Hélène Grimaud

Feb 4, 2024

Overview

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Prodigious pianist Hélène Grimaud, whose “performances attempt, whenever possible, to shake up conventional pianistic wisdom” (The New Yorker), climbs four summits of the piano literature. Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 109, a work of volatility and ravishing poetry, paves the way for Brahms’ heart-warming Fantasies and his wistfully nostalgic Three Intermezzos, as well as Busoni’s colossal arrangement of Bach’s solo-violin Chaconne.

Program
Beethoven

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

Brahms

Three Intermezzos, Op. 117

Brahms

Fantasies, Op. 116

J.S. Bach (arr. Busoni)

Chaconne from BWV 1004

Rachmaninov

Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33, No. 2 [Encore]

Silvestrov

Bagatelle, Op. 1, No. 3 [Encore]

Performers

Extras

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Experience the sensational artistry of Hélène Grimaud in her newest album, For Clara, which explores the music of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms and includes Brahms’ Three Intermezzos, Op. 117. Available for a limited time at the Symphony Store.

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