Out West Piano Fest - Concert 5 - Celebration
Oct
26
3:00 PM15:00

Out West Piano Fest - Concert 5 - Celebration

Concert 5 - Celebration, Out West Piano Fest

You will be swept up in a joyful finale that truly lives up to its name — ‘Celebration’. Schubert’s songs, transformed by Liszt, open with lyrical warmth, before Beethoven’s radiant ‘Spring Sonata’ fills the air with freshness and vitality. Ravel’s ‘Gaspard de la Nuit’ dazzles with its shimmering colours and technical brilliance, while Bishop’s ‘Lo, here the gentle lark’ sparkles with charm. From Irving Berlin’s playful ‘I Love a Piano’ to Strauss’s glorious ‘Blue Danube’, this final concert sends you out uplifted and exhilarated, a fitting conclusion to a festival brimming with artistry and delight.

 

Schubert/Liszt: A selection of songs
Ludwig van Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Henry Bishop: Lo, here the gentle lark
Irving Berlin: I Love a Piano
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube

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Out West Piano Fest - Concert 4 - From Russia with Love
Oct
26
11:00 AM11:00

Out West Piano Fest - Concert 4 - From Russia with Love

Concert 4 - From Russia with Love, Out West Piano Fest

You will be immersed in the passion and intensity of Russian music, from the sweeping lyricism of Rachmaninov’s Preludes and soulful songs to the fiery brilliance of his piano sonata no.1. Scriabin’s Sonata No. 5 brings a surge of mystical energy, while Rachmaninov’s beloved ‘Vocalise’ offers pure, wordless beauty. The concert culminates in Tchaikovsky’s rousing ‘Marche Slave’, in a brilliant arrangement for all four pianists at two pianos.  This program invites you to experience the deep emotional spirit of Russian music — at once tender, dramatic, and electrifying.

 

Sergei Rachmaninov: Selection of Preludes Op 32
Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No 5
Sergei Rachmaninov: A selection of songs
Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No 1
Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave

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Out West Piano Fest - Concert 3 - An Afternoon in Vienna
Oct
25
3:00 PM15:00

Out West Piano Fest - Concert 3 - An Afternoon in Vienna

Concert 3 - An Afternoon in Vienna, Out West Piano Fest

You will be transported to the heart of Vienna, where elegance, romance, and exuberance fill the air. Johann Strauss’s ‘Voices of Spring’ sets the tone with sparkling charm, while Schubert’s songs and fantasies reveal both intimate beauty and dramatic power. Kreisler’s delightful Viennese dances invite you into a world of grace and nostalgia, before Johann Strauss returns with two effervescent polkas that will leave you smiling. This program surrounds you with the warmth, wit, and vitality that made Vienna the musical capital of the world.

 

Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Schubert/Liszt: Faith in Spring
Franz Schubert: The Wanderer Fantasy
Fritz Kreisler: Three Viennese Dances
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F minor
Johann Strauss II: Two Polkas

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Out West Piano Fest - Concert 2 - Songs and Dances
Oct
25
11:00 AM11:00

Out West Piano Fest - Concert 2 - Songs and Dances

Concert 2 - Songs and Dances, Out West Piano Fest

You will be taken on a journey through rhythm, melody, and movement in this program of ‘Songs and Dances’. Chopin’s Mazurkas draw you into the soulful spirit of Polish folk dance, before Franck’s passionate violin sonata sweeps you up in waves of lyrical intensity. Grainger’s witty ‘In Dahomey’ adds a playful spark, while the songs of Barber and Quilter offer moments of tenderness and reflection. Debussy’s ‘Suite Bergamasque’ surrounds you with impressionistic beauty, and Weber’s ‘Invitation to the Dance’ brings the performance to a joyful and elegant close, leaving you immersed in the sheer delight of music in motion.

 

Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas Op 59
César Franck: Sonata for violin and piano
Percy Grainger: In Dahomey
Samuel Barber and Roger Quilter: Selection of songs
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance

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Out West Piano Fest - Concert 1 - A Night at the Opera
Oct
24
8:00 PM20:00

Out West Piano Fest - Concert 1 - A Night at the Opera

Concert 1 - A Night at the Opera, Out West Piano Fest

Be swept into the drama and glamour of the operatic stage, from Mozart’s sparkling wit and Rossini’s irresistible charm to Liszt’s breathtaking virtuosity. Revel in Grainger’s playful reimagining of Gershwin, be moved by the soaring lyricism of Richard Strauss, and dazzled by Anderson’s fiery Carmen Fantasy. With Weber’s thrilling Der Freischütz overture to round out the program, it promises an evening of passion, brilliance, and theatrical flair — a true celebration of opera with the piano.

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Franz Liszt: Reminiscences of Bellini’s Norma
Gioachino Rossini: Una voce poco fa from The Barber of Seville
Percy Grainger: Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Richard Strauss: Morgen!
Greg Anderson: Carmen Fantasy
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz

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Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep
26
7:30 PM19:30

Salt Lake City, Utah

Solo Recital presented by The Bachauer Foundation “Adrift”

ROSE WAGNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

A PIANO VOYAGE - FROM SCHUBERT'S WANDERINGS TO RACHMANINOFF'S BLOOMS

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Lilacs, op. 21, no. 5

Daisies, op. 38, no. 3‍

‍ZHANG ZHAO
Kangding Love Song‍‍

Pi Huang

‍FRANZ SCHUBERT
‍Fantasy in C Major, D. 760 (Wanderer)‍

INTERMISSION

LEOŠ JANÁČEK
‍Sonata 1.X.1905 (From the Street)

  • Foreboding (Předtucha) – Con moto

  • Death (Smrt) – Adagio

‍SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83

  • Allegro inquieto

  • Andante caloroso

  • Precipitato

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Newport, RI
Jul
9
11:00 AM11:00

Newport, RI

Newport Classical

Piano Quartets

The Elms

PROGRAM
MOZART Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
FRIEDRICH KIEL Piano Quartet No. 3 in G Major
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Risa Hokamura, violin
Nathan Meltzer, violin
Mira Williams, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Wynona Wang, piano

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Easton, MD
Jun
14
7:30 PM19:30

Easton, MD

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival

Festival Finale Concert

Mélanie Hélène “Mel” Bonis (1858-1937)
Sonata in C-sharp Minor for Flute and Piano, Op. 64
Tara Helen O’Connor, Wynona Wang

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht (“Transfigured Night”), Op. 4
Areta Zhulla, Ronald Copes, Molly Carr, Catherine Cho, Astrid Schween, Marcy Rosen

INTERMISSION

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) 
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
Wynona Wang, Daniel Phillips, Molly Carr, Marcy Rosen

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Easton, MD
Jun
13
7:30 PM19:30

Easton, MD

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival

Concert

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493
Wynona Wang, Catherine Cho, Daniel Phillips, Marcy Rosen

Jörg Widmann (b. 1973)
String Quartet No. 8 “Study on Beethoven III”
The Juilliard String Quartet

INTERMISSION

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and 133

The Juilliard String Quartet

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