Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Distinguished French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard makes a rare metro Detroit appearance on Saturday, March 24, opening the Chamber Music Society's Opus 3 Piano Series with a performance of Debussy's complete Préludes, Book II, plus music of Schumann and contemporary Hungarian composer György Kurtág. Widely acclaimed as a key figure in the music of our time and as a uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age, Pierre-Laurent Aimard enjoys an internationally celebrated career. In addition to performing, Mr. Aimard serves as Artistic Director of the prestigious Aldeburgh Festival in England.
Program
Kurtag: from "Games" (Játékok)
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Fanfares
Hommage à Christian Wolff
A Quiet Farewell to Endre Szekély 3.
For Georg Kröll's birthday
...and once again: Shadow-play
Lines for Zsuzsa Sirokay
Schumann: from Bunte Blätter:
Drei Stückchen
Album Blätter
Novelette
Kurtag: Splitters
Liszt: Unstern - Sinistre; Jeux d'eau de la Villa d'Este
Debussy: Preludes, Book II (complete)
Support
This concert is sponsored by
Aldingbrooke Terrace and Townhome Rentals,
a Beztak Development.
Opus 9 Concerts:
September 10, 2011:
James Ehnes, Violin
Andrew Armstrong, Piano
September 17, 2011
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
with Michael Tree, Viola
and Harold Robinson, Bass
October 1, 2011
Brentano String
Quartet
12, 2011
Sergey Khachatryan, Volin
Lusine Khachatryan, Piano
December 3, 2011
Steven Isserlis, Cello
Connie Shih, Piano
January 7, 2012
Tokyo String Quartet
with Eugene Izotov, Oboe
February 11, 2012
Shanghai Quartet with
Peter Serkin, Piano
March 31, 2012
Les Amies: Nancy Allen, Harp
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Carol Wincenc, Flute
May 19, 2012
Windscape
Opus 3 Concerts:
March 24, 2012
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
April 14, 2012
Richard Goode, Piano
April 28, 2012
Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
