Marc-André Hamelin piano

Weinberg Piano Sonata No.5

Chopin Piano Sonata No.2

Enescu Carillon nocturne

Debussy Images (Book 2)

Earl Wild 7 virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs

Hamelin is renowned for a virtuosity and technical command ‘that borders on the supernatural’ (Seattle Times). But to focus solely on his brilliance at the keyboard is to miss the poetry of his playing. Where other pianists labour over the notes, he takes them calmly in his stride, leaving him free to convey the beauty and musical ideas created by the composer.

This programme has all the classic Hamelin ingredients – a mix of the familiar, neglected and fun. From popular Chopin and Debussy, to often overlooked music by Enescu and Weinberg, before finishing with a flourish in Earl Wild’s Gershwin studies originally conceived as concert encores.

Technical firepower and boundless intellectual curiosity. INTERNATIONAL PIANO

The man is a miracle. GRAMOPHONE