Yoav Levanon in recital (UK debut) at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London on Saturday 19th March 2022

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Yoav Levanon in recital (UK debut)

Add to my Calendar 19-03-2022 19:30 19-03-2022 21:30 36 Yoav Levanon in recital (UK debut) Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt: Pianist Yoav Levanon makes his UK debutThe outstanding young Israeli pianist Yoav Levanon weaves together the passion of Robert Schumann and the elegance of Mendelssohn, alongside Liszt’s mighty B minor sonata in this thrilling solo recital.Yoav Levanon’s UK debut features a captivating programme paying homage to several of the donors who made it possible to build the famous monument to Beethoven in Bonn: Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt. Illustrating his remarkable versatility and jaw-dropping virtuosity, Yoav brings his programme to a close with Gershwin’s jazz era-defining Rhapsody in Blue.  “An authentic musician, who has everything to become one of the major pianists of this century” (Diapason Magazine).  In 2021 Yoav Levanon became an exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics. His first album A monument to Beethoven featuring music by Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann, including the works in tonight’s recital, is released in May. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
Westminster
London
WC2N 4JJ
England

Saturday 19th March 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op.54
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue for piano solo
Franz Liszt – Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Performers

Yoav Levanon – piano

Programme Note

Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt: Pianist Yoav Levanon makes his UK debut

The outstanding young Israeli pianist Yoav Levanon weaves together the passion of Robert Schumann and the elegance of Mendelssohn, alongside Liszt’s mighty B minor sonata in this thrilling solo recital.

Yoav Levanon’s UK debut features a captivating programme paying homage to several of the donors who made it possible to build the famous monument to Beethoven in Bonn: Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt. Illustrating his remarkable versatility and jaw-dropping virtuosity, Yoav brings his programme to a close with Gershwin’s jazz era-defining Rhapsody in Blue.

“An authentic musician, who has everything to become one of the major pianists of this century” (Diapason Magazine).

In 2021 Yoav Levanon became an exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics. His first album A monument to Beethoven featuring music by Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann, including the works in tonight’s recital, is released in May.

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