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ivo Pogorelich
Chopin Nocturne Op 55 No 2 in E flat
Chopin Sonata Op 58 in B minor
Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1
Sibelius Valse Triste
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit
Ivo Pogorelich excites debate and discussion every bit
as much today as he did when he burst on to the scene
at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition
in 1980. Described as a genius, he brings his own very
distinct interpretations to well-known piano works such
as Chopin’s Nocturne and Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz and
a huge wealth of colour from the piano in works like
Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
This is Ivo Pogorelich’s Festival debut.
‘Sensitive to the music’s shifting moods, Mr Pogorelich
is muscular and virile one moment, delicate and pristine
the next’ THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘technically astounding, deeply personal and unabashedly
eccentric playing.’ THE NEW YORK TIMES
Saturday 29 August 8.00pm
Usher Hall
Tickets £30 £24 £19 £17 £14 £12 £10 £8
1 hour 50 minutes approximately
eif.co.uk/pogorelich
BBC scottish
symphony
Orchestra
Donald Runnicles Conductor
Baiba Skride Violin
Jan Vogler Cello
Webern Im Sommerwind
Brahms Double Concerto
Strauss Don Quixote
The highly acclaimed partnership of Donald Runnicles
and the BBC SSO appears at the Festival for the first time
since his appointment as Chief Conductor.
Strauss catches the humour and humanity of Cervantes’s
famous tale Don Quixote. The music so effectively conveys
the adventures of the tragic knight that it is almost visual.
A mix of lush expansiveness and Webern’s more famous
miniature detail, make Im Sommerwind an unusual and
exciting piece. Brahms described his Double Concerto
for violin and cello as a ‘strange flight of fancy’, inspired
by his preoccupation with Baroque music.
‘Skride’s playing is unfailingly intelligent, her virtuosity
is allied to a sure sense of the work’s emotional range.
Her tone is full but beautifully controlled, and her phrasing
throughout has a natural flair that is compelling’
THE INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
‘shows Vogler to be a heroic interpreter whose way
with the cello is just as astounding as Rostropovich’s.’
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
‘Runnicles has come home – and already America’s loss
looks like Europe’s gain.’ FINANCIAL TIMES
monday 31 August 8.00pm
Usher Hall
Tickets £39 £34 £27 £24 £20 £17 £14 £12 £10
1 hour 50 minutes approximately
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