Two of Canada’s greatest pianists perform exquisite repertoire for two pianos by Mozart, Chopin, and Gershwin.

“A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Charles Richard-Hamelin stands out as one of the most important musicians of his generation. In 2014, he also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. “Charles Richard-Hamelin is clearly a musician-pianist: fluent, multi-faceted and tonally seductive.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Please join us! This concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Royal Conservatory. Prelude Recital starts at 2:00pm.

PROGRAM:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448

Fryderyk Chopin: Rondo in C Major for Two Pianos, op. 73

Cécile Chaminade: Pas des Cymbales, op. 36, no. 2

Nikolai Medtner: Two Pieces for Two Pianos, op. 58

George Gershwin: Fantasy on Porgy and Bess (arr. P. Grainger)