Autumn Piano Festival: Schumann: The Complete Piano Works, Part I

TUES 29 OCT, 11AM-5PM
DUKE’S HALL

SCHUMANN
The Complete Piano Works, Part I

Curated by Joanna MacGregor, this year’s Autumn Piano Festival opens a two-year project of Robert Schumann’s complete works for solo piano, performed by Academy pianists, featuring over fifteen hours of what many regard as the greatest and most original piano music ever composed.

From Schumann’s much-loved ‘youthful’ masterpieces —Carnaval, Kinderszenen, Humoreske and the G minor Piano Sonata— to his later personal works, this is a chance to immerse yourself in the intricate world of music’s visionary poet.

The four concerts feature performers Junyan Chen, Nikita Demidenko, Emanuil Ivanov, Arthur Kokerai, Joanna MacGregor, Ignas Maknickas, Aidan Mikdad, Khrystyna Mykhailichenko and Xiaowen Shang.

11am-12pm
Youth and Experience
Joanna MacGregor and Christopher Elton discuss the context of Schumann’s artistry and innovation, introducing the range of music in today’s recitals.

Piano Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 22
Albumblätter, Op 124

Arthur Kokerai and Nikita Demidenko piano

1-1.50pm
Scenes from Childhood
Kinderszenen, Op 15
Humoresque, Op 20

Ignas Maknickas and Khrystyna Mykhailichenko piano

2.30-3.30pm
Four Hands and Fugues
Ball-Szenen, Op 109
Four Fugues, Op 72
Bilder aus Östen, Op 66

Junyan Chen, Joanna MacGregor and Xiaowen Shang piano

4-5pm Masked Balls and Ghosts
Papillons, Op 2
Geistervariationen, WoO 24
Carnaval, Op 9

Emanuil Ivanov and Aidan Mikdad piano