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7th
International Piano Festival Rising Stars - Young Pianists of the New Millenium |
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(Thu-Sun) Victoria Concert Hall All concerts begin at 8.30pm
presented by the <--- Actually, that's just last year's brochure, until we get the new one. |
Ticket Information:
Special Discounts: Purchase all 4 concerts and enjoy 15% discount
TFI reviews Nakamatsu's Van Cliburn Competition CD
Haydn Sonata No.33 in C minor
Bach Sinfonias, BWV 787-801
Mozart Sonata in D major, KV 576
Liszt Transcendental Etudes Nos.8, 9, 10 & 11
Prokofiev Sonata No.7, Op.83
Chopin Four Ballades
$13, $20, $27, $33 available at all SISTIC outlets from May 29, 2000. (SISTIC hotline 348 5555. SSO Box Office 339 6120).
Concession: 20% discount for Senior Citizens (60+), NS men and students. (Only one discount scheme applies per purchase).
Jon Nakamatsu
The Gold medalist of the 10th Van Cliburn International Competition, Jon Nakamatsu was the first American to have achieved this distinction since 1981. He was also the recipient of the Steven de Groote Memorial Award for his semifinal round chamber music performances at the Cliburn competition. He has made debuts in New York (Carnegie Hall), Washington D.C., Paris, London and Milan.
Thursday June 29th, 2000
Chopin Fantasie in F minor, Op.49
Chopin Three Mazurkas, Op.59
Chopin Scherzo No.3 in C-sharp minor, Op.39
Tchaikovsky Theme and Variations in F, Op.19 No.6
Rachmaninov Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36
Konstantin Lifschitz
Affectionately called "Kostya" by his fans, Konstatin Lifschitz won the 1995 GErman Echo Classic Record Prize, as a "New Young Artist of the Year", when he was 19. In the same year, Kostya moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music and made his London deut at Wigmore Hall. The following year he made recitals in Austria, Germany, Italy and the US. Among his recitals, his debut at the Società dei Concerti series in Milan and the subsequent critical acclaim established him as a favourite in Italy.
Friday June 30th, 2000
Scriabin Two Mazurkas, Op.40
Scriabin Waltzes, Op.1 and Op.30
Messiaen 4 movements from Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant Jesus
Bach English Suite in F major
Nikolaï Lugansky
Lugansky is the Silver Medallist of the 1994 Tchaikovsky International Competition, and is considered as "one of the greatest talented artists of the young generation in Russia". While studying with Tatiana Nikolaeva, Lugansky made his debut in London at the Wigmore Hall in 1990, playing at the Concertgebouw in the "Five Young Top Talents from Russia" series, when he was 18.
Saturday July 1st, 2000
Rachmaninov Eight Preludes, Op.23 Nos.1, 7, 4, 5 & 10 and Op.32
Nos.5, 8 & 2
Medtner Three Pieces from Forgotten Themes, Op.38
Tchaikovsky Suite from Sleeping Beauty (trans.Pletnev)
Frederick Kempf
Frederick Kempf is one of the most sought-after young pianists in the world, and was the youngest ever winner of the biennial BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition. His Third Prize in the 1998 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow provoked protests from the audience and an outcry in the Russian press, which described him as the "Hero of the Competition". His unprecedented popularity with Russian audiences has been reflected in the several sold-out concerts and numerous television broadcasts of his performances.
Sunday July 2nd, 2000
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