ALEXANDRE THARAUD
John Terauds in The Toronto Star described Alexandre Tharaud as the current IT boy of young French pianists. Of the most recent of his nearly 20 recordings, Couperin: Tic Toc Choc, Terauds continued: At times you wonder how human fingers can achieve such delicate playing. Tharaud graduated from the Paris Conservatoire, and has devoted much of his interest to French music, though his recordings extend to Schubert and Bach. Still in his 20s, he has already won all of France’s top honours: several Choc du Monde de la Musique, several Diapason d’Or, and at least one Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros. Tharaud plays throughout Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea as recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist. We wanted to share in the excitement, so we invited him to make his Toronto debut.
| Rameau |
Suite en Sol (selections)
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| Suite en la | |
| Chopin |
24 Préludes
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MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN
Virtuoso Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin returns to MTO for his 5th recital on our stage (most recently in Dec. 03). A Montreal native, he lives in Philadelphia. Long admired by pianophiles, MAH is now in his mid 40s enjoying a stellar international career. His active interest in lesser-known repertoire led to a series of award-winning recordings; he now records exclusively for Hyperion. The New York Times heard precision, clarity; The Boston Globe found his playing fleet, lucid; The Guardian (UK ) admired his sheer dynamic force.
| Haydn | Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI/23 |
| Haydn | Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI/41 |
| Alexis Weissenberg | (Sonata in a state of jazz) |
| Chopin | Barcarolle, Op. 60 |
| Ballade No. 3 in A, Op. 47 | |
| Hamelin | Etude No. 8 - 'Erlkoenig' (after Goethe) |
| Etude No. 7 (after Tchaikovsky) | |
| Leopold Godowsky |
Symphonic Metamorphoses on Johann Strauss: 'Wine, Women and Song"
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It’s hard to believe that Eve Egoyan is now in her early 40s; she has the enthusiasm and intensity of someone much younger. Long respected as one of Toronto’s great interpreters of contemporary music, she is now enjoying an international career. The Globe and Mail admired her clear, uncompromising taste and remarkable playing that balances delicacy with intense focus. Born in Vancouver of Armenian parents, Eve Egoyan enjoyed an international education: Victoria, Banff, Berlin, London and finally a master’s at U of T. Previous MTO recital in March 2000.
| José Evangelista | Nuevas mondías españolas (1999) |
| Karen Tanaka | Crystalline (2001) |
| Erik Satie | Six Nocturnes (1919) |
| Ann Southam | In Retrospect (2004) |
| Alexander Scriabin | Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 (1913) |
| Per Nørgård | Turn (1973) |
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BARRY DOUGLAS
Barry Douglas played on this series in March 1990, while still basking in the glory of his 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition win. Since then he has built an enduring international career as orchestral soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and festival director. The 07-08 season includes a US tour with his chamber orchestra, Camerata Ireland, which he founded in 2001; he completed his recording of the complete cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with his ensemble on Satirino Records in fall 07. Barry Douglas makes his home in Paris and in Lurgan, Ireland, with his wife and 3 young children. The Los Angeles Times praised his brio, ease, and a confident sense of musicality; The London Times (UK) noted his volatile energy and spiky articulation.
| Schumann | Three Romances, Op. 28 |
| Maurice Ravel | Gaspard de la Nuit |
| Alexander Scriabin | Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp major, Op. 53 |
| Schumann | Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Florestan und Eusebius |
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MARKUS GROH
After winning the Artur Schnabel Competition (Berlin) in 1990 and the German
Music Competition (Bonn) in 1993, Markus Groh became the first German ever to win the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition, in 1995 – the late John Browning was on the jury. The Guardian (UK) said he was clearly a talent to watch. Major orchestras – New York, Philadelphia – are just discovering Markus Groh; we first discovered him in 2001. Indeed, this is his 4th recital for us; he also played a sensational Schumann Piano Quartet with members of the Tokyo in Jan. 07. The New York Times thought he offered the music’s bravura as well as the sensitivity; The Philadelphia Inquirer said Groh’s fingers and sense of comprehension set a new modern standard for playing Liszt.
| Erwin Schulhoff | 5 Études de Jazz |
| Jeffrey Ryan | world premiere of his first work for solo piano, commissioned by MTO for Markus Groh |
| Liszt | Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année, Italie |
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