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Kirill Gerstein
Busoni and Liszt
Part of the Wigmore Hall Autumn Concerts 2022 Season
Add to my Calendar 23-11-2022 19:30 23-11-2022 21:30 36 Kirill Gerstein Both profound thinkers and virtuosi – something that can also be said of the Russian-American pianist – Liszt and Busoni admired one another and fit together perfectly into one programme. BBC Music Magazine praised Gerstein’s recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies for its ‘amazing keyboard dexterity’ and ‘ultra-clear articulation,’ while of a previous Busoni venture, the gargantuan Piano Concerto, International Piano wrote that ‘Gerstein manifestly has the measure of the solo part.’ Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
Ferruccio Busoni – Sonatina seconda, BV 259
Ferruccio Busoni – Elegien, BV 249
Ferruccio Busoni – Sonatina no.6, BV 284
Ferruccio Busoni – Berceuse élégiaque, Op.42, BV 252a
Ferruccio Busoni – Toccata, BV 287
~ Interval ~
Franz Liszt – 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139
Performers
Kirill Gerstein – piano
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Programme Note
Both profound thinkers and virtuosi – something that can also be said of the Russian-American pianist – Liszt and Busoni admired one another and fit together perfectly into one programme. BBC Music Magazine praised Gerstein’s recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies for its ‘amazing keyboard dexterity’ and ‘ultra-clear articulation,’ while of a previous Busoni venture, the gargantuan Piano Concerto, International Piano wrote that ‘Gerstein manifestly has the measure of the solo part.’
