2013 Tour in Centre-Val de Loire region (France)

Schoenberg and more

The two young american pianists, Christopher Guzman and Andrew Zhou, have chosen to work on contemporary German repertoire (pieces of Schoenberg, Webern, Henze, Stockhausen, Zimmermann, Widmann, Neuwirth, Pintscher) and classical too (pieces of Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner-Liszt, Wagner-Gould).

2012 laureates of the 10th International piano competition of Orleans will give recitals and masterclasses in 13 Centre-Val de Loire cities and in Metz and Paris, from november 7th to december 5th 2013:

Dates – Christopher Guzman:

10/11/2013 – Metz, l’Arsenal (recital)
13/11/2013 – Paris, Hôtel de Soubise – Archives Nationales (recital)
14/11/2013 – Orléans, Théâtre-Scène nationale (recital)
16/11/2013 – Mézières-lez-Cléry, Église (recital)
19/11/2013 – Vierzon, Théâtre Mac-Nab (recital)
20/11/2013 – Vierzon, Conservatoire (masterclass)
21/11/2013 – Tours, Salle Thélème – Université (recital)
23/11/2013 – Chinon, Conservatoire – (masterclass and recital)
23/11/2013 – Montlouis-sur-Loire, Ecole de musique intercommunale (masterclass and recital)
30/11/2013 – Bourges, Conservatoire (masterclass and recital)
03/12/2013 – Montargis, Théâtre Le Tivoli (recital)
04/12/2013 – Montargis, Conservatoire (masterclass)

Programme:

Wagner-Liszt, “Am stillen Herd” transcribed from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, S448
J. Brahms, Klavierstucke, op. 119
A. Webern, Variations, op. 27
H. W. Henze, Lucy Escott, Variations
K. Stockhausen, Klavierstuck IX
J. Widmann, 11 Humoresken

Dates – Andrew Zhou:

07/11/2013 – Châteaudun, École de musique municipale (recital)
13/11/2013 – Châteauroux, Chapelle des Rédemptoristes (masterclass and recital)
14/11/2013 – Orléans, Théâtre-Scène nationale (recital)
19/11/2013 – Orléans, Le Bouillon – Université (masterclass and recital)
20/11/2013 – Tours, Conservatoire – Salle Jean de Ockeghem (masterclass)
21/11/2013 – Tours, Salle Thélème – Université (recital)
04/12/2013 – Issoudun, La Boîte à Musique (masterclass and recital)
05/12/2013 – Ségry, Abbaye de la Prée – (recital)

Programme:

L. V. Beethoven, Bagatelles, op. 126
Wagner-Gould, Twilight of the Gods: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
A. Schoenberg, Klavierstucke, op. 23
K. Stockhausen, Klavierstuck XIV
W. Zimmermann, Synastria
O. Neuwirth, Marsyas
M. Pintscher, On a Clear Day