Cowan Record Review 11:45 - 12:45 Ian Jones Piano Clinic 16:45 - 17:45 11:45 Saturday Amandine Savary Menahem Pressler George Li SJEC Jacqueline du Pré Music Building 8 August Rob Cowan Record Review Legendary pianists of the 20th Century: Sunday Marios Papadopoulos 100 years of distinguished recordings 9 August Broadcaster and writer Rob Cowan leads us through a selection of some of the greatest piano recordings ever made, from the golden age of the gramophone to the advent of the compact disc. Prices 16:45 Masterclasses £10 (no concessions) Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Other events are priced individually Ian Jones Piano Clinic Book 6+ events for a 10% discount In this hour-long session, Ian Jones invites you to Festival Passes: see page 17 his clinic to have all your piano-related ailments diagnosed.