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5 PM Doors & Pre-Reception
6 PM Performance
8 PM Post-Reception
Drew Petersen: Mozart, Liszt, Adams, Wang Jie
Gotham Arts in collaboration with Groupmuse is delighted to present an intimate private solo recital by pianist Drew Petersen featuring works by Mozart, Liszt, John Adams, and Wang Jie.
Wine will be served.
Program
MOZART Sonata in C Major, K. 330
WANG JIE Memories of That First Summer
JOHN ADAMS Phrygian Gates
Intermission
LISZT Trois Études de Concert, S. 144
LISZT Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418
About Drew Petersen
Watch Drew perform Beethoven's Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
Acclaimed young American pianist Drew Petersen is a sought-after soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has been praised for his commanding and poetic performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Zaimont. He is the recipient of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2017 American Pianists Awards and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship.
The 24/25 season begins with a return to the Terre Haute Symphony and includes recitals in series from Fresno, CA to Boise, ID and Plainfield, IN with a program ranging from Mozart to Liszt and John Adams. 2018 marked the release of his first solo recording of music by Barber, Carter, and other American composers on the Steinway & Sons label for which BBC Music Magazine acknowledged his presence as a rising star.
A frequent radio contributor, Petersen has performed on McGraw-Hill Young Artists Showcase, From the Top, and Performance Today. Profiles include The New York Times, New York Magazine, and the documentary “just normal” by award-winning director Kim A. Snyder. A champion of chamber music, Petersen has appeared on French radio’s France Musique while a member of a Verbier Festival piano trio.
Drew Petersen’s firm belief in the importance of music in contemporary society led to collaborations with Young Audiences NY that presents performances in New York City’s public schools. His appearance in Andrew Solomon’s New York Times bestselling book, Far From the Tree, sparked a nation-wide conversation on raising extraordinary and different children who test the willpower and capabilities of their families and society. Petersen continually advocates for the necessity of classical music and other arts in society, and was named a 2006 Davidson Fellow for his portfolio entitled Keeping Classical Music Alive.
What's the music?
PROGRAM
W. A. MOZART- Sonata in C major, KV 330
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegretto
WANG JIE- Memories of That First Summer
JOHN ADAMS- Phrygian Gates
-intermission-
F. LISZT- Trois Etudes de Concert, S. 144
I. Il Lamento
II. La Leggierezza
III. Un Sospiro
F. LISZT- Réminiscences de Don Juan (after Mozart), S. 418
NOTE FROM ARTIST
While the artistic voices presented in this recital are wide-ranging, I see these works responding to the same theme: personal identity through periods of transformation. The works of Wang Jie and John Adams are self-identified as "Opus 1” — their first successful compositional statements which mark an emergence of their artistic voices. Liszt’s Don Juan is a musical transformation, and sublimation, of several notable themes from Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni". Liszt's own performances of this fantastical reimagining for solo piano popularized the original opera throughout Europe. In contrast to the incandescence of Don Juan, the Etudes reveal a more introverted side of Liszt’s artistry. At the time they were composed, Liszt was contemplating retirement from the concert stage. His newly-discovered romance and deep intellectual and spiritual connection with Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein might have offered additional inspiration. Regardless of their genesis, I marvel at these etudes’ depth of expression and their expansive use of the piano. Nevertheless, no greater marvel might have appeared throughout the western classical tradition than Mozart, whose music effortlessly integrates dynamism and poise in service of the full range of human expression. This C major sonata is exemplary of his communicative genius.
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