Darío Llanos Javierre

presentation dossier, repertoire, press pictures

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Praised for “demonstrating exactly how a real musician can possess a limitless reserve of technical strength, (…) always placed in subservience to the uncompromising musical demands of the score” (Musical Opinion) and for his “clarity and exceptional tonal control” (Musical Opinion), Darío Llanos Javierre has been hailed as having an “intellectually probing pianism of forensic intensity, but delivered without fuss or excessive gesture” ( The Liszt Society Newsletter).

He is currently based in Dallas, where he holds a teaching fellowship in the College of Music at the University of North Texas for his Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance with Maestro Banowetz, activity he combines with his performance career, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician, and, currently, with the preparation of the recording of the entire piano works by Spanish composer Miguel del Barco for the To ccata Classics label.

In 2014 he was awarded the first prize in the International Piano Prize organised by The Liszt Society in London for his interpretation of the Troisième Année of Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage. Since then, he is regularly invited by The Liszt Society, The Keyboard Charitable Trust and Master Musicians International to give series of recitals across England. His outstanding acquaintance of ’s work was acknowledged again in 2016, being a prizewinner in the Los Angeles Franz Liszt International Piano Competition.

He has performed in recital and as soloist with in Europe and in the United States., and was recently invited for the XX anniversary of the passing of Spanish Esteban Sánchez to perform Jose Buenagu’s Rhapsody­Tribute (on pianistic themes by Esteban Sánchez), followed by Franz Liszt’s Nº2 in A major, S125, one of Sánchez’s favorites, in Badajoz (Spain) with the Orquesta de Extremadura.

He has premiered works by Alexander Tchaikovsky (Director of the Composition Division of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory), Kuzmá Bodrov (Associated Professor in the Composition Division of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory), Manuel Seco de Arpe (Head of the Composition department at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid) and Diego Ramos (violinist and composer at the Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt). In 2011 he performed as soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, premiering the piece Estelas, by the young composer Diego Ramos.

His musical career began during his formative stage at Kensington School in Pozuelo, Madrid. He studied with Maestro Jacobo Ponce at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. He specialised in contemporary piano repertoire with renowned pianist Sebastián Mariné, and deepened his study of harmony and improvisation with Emilio Molina. In 2010, he graduated achieving the highest possible mark: Matrícula de Honor.

Since then, he has continued developing his understanding of music and its approach through the piano, attending courses with Leslie Howard, Roy Howat, Daniel Pollack, Peter Frankl, Murray McLachlan, Steven Osborne, Carlo Grante, Steven Vanhauwaert, Arpad Bodó, Pascal Devoyon and Rikako Murata.

Along with his performing career, Darío Llanos Javierre has been deeply committed to pedagogy, graduating in 2013 at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid in Piano Pedagogy as a second degree, obtaining the highest marks. He has been a member of the Piano and Harp department at the Escuela de Música Creativa. 2.­ Repertoire

Solo piano

● (1685‑1750): ○ Prelude in G m (from Prelude and Fugue in G m, BWV 535) (transcribed by Alexander Siloti (1863‑1945)) ○ The well‑tempered clavier I and II ○ English suite Nº3 in G m, BWV 808 ○ Partita Nº3 in A m, BWV 827 ○ Italian concerto, BWV 971

● Joseph Haydn (1732‑1809): ○ Sonata in G M, Hob. XVI‑6 ○ Sonata in F M, Hob. XVI‑9 ○ Sonata in Eb M, Hob. XVI‑49 ○ Sonata in C M, Hob. XVI‑50 ○ Sonata in D M, Hob. XVI‑51 ○ Sonata in Eb M, Hob. XVI‑52

● (1756‑1791): ○ Sonata No.8 in A m, K. 310 ○ Fantasia in C m, K. 396 ○ Fantasia in C m, K. 475

● (1770‑1827): ○ Sonata Nº1 in F m, Op.2‑1 ○ Sonata Nº2 in A M, Op.2‑2 ○ Sonata Nº3 in C M, Op.2‑3 ○ Sonata Nº4 in Eb M, Op.7 ○ Sonata Nº5 in C m, Op.10‑1 ○ Sonata Nº6 in F M, Op.10‑2 ○ Sonata Nº7 in D M, Op.10‑3 ○ Sonata Nº8 “ Pathetique” in C m, Op.13 ○ Sonata Nº9 in E M, Op.14‑1 ○ Sonata Nº10 in G M, Op.14‑2 ○ Sonata Nº11 in Bb M, Op.22 ○ Sonata Nº12 in Ab M, Op.26 ○ Sonata Nº13 in Eb M, Op.27‑1 ○ Sonata Nº14 in C# m, Op.27‑2 ○ Sonata Nº15 in D M, Op.28 ○ Sonata Nº16 in G M, Op.31‑1 ○ Sonata Nº17 in D m, Op.31‑2 ○ Sonata Nº18 in Eb M, Op.31‑3 ○ Sonata Nº19 in G m, Op.49‑1 ○ Sonata Nº20 in G M, Op.49‑2 ○ Sonata Nº21 in C M, Op.53 ○ Sonata Nº23 “ Appassionata” in F m, Op.57 ○ Sonata Nº27 in E m, Op.90 ○ Sonata Nº29 “ Hammerklavier” in Bb M, Op.106 ○ Sonata Nº31 in Ab M, Op.110

● Franz Schubert (1797‑1828): ○ Six musical moments, D 780 ○ Four impromptus, D 899 ○ Four impromptus, D 935

● (1809‑1847): ○ Rondo capriccioso, Op.14 ○ Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b, 30, 38, 53, 62, 67, 85 and 102 ○ Variations sérieuses, Op.54

● Fryderyk Chopin (1810‑1849): ○ Études Op.10 and Op.25 ○ Impromptus Op. 29, 36, 51 and Fantasie‑Impromptu Op. posth 66 ○ Mazurkas ○ Nocturnes ○ Polonaises ○ Waltzes ○ Scherzo Nº2 in Bb m, Op.31 ○ Scherzo Nº3 in C# m, Op.39 ○ Ballade Nº4 in F m, Op.52 ○ Sonata Nº3 in B m, Op.58

● (1810‑1856): ○ Papillons, Op.2 ○ Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6 ○ Toccata, Op.7 ○ Fantasiestücke, Op.12 ○ Kinderszenen, Op.15 ○ Kreisleriana, Op.16 ○ Humoreske, Op.20 ○ Novelletten, Op.21 ○ Nachtstücke, Op.23 ○ Album für die Jugend, Op.68 ○ Waldszenen, Op.82 ○ Bunte Blätter, Op.99 ○ Drei Fantasiestücke, Op.111

● Franz Liszt (1811‑1886): ○ Douze grandes études, S137 ○ Douze études de exécution transcendante, S139 ○ Ab Irato, Étude de perfectionnement, S143 ○ Trois études de concert, S144 ○ 2 Konzertetüden, S145 ○ Années de Pèlerinage I, S160 ○ Années de Pèlerinage II, S161 ○ Années de Pèlerinage II ‑ supplement, S162 ○ Années de Pèlerinage III, S163 ○ 2 Légendes, S175 ○ Grosses Konzertsolo, S176 ○ Scherzo und Marsch, S177 ○ Sonata, S178 ○ Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (prelude on a theme by Bach), S179 ○ Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S180 ○ Sarabande und Chaconne aus dem Singspiel (Händel), S181 ○ Faribolo Pasteur and Chanson du Béarn, S236 ○ La Romanesca [first/second version], S252a ○ Réminiscences des Huguenots, S412 ○ Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Graal aus Parsifal (Wagner), S450 ○ Mephisto Waltz No.1, S514 ○ Mephisto Waltz No.2, S515 ○ Totentanz, Paraphrase on , S525 ○ Franz Schuberts geistliche Lieder, S562 ○ Romancero espagnol, S695c

● Johannes Brahms (1833‑1897): ○ Sonata Nº3, Op.5 ○ Variations and fugue on a theme by Händel, Op.24 ○ Variations on a theme by Paganini, Op.25 ○ Klavierstücke, Op.76 ○ 2 Rhapsodies, Op.79

● Isaac Albéniz (1860‑1909): ○ El Albaicín (Iberia)

● Claude Debussy (1862‑1918): ○ Dos arabescos ○ Pour le piano ○ Estampes ○ Children’s Corner ○ Préludes ○ Étude pour les octaves

● Felix Blumenfeld (1863‑1931): ○ 24 Preludes for Piano, Op.17

● (1865‑1957): ○ Piano Sonata, Op.12

● (1866‑1924): ○ Sonatina Nº2, BV 259 ○ Sonatina Nº6, BV 284 ○ Toccata, BV 287 ● (1873‑1943): ○ Six musical moments, Op.16

● (1875‑1937): ○ Gaspard de la Nuit

● Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877‑1952): ○ Sonata Nº1, Op.9

● Béla Bartók (1811‑1945): ○ Piano Sonata, Sz.80

● Joaquín Turina (1882‑1949): ○ Cinco danzas gitanas, Op.55 ○ Cinco danzas gitanas, Op.84

● (1891‑1953): ○ Toccata, Op.11 ○ Ten pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75 ○ Sonata Nº8, Op.84

● (1908‑1992): ○ Quatre études de rythme

● Maurice Ohana (1913‑1992): ○ Trois caprices

● Pierre Boulez (1925): ○ Notations

● Miguel del Barco (1938): ○ Tríptico ○ Capricho No.II ○ Preludios del Alba ○ 5 Preludios de Soledad ○ Dígito ○ Alácritas

● Alexander Tchaikovsky (1946): ○ Sonata‑Fantasía

● Álvaro Alvarado (1976): ○ 12 Preludes for piano

● Kuzmá Bodrov (1980): ○ Andante

Piano & orchestra

● Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‑1791): ○ Concerto Nº20 in D m, K. 466 ○ Concerto Nº27 in Bb M, K. 595

● Ludwig van Beethoven (1770‑1827): ○ Concerto Nº3 in C m, Op. 37 ○ Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra in C M, Op.56 ○ Concerto Nº4 in G M, Op.58 ○ Choral Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra, Op.80

● Felix Mendelssohn (1809‑1847): ○ Capriccio brillante ○ Concerto Nº1 in G m, Op.25 ○ Concerto Nº2 in D m, Op.40

● Robert Schumann (1810‑1856): ○ Concerto in A m, Op.54

● Franz Liszt (1811‑1886): ○ Fantasie über Beethovens R uinen von Athen, S122 ○ Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien, S123 ○ Concerto Nº1 in Eb , S124 ○ Concerto Nº2 in A M, S125 ○ Concerto Nº3 in Eb , S125a ○ Totentanz. Paraphrase on Dies Irae, S126

● Johannes Brahms (1833‑1897): ○ Concerto Nº2 in Bb M, Op.83

● (1840‑1893): ○ Concerto Nº1 in Bb m, Op.23 ○ Concerto Nº2 in G M, O p. 44

● Antonín Dvořák (1841‑1904): ○ Concerto in G m, Op.33

● (1843‑1907): ○ Concerto in A m, Op.16

● (1872‑1915): ○ Concerto in F# m , O p.2 0

● José Buenagu (1935): ○ Rhapsody ‑ Tribute for piano and orchestra (on pianistic themes by Esteban Sánchez)

● Diego Ramos (1989): ○ Estelas for piano and 17 strings

3.­ Press pictures

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