Garrick Ohlsson was the first American to win the Gold Medal at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, in 1970, setting in motion a career in which he’s become known as one of the finest Chopin interpreters of our time.
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If you heard Garrick Ohlsson play Rachmaninoff with the Sydney Symphony in 2007 you’ll know his commanding sound. This is your chance to hear him in a program that begins with the elegant flamboyance of an impromptu and ends with Chopin’s greatest sonata – beautiful and breathtaking.
Make another date with Chopin when Garrick Ohlsson plays his Second Piano Concerto in the EnergyAustralia Master Series (21, 23, 24 July) and the Mondays @ 7 Series (26 July).
CHOPIN
Impromptu No.2 in F sharp, Op.36
Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47
Fantasy, Op.49
Mazurka No.6 in A minor, Op.7 No.2
Mazurka No.7 in F minor, Op.7 No.3
Mazurka No.21 in C sharp minor, Op.30 No.4
Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39
Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60
Mazurka No.32 in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3
Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
Pre-concert talk by Dr Robert Curry at 6.15pm in the First Floor Reception Room.
AUDIO PLAYER LISTING
Track 1 – CHOPIN Impromptu No.2
Claudio Arrau, piano
Track 2 – CHOPIN Ballade No.3
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
DECCA 475 8046
Audio kindly supplied by Universal Music
Currently available from iTunes: ‘Ultimate Chopin’