A CELEBRATION OF TWO PIANISTIC GIANTS
A Celebration of Two Pianistic Giants presents a program of rarely heard works by two incomparable giants of twentieth-century pianism, Alicia de Laroccha (1923 - 2009) and Artur Schnabel (1882-1951). These artists each had a uniquely different sound: de Laroccha followed the Spanish school of Enrique Granados and Schnabel was the beloved disciple of Theodor Leschetizky. Yet fascinatingly, these two pianists held in common a quiet interest in composition and each left behind a small collection of relatively unknown piano works.
Performed by Sangmi Kim and Winnie Chih-Wei Kuo, these rare gems will be presented in this varied and colourful program on the Melba Hall stage.